Actress, sex symbol of yesteryear Raquel Welch has died

Raquel Welch sits behind her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a white dress.
Welch died early Wednesday morning after a short illness. Welch is pictured in Hollywood in 2000.

Welch appeared in more than 30 films and nearly 50 television series during a career spanning five decades.

Welch appeared in more than 30 films and nearly 50 television series during a career spanning five decades. In 1974, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical for *The Adventures of the Musketeers*.

In 1994, Welch was awarded his own star on Hollywood’s famous Walk of Fame.