What is Sylvia Kristel?
[[File:Sylvia Kristel 926-2274.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Kristel in February 1973]] [[File:Sylvia Kristel 1990.jpg|thumb|Kristel at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], in 1990]] '''Sylvia Maria Kristel''' (28 September 1952 {{ndash}} 18 October 2012) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[erotic]] actress who acted in many [[movie]]s. She was most notable for her role in the ''[[Emmanuelle]]'' movies from the 1970s through to the early 1990s. 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.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000482/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Internet Movie Database]</ref> Kristel was born on 28 September 1952 in [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Sylvia-Kristel.html Sylvia Kristel Biography (1952-2012)]</ref> She died on the afternoon of 18 October 2012 in [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands from [[Oesophageal cancer|oesophageal]] and [[lung cancer]], aged 60.<ref name=BBC-art>{{citation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19990457|title=BBC News - Sylvia Kristel, star of Emmanuelle, dies|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|date=18 October 2012|accessdate=18 October 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/jul/22/biography.features1|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Sylvia bares her soul|first=Carole|last=Cadwalladr|date=2007-07-21}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb|0000482}} {{actor-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristel, Sylvia}}