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"Planet Terror" actress Rose McGowan (1973)

Long before Angelina Jolie (or Sarah Palin for that matter) ever picked up a gun, hot chicks in movies and TV have been packing heat. Kate Jackson (who turns 60 this week!)

Melanie Griffith, Lisa Bonet and Swimming Pool stars Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier have been named among the "25 Sexiest Women of All Time" in a new poll.

Happy Birthday to "Charmed" actress Rose McGowan (1973), musician Dweezil Zappa (1969), Racer X bassist Juan Alderete (1963), singer Loudon Wainwright III (1946), drummer Buddy Miles (1946), Queen singer Freddie Mercury (1946; d. 1991),

Actress Ursula Andress' iconic beach scene in 007 movie Dr. No has been voted the most inspirational bikini moment in a new poll. The 1962 movie, which starred Sean Connery as the English spy,

Veteran actress Raquel Welch still hopes to land a role in the TV series Desperate Housewives after coming close to signing up to the show last year.

"I got the idea to sing shirtless from a book I read on Egyptology. I kept looking at the pharaohs and thought, 'These guys look bitchin' - they never wear shirts.'" Iggy Pop reveals his inspiration.

NEW YORK (AP) - In the wake of the three-month Hollywood writers strike, television viewers are hungry for something - anything - new on TV, right? Not quite.

At last, some relief from bad reality and game shows. Joanna Garcia stars in "Welcome to the Captain," a new wacky comedy series on CBS, along with Fran Kranz, Chris Klein, Jeffrey Tambor, and Raquel Welch. We talked to Joanna this week and found her to be as bright and fresh as her character on "Captain."

Raquel Welch has given up dating younger men - she wants to find love with someone the same age as her so she no longer feels a "terrible failure." The 67-year-old former sex symbol is currently separated from her fourth husband, Richard Palmer, who is 14 years her junior.