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Camilla Horn
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Camilla Horn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1903-04-25,Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Gender
Female
Biography
The daughter of a railroad official, Camilla Horn was educated in Germany and Switzerland. She initially trained as a dressmaker and received her first job experience in a fashion salon in Erfurt. This was merely a stepping stone for a performing career which began with dance lessons in Berlin and subsequent acting studies under Lucie Höflich. The lithe, blond and strikingly beautiful Camilla soon appeared in cabaret revues staged by Rudolf Nelson. By 1926, she was employed as an extra at Ufa, where she was spotted by the director F.W. Murnau, who found in her the ideal representation of Gretchen for his seminal production of Fausto (1926) . The role catapulted Camilla to instant stardom. Within a year, she was signed by United Artists in Hollywood, befriending Charles Chaplin and, more importantly, studio chairman Joseph M. Schenck. The friendship with Schenck may, or may not, have led to an affair -- depending on which story one is to believe -- but it did result in two high profile starring roles opposite John Barrymore in the torrid melodramas Tempestad (1928) and Amor eterno (1929), both produced by Schenck. Neither film was a commercial success. With the coming of sound, Camilla returned to Europe, briefly appearing on stage in London and Paris, before resuming her screen career in Germany. As the 1930's went on, she rarely turned down a role, playing anything from baronesses and fashion models, to vamps and 'fallen women'. The quality of her films was variable, but there were several noteworthy standouts, such as Hans in allen Gassen (1930) (opposite Hans Albers), Fiesta en palacio (1934) and Payasos (1938) (as a circus artiste, again with Albers). During this tumultuous decade, Camilla conducted a lengthy affair with the singer Louis Graveure, fifteen years her senior. This came to an end in 1938, when Graveure was suspected of espionage by the Gestapo and fled to England, via the Cote d'Azure. After her luxury villa in Berlin was ransacked in search for non-existent clues, Camilla's outspoken criticism of the Nazi regime reached a point where it got her into serious trouble. She saw out the first half of her career with a trio of long forgotten films made in Italy. Having failed in an attempt to flee to Switzerland, she kept a low profile and even tried her hand at farming. After the war, she had a stint as an interpreter for the occupying U.S. forces in Germany. Camilla made a successful return to the stage in a 1948 Frankfurt production of Jean Cocteau's "L'Aigle a Deux Tetes" (aka 'The Eagle Has Two Heads'). She spent the latter half of her acting career playing grand dames, matriarchs and worldly ladies with colourful backgrounds, in both films and on television. In 1974, she was awarded the 'Filmband in Gold' (also known as 'Lola') for lifetime achievement in the German film industry. In her 1985 autobiography, "Verliebt in die Liebe" ('In Love with Love'), she happily recounted her marriages and liaisons.

Filmography

7.902

Faust
1926-10-13

8

Polterabend
1940-03-21

6.235

Tempest
1928-05-27

5.8

Eternal Love
1929-05-11

A Waltz for You

7

A Waltz for You
1934-08-11

Königin der Arena

10

Königin der Arena
1952-12-19

Der Doppelgänger

7.333

Der Doppelgänger
1934-02-01

5

Fahrendes Volk
1938-12-15

Friedemann Bach

7

Friedemann Bach
1941-06-25

Schloß Königswald

5.5

Schloß Königswald
1988-01-14

6

Red Orchids
1938-09-07

Appointment in Beirut

6

Appointment in Beirut
1968-09-20

10

If I Were King
1934-01-09

The Cheeky Devil

10

The Cheeky Devil
1932-04-28

The Chaste Beloved

6

The Chaste Beloved
1940-12-27

5.5

White Slaves
1937-01-05

10

The Last Round
1940-11-20

Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...

7

Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
1992-12-20

Immer bei Vollmond

7

Immer bei Vollmond
1970-03-13

He's at It Again

4.75

He's at It Again
1970-01-30

6

Broken Love
1942-03-10

Mein Herz gehört Dir...

9

Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930-02-23

Frivolous youth

7

Frivolous youth
1931-07-18

Seine beste Rolle

6

Seine beste Rolle
1944-01-20

The Great Passion

7.667

The Great Passion
1930-08-24

Herz ohne Heimat

7

Herz ohne Heimat
1940-08-06

Hans in Every Street

7

Hans in Every Street
1930-12-23

Sein letztes Modell

7

Sein letztes Modell
1937-04-23

Roman eines Arztes

7

Roman eines Arztes
1939-09-14

10

The Red Rider
1935-02-01

Gesucht wird Majora

8

Gesucht wird Majora
1949-09-02

6

Zentrale Rio
1939-10-04

Vati macht Dummheiten

9

Vati macht Dummheiten
1953-12-02

7

Intimitäten
1948-02-03

Crooks in Tails

10

Crooks in Tails
1937-08-25

7

Rakoczi March
1933-12-15

The Adventures of Superhero

4

The Adventures of Superhero
1987-10-08

10

Fundvogel
1930-05-19

0

Spiders
1989-08-23

8

The Love Nest
1933-07-01

7.23

Tartuffe
1926-01-25

The Bordellos of Algiers

0

The Bordellos of Algiers
1927-05-10

Three Around Edith

10

Three Around Edith
1929-11-12

7.5

Matinee Idol
1933-08-29

8

Frankies Braut
1982-01-01

The Luck of a Sailor

9

The Luck of a Sailor
1934-04-26

8

Secret Mission
1938-12-16

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

7

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
2002-11-26

Ich sehne mich nach dir

8

Ich sehne mich nach dir
1934-12-20

The Return of Raffles

8

The Return of Raffles
1932-09-27

Eva and the Grasshopper

9

Eva and the Grasshopper
1927-06-10

0

Die Erbin
1958-07-09

Die große Chance

10

Die große Chance
1934-03-30

Moral und Liebe

10

Moral und Liebe
1933-02-03

10

Die Königsloge
1929-11-21

Der fröhliche Weinberg

7

Der fröhliche Weinberg
1927-12-20

Madame Wants No Children

10

Madame Wants No Children
1926-12-14

10

Sunday of Life
1931-01-29

Ways to Strength and Beauty

7.1

Ways to Strength and Beauty
1925-03-16

Money Governs the World

9

Money Governs the World
1933-10-13

I Go Out and You Stay Here

8

I Go Out and You Stay Here
1931-04-09

Der letzte Walzer

9

Der letzte Walzer
1934-11-27

The Song of the Nations

8

The Song of the Nations
1931-03-17

The Night Without Pause

7

The Night Without Pause
1931-12-22

The Five Accursed Gentlemen

7

The Five Accursed Gentlemen
1932-03-23

Morals at Midnight

10

Morals at Midnight
1930-06-20

L'angelo del crepuscolo

0

L'angelo del crepuscolo
1942-12-07

9

Paura d'amare
1942-03-29

Unheimliche Geschichten

0

Unheimliche Geschichten
1982-04-05

Gestern gelesen

8

Gestern gelesen
1969-06-06

Die Schwarzwaldklinik

6.571

Die Schwarzwaldklinik
1985-10-22

Dreizehn Briefe

9

Dreizehn Briefe
1967-03-10

German Film Award

6

German Film Award
1951-06-06

Bavarian Film Awards

0

Bavarian Film Awards
1979-12-01