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Xaviera De Vries

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Xaviera De Vries was born on 15 June 1943 in Soerabaja, Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies [now Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia]. She is an actress and writer, known for My Pleasure Is My Business (1975), The Happy Hooker (1975) and Transit (1992).
BornJune 15, 1943
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    Xaviera De Vries in My Pleasure Is My Business (1975)
    My Pleasure Is My Business
    4.5
    • Gabriele(as Xaviera Hollander)
    • 1975
    The Happy Hooker (1975)
    The Happy Hooker
    3.8
    • Writer(as Xaviera Hollander)
    • 1975
    Transit (1992)
    Transit
    4.4
    • Martha, Guido's moeder(as Xaviera Hollander)
    • 1992
    Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary (2008)
    Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary
    6.1
    • Writer(as Xaviera Hollander)
    • 2008

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    Actress

    • Transit (1992)
      Transit
      4.4
      • Martha, Guido's moeder (as Xaviera Hollander)
      • 1992
    • Xaviera De Vries in My Pleasure Is My Business (1975)
      My Pleasure Is My Business
      4.5
      • Gabriele (as Xaviera Hollander)
      • 1975

    Writer

    • Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary (2008)
      Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary
      6.1
      • additional writing (as Xaviera Hollander)
      • 2008
    • The Happy Hooker (1975)
      The Happy Hooker
      3.8
      • book (as Xaviera Hollander)
      • 1975

    Additional Crew

    • Martine Beswick in The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
      The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
      4.0
      • creator: "Happy Hooker" concept (uncredited)
      • 1980
    • The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977)
      The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
      3.5
      • creator: "Happy Hooker" concept (uncredited)
      • 1977

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    • Alternative names
      • Xaviera Hollander
    • Born
      • June 15, 1943
      • Soerabaja, Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies [now Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia]
    • Other works
      Became famous with her semi-autobiographical novel "The Happy Hooker." Wrote numerous sequels.
    • Publicity listings
      • 6 Biographical Movies
      • 3 Print Biographies
      • 3 Interviews
      • 1 Article
      • 6 Pictorials
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Spent the first three years of her life with her parents in a Japanese prison camp in Indonesia.
    • Quotes
      If my business could be made legal, I and women like me could make a big contribution to what Mayor Lindsay calls "Fun City," and the city and state could derive the money in taxes and licensing fees that I pay off to crooked cops and political figures.
    • Nickname
      • The Happy Hooker

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