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Actress and international sex symbol Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82. Family members confirmed to TMZ that the star passed away on Wednesday

Raquel Welch, shown here in 2016 at age 76, broke through 50 years earlier when she wore a furry bikini in the campy "One Million Years B.C."

Welch, famed as a sex symbol in the 1960s and '70s, is said to have died after a brief illness

The actor was known for a mix of campy movies and well-reviewed turns on Broadway and on both the big and small screens.

Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film "One Million Years B.C." would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and '70s, has died. She was 82.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Would Raquel Welch, who has died after a short illness, ever have been an international sex symbol if she had bowed to Hollywood demands at the start of her career?

Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82 on Wednesday morning.  The Hollywood star rose to fame in the 60s, when she appeared in the sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may have the power to move markets with a single word, but he takes home the same pay cheque as a young equity analyst with three years experience.

The actor was known for a mix of campy movies and well-reviewed turns on Broadway and on both the big and small screens.

Welch was best known for her role in the 1966 film.