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Kristel starred in Emmanuelle

Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, best known for her roles in soft-porn films in the 1970s particularly the French hit Emmanuelle, has died in Amsterdam at the age of 60, according to her agent.

Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, best known for her roles in soft-porn films in the 1970s particularly the French hit Emmanuelle, has died in Amsterdam at the age of 60, according to her agent. Over a 30-year career she starred in more than 50 international feature films. But she shot to fame with Emmanuelle in 1974. She also starred in a 1981 film version of the D.H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterley's Lover.