Sylvia Kristel

Sylvia Kristel began modeling in the Netherlands in her teens and was crowned Miss TV Europe in 1973. Shortly after, she was cast by French director Just Jaeckin to star in the adaptation of the novel 'Emmanuelle' (1974). The film became an unprecedented global box office sensation, playing continuously for over a decade in Paris cinemas.

Kristel starred in multiple sequels and crossed over into international Hollywood films, including 'The Concorde ... Airport '79', 'Private Lessons' (1981), and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' (1981). In her later years, she devoted herself to visual arts and published a candid autobiography, 'Nue' (Undressed), detailing the triumphs and struggles of her meteoric fame.