Sylvia Kristel, the lead actress in the film Emmanuelle, has died.
Photo: Still from the film "Emmanuelle" Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who became famous for playing the title role in the erotic film Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 60, writes Le Figaro. The actress died on Thursday night in her sleep, her agent Marjeke Verharen said. According to her, the cause of death was cancer. In July of this year, Christel suffered a stroke, and before that she was treated for laryngeal cancer for a long time.