Deborah Roberts and Reese Witherspoon have paid tribute to Raquel Welch, who died on February 15 at the age of 82. The actress passed unexpectedly at home after a brief illness, according to her agents.
“right now. The late Raquel Welch has died. Her charm and beauty lighted up years of movie screens. Incredible life. At the age of 82 Deborah tweeted in the hours after it was confirmed that Raquel had passed away.
Moreover, Reese, Raquel’s co-star in the well-known Legally Blonde movie from 2001, added: “I was shocked to read about Raquel Welch’s passing. I loved working with you on Legally Blonde. She was incredibly sophisticated, capable, and beautiful. Stunningly beautiful.

“May she be carried home by all her angels,” the message said. All of her admirers and family are in our thoughts.
In the film, Raquel played Mrs. Windham Vandermark, Chutney Windham’s mother, who asserts that Chutney’s stepmother, Brooke Taylor-Windham, murdered Chutney’s biological father, Hayworth Windham. Later on, it becomes clear that Chutney intended to kill Brooke but killed her father instead.
We’ll never forget our great buddy Raquel Welch, one of our favorite guests on The Muppet Show, the Muppets’ official Twitter account declared. Raquel was capable of anything, including dancing with a large spider and duetting with Miss Piggy.
Actor Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Organized Crime tweeted in response to Raquel Welch’s passing: “Raquel Welch dying is a truly odd sensation.”
It’s very depressing. Paul Feig, an actor, said, “I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Welch when I was a regular on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and she was fantastic.
I spent the majority of my childhood in intense infatuation with this real rock star. He was a superstar, funny, and nice. “A real icon has vanished,”
The renowned bombshell actress of film, television, and stage passed away peacefully early this morning following a brief illness, according to a statement issued by Raquel’s management on February 15. She appeared in more than 30 movies and 50 TV episodes during the course of her more than 50-year career. The Golden Globe winner was linked to a tremendously well-known wig company more recently.

Raquel leaves behind her two children, Tahnee Welch and Damon Welch, it said at the end.
With her roles in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C., the actress is well recognized. Despite having only three lines in B.C., the actress’s photos on the poster wearing a doe-skin bikini served to establish her as a legendary figure of the era.
With Faye Dunaway and Charlton Heston in The Three Musketeers, Raquel received a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974. For her performance in Right to Die, she was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Film (1987).
In 1959, Raquel wed James Welch for a fourth time; he had been her childhood sweetheart. The family welcomed Latanne “Tahnee” Welch and Damon Welch, a boy, and a girl.
After her divorce from James, she wed producer Patrick Curtis; however, they were divorced in 1972. After dating film and television producer Andre Weinfeld for eleven years, from 1980 to 1990, she was married to Richard Palmer, the owner of Mulberry Street Pizza, from 1999 to 2004.