Raquel Welch, the actress who became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, died this morning at the age of 82, according to her family. No reason was given, other than she suffered a 'brief illness'. It was noted the actress was rarely seen in public since the pandemic started three years ago.
On Broadway, Welch played Tess Harding, in the 1981 musical 'Woman of the Year' when she replaced Lauren Bacall who was on vacation (Dec 01, 1981 - Dec 14, 1981), and then when Bacall left the show, she returned from Jun 29, 1982 - Jan 02, 1983. She came back to Broadway to replace Julie Andrews as 'Victoria Grant' in the 1995 musical 'Victor / Victoria' at the end of its run (Jun 10, 1997 - Jul 27, 1997).
That is such sad news. She was also very funny. I loved her on Seinfeld when she played herself satirizing her rumored reputation of being a Broadway diva. She was much more than a pretty face. 😢