Sylvia Kristel
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Sylvia Kristel (Born September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch actress and model. When she was 17 she began modelling. She entered the Miss TV Europe contest, in 1973, and won. She has an IQ of 164, thus, was able to skip four grades in school. She speaks Dutch, English, French and Italian. Throughout the mid-1970s she dated Belgian writer Hugo Claus. She gained international attention in her role as Ms. Regina Copoletta for the 1983 film Private Lessons. However, she is probably best remembered as Emmanuelle in various films from the series. She has a son named Arthur, who is also an actor.