Sylvia Kristel was born on September 28, 1952 in Utrecht,
Netherlands. She first came to international attention in the early
1970s with "Emmanuelle" for director Just Jaeckin. Then two more
sequels followed in which she also starred. Included in her credits
are a long list of European films including the 1974 film, "Julia"
in which she played the lead. In 1979, she came to Hollywood,
appearing in "Airport '79 - The Concorde" for producer Jennings
Lang, who also featured her in the comedy, "The Nude Bomb."
However, this was all a prelude to the most successful film in
Kristel's career - "Private Lessons" - in which she played the
housekeeper who initiates 15-year-old Eric Brown to the wonders of
sex. The film grossed over $50,000,000 worldwide. The Belgian
actress, who speaks four languages (Dutch, English, Italian and
French), now makes her home in West Hollywood, California, USA.
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