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RAQUEL WELCH, who paved the way as both an actress and international sex symbol has died … TMZ has learned.
According to family members, Raquel died this morning after a brief illness.
Welch first rose to fame for her back-to-back roles in “Fantastic Voyage” and “One Million Years B.C.” — both in 1966.
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From there, Welch’s profile blew up, and she was one of the most sought-after female stars throughout the ’60s and ’70s … taking home plenty of hardware in the process, including a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her 1974 role in “The Three Musketeers.”
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Welch was named one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History” in an issue of Empire magazine in 1995 … and was ranked #3 in Playboy’s “100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th CeRaquel Welchntury.”
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Raquel was married 4 times throughout her life — James Welch (’59-’64), Patrick Curtis (’67-’72), Andre Weinfeld (’80-’90) and Richard Palmer (’99-’04) — with 2 kids, Tahnee and Damon Welch.
Raquel was 82.
RIP