Actress Sylvia Kristel Has Died

AMSTERDAM – Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel died Wednesday night from complications of esophagus cancer. She was 60 years old.

Actress Sylvia Kristel in 1995. Photo Credit: BRUNO

The actress had been battling the illness for several months.

She’s survived by her partner Peter Brul and her son Arthur. The funeral will take place in a close and intimate gathering.

Sylvia Kristel jumped to fame during the 1970s playing the role of a young woman who lets go of all her sexual inhibitions in the movie series ‘Emmanuelle’.

The movie series was watched by 300 million people and brought in a staggering $US900 million; a phenomenal success for that time.

Stunningly, Sylvia Kristel was only paid $US6,000 for acting the lead character in the super successful movies, forcing her to sell her shares of the films for $US150,000 to survive.

The films were based on a 1957 novel written by Marayat Rollet-Andriane who used the alias ”Emanuelle Arsan’; the book had no title.

Sylvia Kristel in Emmanuelle. Photo Credit: Photo News

The actress played in an additional 50 films, mostly limited to European audiences.

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