Sylvia Kristel (Born September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands-) is a Dutchactress 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 Belgianwriter Hugo Claus. She gained international attention in her role as Ms. Regina Copoletta for the 1983filmPrivate School. However, she may be most memorable as Emmanuelle in various films from the series. She has a son named Arthur.