Goodbye Emmanuelle
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Goodbye Emmanuelle
Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, best known for her turn as the eponymous character in the Emmanuelle film series, passed away last night. Kristel, 60, died in her sleep following a battle with cancer, her agent told AFP. She became internationally known for the 1974 French erotic film Emmanuelle, in which she portrayed a sexually promiscuous housewife. The X-rated softcore movie, directed by Just Jaeckin, became a sensation – Dutch media says it was seen by more than 350M people – and ran in a theater on Paris’ Champs-Elysées for over 11 years. Kristel appeared in other films in the series including Emmanuelle 2 in 1975, Goodbye Emmanuelle in 1977 and Emmanuelle 4 in 1984. She also had roles in American films including disaster movie The Concorde: Airport ’79, Get Smart transfer The Nude Bomb in 1980 and 1981′s Private Lessons, a film that itself was controversial for its time given its sexual themes. Kristel returned to work with Jaeckin in 1981′s Lady Chatterley’s Lover and made a series of TV movies in the 1990s based on the Emmanuelle character.