Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and \u002770s, has died at age 82.
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Although Welch had just a few lines of dialog in “B.C.,” memorable images of her appearance in a deer-skinned bikini made her a bestselling pinup that transformed her into a global sex symbol. Other screen credits in the late 1960s and early ’70s include starring roles in “Bedazzled,” “Bandolero!” “100 Rifles,” “Myra Breckinridge” and “Hannie Caulder.”
The brunette star’s portrayal of strong female characters was credited with reshaping the stereotype of the traditional sex symbol, and her rise to fame was also seen as eclipsing Hollywood’s embrace of the blonde bombshell.
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