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Emmanuelle Arsan
Writing
19 Jan 1932
† 12 Jun 2005
Bangkok, Thailand
Biography
'Emmanuelle Arsan' (her pen name, originally Marayat Bibidh) was a Thai writer, actor, and director, best known for her novel "Emmanuelle: Joys of a Woman" which happened at the right place and the right time of women's sexual liberation. It gave birth to a genre of film with the French series "Emmanuelle" starring Sylvia Kristel and many other Italian knockoffs starring Arsan lookalike Laura Gemser. Despite her very limited experience with the film industry (having a small but important role in...
Also Known As
Marayat Bibidh, Marayat Rollet-Andriane, Marayat Krasaesin, Marayat Andriane
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