Emmanuelle, or Emanuelle, is the lead character in a series of French soft porn movies based on a character created by Emmanuelle Arsan in the novel The Joys of a Woman. The character first appeared in a movie called Io, Emmanuelle in 1969 and was played by Erika Blanc. The character was recreated in Emmanuelle in 1974, played by actress Sylvia Kristel. In subsequent films, Kristel alternated with Laura Gemser in the role. The Gemser films were in Italian, and in those the character's name was spelt "Emanuelle".
Emannuelle was followed by:
- Emanuelle nera (1975)
- Emmanuelle 2 (1975)
- Emanuelle nera orient reportage (1976)
- La Spiaggia del desiderio(1976)
- Emanuelle in America (1977)
- Good-bye, Emmanuelle (1977)
- Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali (1977)
- L'Infermiera di campagna (1978)
- Mavri Emmanouella (1979)
- Violenza in un carcere femminile (1982)
- Emanuelle fuga dall'inferno (1983)
- Emmanuelle 4 (1984)
- Emmanuelle V (1987)
- Emmanuelle 6 (1988)
- Emmanuelle au 7ème ciel (1993)
