Sylvia Kristel
Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 – 18 October 2012) was a Dutch erotic actress who acted in many movies. She was most notable for her role in the Emmanuelle movies from the 1970s through to the early 1990s.
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The most successful film in her career was Private Lessons (1981). She played the housekeeper who initiates a 15-year-old to the wonders of sex. The film grossed over $50,000,000 worldwide.[1]
Kristel was born on 28 September 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands.[2] She died on the afternoon of 18 October 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands from oesophageal and lung cancer, aged 60.[3] She is survived by her son.
In September 2006, Kristel's autobiography Nue (Nude) was published in France. It was translated into English as Undressing Emmanuelle: a memoir, by Fourth Estate, 2007. ISBN 978-0007256952. She told of her turbulent personal life blighted by addictions to drugs and alcohol. Her quest for a father figure led to some destructive relationships with older men. The book received some positive reviews.[4]
References
change- ↑ Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Sylvia Kristel Biography (1952-2012)
- ↑ BBC News - Sylvia Kristel, star of Emmanuelle, dies, Bbc.co.uk, 18 October 2012, retrieved 18 October 2012
- ↑ Cadwalladr, Carole (2007-07-21). "Sylvia bares her soul". The Guardian.