Sylvia Kristel Dies

Actress Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch star of the hit 1970s erotic movie "Emmanuelle," has died of cancer at age 60.




Her agent, Features Creative Management, revealed on Thursday that Kristel passed away in her sleep Wednesday night. Kristel, a model who turned to acting in the 1970s, had been fighting cancer for several years.

It has to be noted that her breakthrough came in "Emmanuelle," a 1974 erotic tale directed by Frenchman Just Jaeckin, about the sexual adventures of a man and his beautiful young wife, played by Kristel, in Thailand.

In Hollywood, she sank into a world of drink and drugs. "I wish I could have skipped that part of my life, Kristel was quoted as saying in a 2005 interview with Dutch newspaper De Volkkrant.

Kristel is survived by her partner Peter Brul and a son with Claus, Arthur Kristel. She is to be buried at a private funeral.

R.I.P Sylvia Kristel

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