The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs.
But it was 1966and the deerskin bikini she wore inOne Million Years BCthat helped Welch break out.
Roles inBedazzled,Fathom, andMyra Breckinridgefollowed.
Raquel Welch, circa 1967.
As a result, she was replaced by Debra Winger, a performer 15 years her junior.
The really Machiavellian part of this is that Debra and I were represented by the same agency.
Welch is survived by her two children, son Damon and daughter Tahnee Welch.
Raquel Welch on April 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.
This post was originally published inVanity Fair.
