Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82

[hollydolly]

American actress and international sex symbol Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82 following a brief illness, her business manager has confirmed.

Steve Sauer told CNN that she died in Los Angeles Wednesday morning following a 'brief illness.'

Her death was first reported by TMZ, citing family members, prompting fans and celebrities alike to post tributes to the iconic actress online.

 

[Georgiagranny]

Um...82 is too young to die. Jussayin'

 

[Alligatorob]

Sad, she was a very early crush of mine, and I still like her.

RIP

 

[hollydolly]

Sad, she was a very early crush of mine, and I still like her.

RIP

you can't still like her Rob.. sorry to say she's gone..!

 

[Alligatorob]

Looked her up, found some things I didn't know"

Welch was born as Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. She is the first child of Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo and Josephine Sarah Hall. Her father, Armando Tejada, was an aeronautical engineer from La Paz, Bolivia, son of Agustin Tejada and Raquel Urquizo. In 2010 while being interviewed on the talk show Tavis Smiley, Welch stated, "My father came from a country called Bolivia. He was of Spanish descent." Her cousin, Bolivian politician Lidia Gueiler Tejada, became the first female President of Bolivia and the second female non-royal head of state in the Americas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel_Welch

 

[Sassycakes]

May she RIP

 

[George1959]

I liked Raquel and, as you already wrote Hollydolly, in my opinion she was a serious actress and not just a sex symbol. May she rest in peace.

 

[JustBonee]

So sad .... I was always a fan.

 

[Disgustedman]

Awwww... Fuzzy britches died......

 

[hollydolly]

I just remembered that One million years BC was the first ''grown up'' film I went to see at the Cinema.. I was about 12...

 

[Tish]

May she rest in peace, she sure lived a full life.

 

[hollydolly]

this was her at 65... she looked half that..

 

[Tish]

this was her at 65... she looked half that..

Wow! she sure did.

 

[Nathan]

@hollydolly , I discovered your "Raquel" thread just after I posted one... It's possible to merge threads with this forum's Xenforo software.

 

[Mike]

I too just saw this after answering above.

Mike.

 

[WhatInThe]

Another celebrity icon gone and era disappearing
A beautiful classy actress has left too soon
RIP

 

[911]

Man, she’s just beautiful and that red hair looks so nice on her. Was she sick before she died?

I think Hugh Hefner wanted her to pose for Playboy, but she would never be shown nude according to her interview with Piers Morgan.

 

[horseless carriage]

Another celebrity icon gone and era disappearing
A beautiful classy actress has left too soon
RIP

Well actually Jo Tejada, the name on her birth certificate, really has discharged her mortal coil. Her magnificent chesticles are no more!

 

[hollydolly]

I too just saw this after answering above.

Mike.

well it was here quite a time before Nathans' thread.. so not sure how it could have been missed.. but no matter.. people can post where they like..

 

[Paladin1950]

 

[Nathan]

well it was here quite a time before Nathans' thread.. so not sure how it could have been missed.. but no matter.. people can post where they like..

I was reading the forum on my cell phone earlier, the limited screen real estate of which is a contributing factor.

 

[palides2021]

This was wonderful! Thanks for sharing! RIP Raquel Welch!

 

[JustDave]

Fantastic Voyage was a lot of sci fi fantasy fun. That was many years ago, when sci fi hadn't reached the level of sophistication that it has today, but back then it stood out. It's still a fun watch, partly for the nostalgia. I'm going to look that film up and see if I can find it.

 

[seadoug]

She was beautiful right up until the end. I was shocked. This interview is from 3 years ago. Such a great loss.

 

[Paladin1950]

Fantastic Voyage was a lot of sci fi fantasy fun. That was many years ago, when sci fi hadn't reached the level of sophistication that it has today, but back then it stood out. It's still a fun watch, partly for the nostalgia. I'm going to look that film up and see if I can find it.

I saw that movie at a theater, and had it on DVD for awhile.