‘Fantastic Voyage’ actress and sex symbol was 82

Actress Raquel Welch, who rose to fame as a sex symbol of the 1960s, died Wednesday after a brief illness, TMZ reported. She was 82.

Her long resume includes “Fantastic Voyage,” “Bedazzled” and “Hannie Caulder.”

Welch is a two-time Golden Globe nominee and won one award in 1975 for her performance in “The Three Musketeers.”

She also appeared on “The Cher Show” in 1975 and performed “I’m a Woman” with Cher.

Born Sept. 5, 1940, Welch was named one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History” by Empire magazine in 1995.

Welch was married four times and had two kids, Tahnee and Damon Welch.

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