Scene from Le jeu avec le feu (1975)

Alternate Names: Christine Boysson

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) as Wedding guest (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• Emmanuelle (1974) as Marie-Ange
• Love at the Top (1974) as Naked girl at Flora's (uncredited)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002) as Commandant Dominique
• Born for Hell (1976) as Christine
• State Affairs (2009) as Mado
• All About Actresses (2009) as La prof de théâtre
• I Dreamt Under the Water (2008) as la mère d'Antonin
• To the Extreme (2000) as Caroline
• Sorceress (1987) as Elda
• Jeanne's House (1988) as Jeanne

Career Highlights:

• Emmanuelle (1974)
• Love at the Top (1974)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002)
• Born for Hell (1976)
• State Affairs (2009)
• All About Actresses (2009)
• I Dreamt Under the Water (2008)
• To the Extreme (2000)
• Sorceress (1987)
• Jeanne's House (1988)

Awards:

• Won Prix Romy Schneider (1984)

Christine Boisson (April 8, 1956 - October 21, 2024) was a French actress.

After she registered in a model agency, Just Jaeckin liked her photo, and she got a part in the film Emmanuelle starring Sylvia Kristel, in which she played a lollipop-sucking teenager who masturbates over a picture of Paul Newman. Then she got some more film roles, but she also continued to study acting.

In 1977 she made her stage debut in Chekhov's The Seagull directed by Bruno Bayen.

In 1984, she received the Prix Romy Schneider (most promising actress awards) for Rue Barbare.

In 2005, she was starring in the stage play Viol by Botho Strauß (based on Titus Andronicus), directed by Luc Bondy.

On 14 October 2010, she tried to commit suicide.

Christine Boisson

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Alternate Names: Sylvia Maria Kristel, სილვია კრისტელი, 西尔维娅·克里斯蒂, سیلویا کریستل

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Because of the Cats (1973) as Hannie Troost

Most Important Roles:

• The Fifth Musketeer (1979) as Maria Theresa
• Emmanuelle (1974) as Emmanuelle
• Alice or the Last Escapade (1977) as Alice Caroll
• The Nude Bomb (1980) as Agent 34
• Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman (1975) as Emmanuelle
• Emmanuelle 4 (1984) as Sylvia
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) as Lady Constance Chatterley
• Private Lessons (1981) as Mallow
• The Big Bet (1985) as Michelle
• The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) as Isabelle

Career Highlights:

• The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
• Emmanuelle (1974)
• Alice or the Last Escapade (1977)
• The Nude Bomb (1980)
• Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman (1975)
• Emmanuelle 4 (1984)
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
• Private Lessons (1981)
• The Big Bet (1985)
• The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

Awards:

• Won Special Mention - Narrative Short (2006)
• Nominated for 1 Jury Award - Best Narrative Short (2006)
• Miss TV Europe (1973)

Sylvia Kristel (1952–2012) was a Dutch actress, model, and singer who became an international icon of 1970s cinema. She achieved worldwide fame as the star of the 1974 French film Emmanuelle, which remains one of the most successful erotic movies in history.

Born in Utrecht, Netherlands, Kristel began her career as a model and won the "Miss TV Europe" contest in 1973. Shortly after, she was cast by director Just Jaeckin for the lead role in Emmanuelle. The film's massive success led her to reprise the role in several sequels throughout the 1970s and 80s, cementing her status as a symbol of the "sexual revolution" in mainstream media.

Beyond the Emmanuelle franchise, Kristel sought to diversify her career by working with acclaimed directors such as Claude Chabrol in Alice or the Last Escapade (1977) and starring in international productions like Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) and Private Lessons (1981). Despite her efforts to transition into more traditional dramatic roles, she remained closely associated with the erotic genre that made her famous.

Her personal life was often marked by turbulence, including high-profile relationships - most notably with Belgian author Hugo Claus - and long-term struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which she candidly detailed in her 2006 autobiography, Nue (Undressed). Sylvia Kristel passed away in October 2012 at the age of 60 after a battle with cancer.