Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 – 18 October 2012) was a Dutch actress who performed in over 50 films, and played the lead character in four of the seven Emmanuelle films. Read full biography of Sylvia Kristel →
I learned so much from other actors and they definitely didn't treat me like some sex bomb or bimbo. I felt fully accepted in the regular movie... →
I love to invent - avoiding the truth. I need to dramatize.
I make a big pot of pasta with vegetables, and I stretch it out for the week.
I was a silent actress: a body. I belonged to dreams - to those who can't be broken.
People don't assume John Wayne shoots people and rides a horse on weekends.
Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece.
The creams I use are not expensive. Nivea is just as good. Why waste a fortune?
The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to be so much more careful... →
As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not... →
I am a divorced child, of divided, uncertain background. Within this division I - supposed fruit of their love - no longer exist. It happened nearly... →
Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 – 18 October 2012) was a Dutch actress who performed in over 50 films, and played the lead character in four of the seven Emmanuelle films.