Sylvia Kristel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sylvia Kristel
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Sep 28, 1952(1952-09-28)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2012-10-17
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Utrecht
Horoscope	Virgo

Sylvia Kristel Biography

Sylvia Kristel is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Popular for her role as the title character in various editions in France’s Emmanuelle movie series she is known for her performance in the 1980s, which included Private Lessons, Lady Chatterley’s Lover along with Hari Famous for her title role in several editions of France’s Emmanuelle film series, she is also remembered for her performances in the 1980s features Private Lessons, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, and Mata Hari..

Before her death due to cancer Kristel was a part of Shortly before her death from cancer, Kristel appeared with Andrea Osvart in a TV movie titled The Swing Girls. in a television movie named The Swing Girls.

Kristel began modeling when she was 17 years old. In 1971, before becoming famous, she took part in an audition for the female lead in the film Last Tango in Paris (1972). She entered the Miss TV Europe contest in 1973 and won. She spoke Dutch, English, German, and Italian fluently, as well as several other languages to a lesser extent. Kristel gained international attention in 1974 for playing the title character in the softcore film Emmanuelle, which remains one of the most successful French films ever produced.

She had her first major relationship with Belgian author Hugo Claus, who was more than two decades her senior. Their union produced her only child, a son named Arthur, who was born in 1975. She left her husband for British actor Ian McShane, whom she had met on the set of the film The Fifth Musketeer (1979). They moved in together in Los Angeles, where he had promised to help her launch her American career. However, their five-year affair led to no significant career break for Kristel, but a relationship she describes in her autobiography as “awful – he was witty and charming, but we were too much alike.” She began using cocaine about two years into their relationship. This proved her downfall, although at the time she thought of it as a “supervitamin, a very fashionable substance, without danger, but expensive, far more exciting than drowning in alcohol – a fuel necessary to stay in the swing.” Sylvia Kristel also had a relationship with French singer Michel Polnareff.

The daughter of the Netherlands to Jean-Nicholas and Pietje Kristel and a sister named Pietje Kristel, she was raised with a sister who was named Marianne. In the decade of the 1980s, she was involved in two marriages that lasted only a few minutes; she also was in relations with writer Hugo Claus (with whom she had only one daughter, Arthur) and actor Born in the Netherlands to Jean-Nicholas and Pietje Kristel, she grew up with a sister named Marianne. During the 1980s, she had two brief marriages; she also had relationships with writer Hugo Claus (with whom she had her only child, Arthur) and actor Ian McShane..

Sylvia Kristel Net Worth

Sylvia Kristel is one of the richest Movie Actress from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sylvia Kristel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began modeling in her teens, and was the winner of 1973 in her first Miss TV Europe competition.

Her autobiography from 2006 Nue (English title”Undressing Emmanuelle) describes her life of abuse in her childhood, unhygienic relationships, as well as drug and alcohol dependence.

Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 – 17 October 2012) was a Dutch model and actress who appeared in over 50 films. She is best remembered as the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sylvia Kristel height 5 ft 3 in Sylvia weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sylvia Kristel Dating?

According to our records, Sylvia Kristel married to Philippe Blot , Alan Turner. As of December 1, 2023, Sylvia Kristel’s is not dating anyone.

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Kristel was interviewed in 2006 for the documentary Hunting Emmanuelle. She described how she made a number of poor decisions due to an expensive cocaine addiction. One of those mistakes included selling her interest in Private Lessons to her agent for US$150,000; the film grossed more than US$26 million domestically. After McShane, she married twice, first to Alan Turner, an American businessman. That marriage ended after five months, and she later married film producer Philippe Blot. She spent a decade with Belgian radio producer Fred De Vree, until his death.

Facts & Trivia

Sylvia Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Sylvia Kristel celebrates birthday on September 28 of every year.

In September 2006, Kristel’s autobiography Nue (Nude) was published in France. The writing was translated into English as Undressing Emmanuelle: A Memoir, by Fourth Estate, 2 July 2007, in which she described a turbulent personal life that was blighted by addictions to drugs and alcohol, and her quest for a father figure, which resulted in some destructive relationships with older men. The book received some positive reviews.

What did Sylvia Kristel died of?

Sylvia Kristel, a Dutch actress who became an international sex star after she played the title role in the 1974 erotic film “Emmanuelle,” died on Wednesday in the Netherlands. She was 60. The cause was cancer , her agency, Features Creative Management said in a statement on its Web site, without saying where she died.

How old was Sylvia Kristel when she died?

60 years (1952–2012)

Is Sylvia Kristel Dead?

October 17, 2012

Where is Sylvia Kristel buried?

October 26, 2012