Biography

Forced to switch to a supporting role in her last film The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975) because of her illness.

During her short Eurostarlet career she played (and appeared unabashedly nude) in many European exploitation films, such as The Feast of Satan (1971) (lead), Decameroticus (1972), Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972), The Sensuous Doll (1972), The Slasher ... Is the Sex Maniac! (1972) Hand of the Godfather (1972), the X-rated "Penetration"The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975).

Started her film career in France before settling in Italy (sometimes using the name Christa Nelli) in a handful of low budget productions. She wasn't usually the star and most were lowbudget fare and ignored by the mainstream critics, but in time many developed cult status and found a second life on video and DVD.

She was the longtime companion of Italian actor Ettore Manni at the time of her death from leukemia at age 28. The couple appeared in at least three pictures together, including Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla (1972), Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End (1970) and Les libertines (1970).

Krista Nell was an Austrian film actress. She debuted in French cinema, then moved to Rome where became a minor starlet in Italian genre films, especially spaghetti Westerns and commedie sexy all'italiana.