Sex symbol and ’70s glam icon Raquel Welch died on Wednesday due to a brief illness at age 82. Her reps confirmed her passing to The Post: “Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress of film, ...

Welch’s real name was Jo Raquel Tejada. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 5, 1940. Welch’s father, Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, was an aeronautical engineer from Bolivia and her mother, ...

Welch’s rep didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment. Welch rose to fame for her 1966 roles in “Fantastic Voyage” and “One Million Years B.C.” In the latter film, she appeared in a ...

Born Jo Raquel Tejada in Chicago on September 5, 1940, the first child of a Bolivian aeronautical engineer and his wife, she was a performer and entertainer from an early age, per her official ...

Actress Raquel Welch, who rose to fame as a sex symbol of the 1960s, died Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 82. “Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, ...