Posted on 04/07/2010 9:30:53 AM PDT by pissant
Raquel Welch has made her peace with Loana, the scantily clad cave woman she played in the 1966 camp classic "One Million Years B.C." The poster of Welch wearing pelts in strategic places made her a worldwide sex symbol. The image is so iconic, it was even a pivotal plot point in the 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption."
"She's really pretty OK," says Welch of her reel-life character. "I recognize her as one part of my nature. But I just don't want it to be my complete legacy."
Welch is five months away from her 70th birthday. With a 50-year-old son and 48-year-old daughter, Welch is old enough to be a great-grandmother. But very few great grannies have looked like Welch.
Apologizing profusely for being about five minutes late for her interview, Welch breathlessly scurries into the living room of her Italian village-style house nestled in the West L.A. hills. Time has seemingly stood still for Welch, who looks more like she's in her 40s. She's whippet-slim with barely a line on her face (she swears by Oil of Olay). Wearing black pants, a crisp long-sleeve white blouse and a vest, Welch is a stunning near-septuagenarian.
Though not acting as much as during her peak of popularity, Welch certainly keeps busy. She was a regular on the 2002-03 PBS drama "American Family," and has guest starred on "Seinfeld," "Spin City" and "Welcome to the Captain." She's also appeared in the films "Tortilla Soup" and "Legally Blonde." And she's recently been featured in a fun Foster Grant sunglasses commercial.
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I’m sorry . . . you were saying?
I forgot
I'd hit it....even today.
bumpity bumpity bump
KC Bomber, no..?
She’s got nothing on Jennifer Anniston (just kidding).
Ahhh, I remember going to a matinee with friends when it opened - that was the 1st time I remember feeling that, well, feeling that males get from seeing females with very little clothing.
(It's been all down-hill from there).
Thanks for the link. I read the article, and Ms. Welch sounds very grounded and happy in her skin (softened by Oil of Olay!)
I think she is beautiful...but in our totally bizarro world, the photo you posted would have RW as ‘plus size’ model. Because she was not a size two.
Yep.
Our schools went down in quality ever since they stopped showing this in science class and started showing "An Inconventient Truth" instead.
Both of . . oh, you. Sorry, thought you said something else.
Team Jolie!!! (also just kidding!)
Now that’s what I’m talking about.
“I don’t move my arms when I dance? That’s my trademark!”
I remember you more for Seinfeld, Raquel.
LOL... yes... quite the pair.
God is good. ;-)
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