Raquel Welch, actress and 1960s sex symbol, dies at 82 | USA TODAY

Golden Globe-winning actress Raquel Welch, the Hollywood bombshell best known for her roles in "One Million Years B.C." and "Fantastic Voyage," has died.

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Raquel Welch, the Hollywood sex symbol famous for her 1960s roles in "One Million Years B.C." and "Fantastic Voyage," has died at 82. Welch died Wednesday morning following a brief illness, her manager Steve Sauer confirmed to USA TODAY.

Welch's career spanned 50 years, 30 films and 50 TV series and appearances. She won a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy or musical for her role in “The Three Musketeers” in 1975, and was nominated for a Globe in the 1987 TV movie "Right to Die."

The star was born Jo Raquel Tejada on Sept. 5, 1940, in Chicago to a Bolivian father and American mother. As a child, her family moved to San Diego, where she learned ballet and competed in beauty pageants. She studied performing arts at San Diego State College, and worked as both a weather forecaster and model before landing her first film roles in 1964's "A House Is Not a Home" and the Elvis Presley musical "Roustabout."

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