Raquel Welch is remembered in Hollywood as a legend who was "glamorous beyond imagination."

 Raquel Welch, a Hollywood great who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82 after a long and illustrious career both on and offstage, is receiving an outpouring of tributes.

The news of Raquel Welch's passing made me very sad. Welch played Mrs. Windham Vandermark in the movie Legally Blonde, and Reese Witherspoon tweeted, "I adored working with her on Legally Blonde. She was unbelievably classy, competent, and glamorous. simply breathtaking May she be carried home by all her angels. Love to her family and all of her admirers.

Chris Meloni, a star of "Law & Order," commented that "Raquel Welch passing is a really odd experience."

Raquel Welch, a legendary Hollwood sex icon, appeared in movies like One Million BC and Fantastic Voyage, according to Kirk McKoy of Los Angeles, California. She will turn 70 this year, and her latest book, Beyond the Cleavage, which is a mix of autobiography and style advice, is now out. Raquel was captured in a home portrait on March 25, 2010. (Los Angeles/Kirk McKoy)

Paul Feig, an actor who collaborated with Welch on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" in 1996, tweeted, "This is really awful." She was a true superstar who was amazing, kind, humorous, and with whom I was essentially in love for the majority of my youth. A true icon has been lost to us.

Welch was described as "a rare beauty who left her one of a kind groovy aura wherever she went" by actress and comedian Sandra Bernhard.

Together with Miss Piggy and Fozzie the Bear, the Muppets account joined in, posting images of Welch as a visitor on "The Muppets Show": "Raquel could do it all—dance with a huge spider, inspire @FozzieBear, and duet with @MissPiggy."

a black and white image of a woman in a dress with photographers shooting pictures to her right

A brief remembrance was written by the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation as well. The images in the 1966 movie "One Million Years B.C.," in which Welch starred, were created by Ray, a master of special effects.

The foundation stated, "We are heartbroken to learn about the demise of famous actress Raquel Welch, who portrayed Loana in Ray Harryhausen's 1966 masterpiece "One Million Years B.C." "A legendary performance that gave rise to one of the most well-known movie posters ever. During this difficult time, our thoughts are with her family.

Welch's performances in the 1966 motion pictures "One Million" and "Fantastic Voyage" propelled her to fame and turned her into a universal sex icon. She strove to be taken more seriously despite the iconic pictures of her character from "One Million" wearing a fur bikini.

John Richardson and Raquel Welch in the 1966 movie "One Million Years B.C."

Raquel Welch comments on her life as a sex icon and a movie actress in the style of old Hollywood.

In a 2010 interview with The Times, Welch described her "One Million" persona as "actually pretty OK." She represents a facet of my nature that I can see. However, I simply do not want that to be my entire legacy.

On Wednesday, as fans remembered her career, some praised her beauty, while others praised the strong female characters she portrayed, her comedic skills, her iconic supporting parts on television, and other moments in pop culture.

One admirer said on Twitter that Raquel Welch was the "pretend relative" she wished she had. "Raquel Welch inspired me by example of being unashamedly feminine & strong simultaneously, while caring what anyone thinks, cuz I am too hot & too happy living to care," the fan wrote. After one final VDay, checking out is so her.

Welch received praise from another fan for being "a strong, fantastic role model and for your huge charity activities! Naturally lovely on the inside and outside!"

J. C. Monahan, a Boston-based broadcast journalist, lauded Welch for both her "amazing beauty" and later in her career, "her superb comedic timing in tv and movies."

Welch played a widowed billionaire in the 2017 comedy "How to Be a Latin Lover." She also had a brief part in the romantic comedy "Legally Blonde" from 2001, in which she played Mrs. Windham Vandermark, an evasive widow whom Witherspoon's character meets at a posh day spa.

Her role as a ridiculous version of herself who confronts the main characters after Kramer fires her from a play she starred in on "Seinfeld" was remembered by certain fans.

One admirer mentioned that they had just finished watching a repeat of the ABC comedy "8 Simple Rules," in which Welch appeared as a guest star. One person consoled themselves by turning on the soap opera "Central Park West," in which Welch portrayed the primary antagonist.

A fan recalled Welch's performance on Cher's variety programme in 1975, where she and Cher performed a stunning rendition of "I'm a Woman," as evidence of her breadth in the music world.

Simon McCoy, a former BBC News host, tweeted his condolences with the message, "Another guy without whom the World will feel a lot less glamorous."

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Reporter Jonah Valdez works for the Los Angeles Times. He previously worked for the Southern California News Group, where he covered breaking news and produced award-winning feature articles on subjects like mass shootings, labour and human trafficking, and movements for racial justice, before joining The Times as a member of the 2021–22 Los Angeles Times Fellowship class. While attending La Sierra University in Riverside, where he edited the student newspaper, Valdez, a San Diego native, was reared. Valdez interned with the Watchdog investigative team of his local newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune, before graduating. His earlier writing has appeared in the San Diego Reader and Voice of San Diego.

When not working, Valdez enjoys reading and composing poetry, running, thrifting, and sharing experiences with friends and family that involve food and music.