Veteran American actress, Raquel Welch has passed away at the age of 82 after 50 years of active acting.
The actress was most recognized for her work in Legally Blonde, One Million Years BC, and The Three Musketeers.
Her manager, Steve Sauer, told People Magazine that she “died away quietly early this morning following a brief illness.”
She appeared in more than 30 films, 50 television shows, and other projects during the course of her more than 50-year career.
Damon Welch, Raquel’s son, and Tahnee Welch, her daughter, are her two children. Her death’s cause is still unknown.
As soon as the news broke, many admirers who had seen her talent back in the day flocked to social media to pay respects to the Hollywood celebrity.
“Raquel Welch has died. To those of us who went through our adolescence in the 70s she was more than an Icon. R.I.P, “Tweeted one.