Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French softcore erotic movies based on a character created by Emmanuelle Arsan in the novel Emmanuelle ( 1959 ) .
Simplified: Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French softcore based on a character created by Emmanuelle Arsan in the novel Emmanuelle ( 1959 ) .