Although she had already appeared in more than a dozen films and TV shows, it was her starring role in Hammer Studios’ 1966 remake of One Million Years B.C. that made Raquel Welch an international sex symbol. A promotional poster for the film, featuring Raquel in a skimpy fur bikini, remains one of the bestselling posters of all time. She continued to turn heads with her steamy and, for the time, controversial love scenes with Jim Brown in the 1969 western 100 Rifles. She appeared opposite Bill Cosby in the blaxploitation-era comedy Mother, Juggs & Speed (you can guess which one she played). Now in her sixties, she is still a knockout, and continues to act occasionally.
Martine Beswick starred in three films for Hammer Studios: One Million Years B.C. (1966), co-starring with fellow Hammer Girl Raquel Welch, Slave Girls (aka Prehistoric Women) a year later, and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde in 1971. She also appeared in three James Bond films: 1962’s Dr. No (look for her in the opening credits), From Russia With Love in 1963, and Thunderball in 1965. Horror fans can also catch her in such films as Oliver Stone’s Seizure and Joe Dante’s Piranha. She has also appeared in a number of television shows, including The Fall Guy, Fantasy Island, The Powers of Matthew Star, and Sledge Hammer. She still acts on occasion.
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