Became an erotic icon of the mid-1970s thanks to her title role in the soft-core feature "Emmanuelle" (1974) and two of its several sequels. Kristel has also appeared in films by noted directors Fons Rademakers ("Because of the Cats" 1973), Alain Robbe-Grillet ("Le Jeu avec le feu" 1974) and Claude Chabrol ("Alice, or the Last Escapade" 1976).
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September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Job Titles:
Actor, Model, Gas station attendant, Secretary, Waitress
Significant Others
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Companion: Freddy. Belgian; "I'm not allowed to say his name - or else" according to Kristel
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Companion: Hugo Claus. Dutch; born c. 1925; together in the 1970s
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Companion: Ian McShane. had relationship after they met filming "The Fifth Musketeer" (1977)
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Companion: . Kristel has said that after she and McShane separated in the early 1980s, she had a lesbian relationship with a woman she will not identify
Milestones
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1972 Judged "Miss TV Europe"
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1974 Became well known after starring in the soft-core film "Emmanuelle"
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1977 Acted in "The Fifth Musketeer"
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1979 Was wasted in "The Concorde - Airport"
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1980 Played female lead in "The Nude Bomb"
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After becoming sober and losing a fortune through her second marriage, moved to Brussels
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Battled drug and alcohol addiction for much of the early 1980s
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Moved to California