
Camilla Belle (full name Camilla Belle Routh) was born on October 2, 1986 in
Los Angeles,. She is an American actress. Camilla Belle Height : 5'8"/173 cm.
Biography and Career :
Born in California to a Brazilian mother and American father, Camilla Belle speaks several languages fluently, including Spanish and Portuguese. She made her professional debut in a print ad at the age of nine months. Commercials soon followed and by the time she was five, she'd landed her first TV movie role in Troubleshooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth, starring Kris Kristofferson. More telefilms followed, including playing Molly, the littlest orphan in Annie: A Royal Adventure (1995), before making her feature film debut as Jan
e in Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation of the classic novel, A Little Princess (1995).
Following a turn as Steven Seagal's daughter in The Patriot (1998), Camilla earned a 1999 Youth in Film Young Artist Award nomination for her portrayal of Sandra Bullock's character as a girl in Practical Magic (1998), as well as another nomination the same year for her guest appearance on the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger. She received her third and fourth YAA nominations respectively for the telefilm Replacing Dad (1999), and for her role in the Disney Channel's TV movie Rip Girls (2000).
In Showtime Network's Back to the Secret Garden (2001), the sequel to the classic family film, Camilla had the opportunity to work with Joan Plowright. After a break from working to concentrate on school.
In 2005, Camilla Belle starred in the film The Ballad of Jack and Rose, playing the daughter of Daniel Day-Lewis' character. The film only received a limited theatrical release, but Belle was labeled an "impressive newcomer" by film critic James Berardinelli. The film was her first in nearly four years. The same year, Belle also had a major role in The Chumscrubber, which received only a brief and limited theatrical release.
Camilla Belle was subsequently cast in the lead role in Screen Gems' horror film remake, When a Stranger Calls. The film was released on February 3, 2006 and was considered successful at the United States box office, grossing over $45 million after an opening of over $21 million.
Shortly after the release of When a Stranger Calls, Belle was cast opposite Steven Strait in the Warner Bros. film, 10,000 B.C., a prehistoric epic to be directed by Roland Emmerich. The film is scheduled for a 2007 release and began filming in the spring of 2006 in South Africa and Namibia.
Trivia :
- Was in a commercial for America's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) during the late 1990s
- Her mother is Brazilian, her father is American.
- Speaks fluent English and Portuguese.
Quotes :
- "You don't have to work hard to bring emotions. It all just comes naturally, you're there living it."
- "I'm not a dark person at all, so those roles are the most challenging. I don't think I'm necessarily drawn to dark things. It just seems to work out that way."
Filmography :
1. 10,000 B.C. (2007) (filming) .... Evolet
2. When a Stranger Calls (2006) .... Jill Johnson
... aka Bell Ringer (Philippines: English title)
3. The Quiet (2005) .... Dot
4. The Chumscrubber (2005) .... Crystal
5. The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) .... Rose Slavin
6. Back to the Secret Garden (2001) .... Lizzie Buscana
7. The Invisible Circus (2001) .... Phoebe, Age 10-12
8. Rip Girls (2000) (TV) .... Sydney Miller
9. Secret of the Andes (1999) .... Diana Willings
... aka Secreto de los Andes, El (Argentina)
10. Replacing Dad (1999) (TV) .... Mandy
11. "Walker, Texas Ranger"
- Code of the West (1998) TV Episode .... Cindy Morgan
12. Practical Magic (1998) .... Young Sally Owens
13. The Patriot (1998/I) .... Holly McClaren
14. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) .... Cathy Bowman
15. Marshal Law (1996) (TV) .... Boot Coleman
16. Poison Ivy II (1996) .... Daphne Falk
... aka Poison Ivy 2
... aka Poison Ivy II: Lily
17. Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) (TV) .... Molly
18. A Little Princess (1995) .... Jane
19. Deconstructing Sarah (1994) (TV) .... Young Elizabeth
20. Empty Cradle (1993) (TV) .... Sally
21. Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth (1993) (TV) .... Jennifer Gates
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