Sylvia Kristel

'Sylvia Kristel' (qv) was born on September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands. She first came to international attention in the early 1970s with _Emmanuelle (1974)_ (qv) for director 'Just Jaeckin' (qv). Then two more sequels followed in which she also starred. Included in her credits are a long list of European films including the film _Julia (1974)_ (qv), in which she played the lead. In 1979, she came to Hollywood, appearing in _The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)_ (qv) for producer 'Jennings Lang' (qv), who also featured her in the comedy film _The Nude Bomb (1980)_ (qv). However, this was all a prelude to the most successful film in Kristel's career -- _Private Lessons (1981)_ (qv) -- in which she played the housekeeper who initiates 15-year-old 'Eric Brown' (qv) to the wonders of sex. The film grossed over $50,000,000 worldwide. The Dutch actress, who speaks four languages (Dutch, English, Italian and French), now made her home in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 'Sylvia Kristel' (qv) died at age 60 of cancer in her sleep on October 18, 2012.::Anonymous