Raquel Welch, international icon who starred in ‘Fantastic Voyage,’ dies at 82

Raquel Welch had only three lines in the 1966 film “One Million Years B.C.,” but her doeskin bikini did all the talking anyway, launching her as an international icon almost overnight. She quickly landed a role as a doctor in the 1966 Oscar-winning drama “Fantastic Voyage” and then her career-making appearance in the prehistoric remake “One Million Years B.C.” That film’s poster launched her to stardom. Raquel Welch starred in “One Million Years B.C.,” the film that made her an overnight sensation. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for portraying a woman with Lou Gehrig’s disease in the 1987 TV drama “Right to Die.” During the 1990s, Welch appeared on several TV shows, co-starring with Lauren Hutton in the drama “C.P.W.” in 1996, appearing in a recurring role on “Spin City” and even playing herself on an episode of “Seinfeld.” In the 2000s, Welch embraced her Latin heritage by co-starring in PBS’ Emmy-nominated series “American Family,” about a Latino family struggling in Los Angeles.