Mourning Raquel Welch is wonderful. The former sex symbol died on Wednesday at the age of 82, her manager Steve Sauer confirmed to the German press agency, among others. Raquel Welch shaped the 1960s and 1970s like no other actress.
She was in front of the camera with Hollywood greats like James Stewart, Frank Sinatra and Burt Reynolds. “In her more than 50-year career, she starred in more than 30 films and 50 television series,” her manager summarizes her work. But she was not always convincing with her acting performance.
Raquel Welch made her breakthrough right at the start of her career. She made her first film in 1964, when she was in her early 20s. Just two years later, she landed the role that made her world famous: as the cave girl Loana in the Stone Age hit “A Million Years Before Our Time.” became a star overnight.
It wasn’t just for her performance, but for the little bit of cloth the actress was wrapped up in for the film. Strategically placed fur flaps like a prehistoric bikini made the then 25-year-old a sex symbol and the hottest bikini-role cast.
Magazine titles at the time celebrated her curves and the American magazine “Life” named her the “most photographed woman of the year”. Her body was her capital. In later years she tried in vain to get rid of the image of the erotic queen.
Although Welch has worked with Hollywood greats since her cave movie success — including the western “Bandolero” opposite James Stewart and the crime thriller “Lady in Cement” with Frank Sinatra — she was denied the truly demanding roles. That was certainly also because her bikini photos on numerous front pages of European and American magazines mainly promoted her curves.
Nevertheless, Raquel Welch made a name for herself in Hollywood, after spending more than 50 years in front of the camera. Most recently, she starred in the television series “Date My Dad” in 2017. Six years after her last role, the actress passed away at the age of 82.
(t-online/dpa/rix)
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