Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol.
They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. Welch first garnered attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. Jo Raquel Welch ( née Tejada Septem– February 15, 2023) was an American actress.