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Camilla Horn‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1903-04-25

Popularity

star3.9

Camilla Horn

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Camilla Horn

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1903-04-25

Popularity

star3.9

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.

Movie Credits

Faust

Faust‌
star7.9
calendar 1926

Polterabend

Polterabend‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Tempest

Tempest‌
star6.3
calendar 1928

Eternal Love

Eternal Love‌
star5.5
calendar 1929

A Waltz for You

A Waltz for You‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Königin der Arena

Königin der Arena‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Der Doppelgänger

Der Doppelgänger‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Fahrendes Volk

Fahrendes Volk‌
star4.0
calendar 1938

Friedemann Bach

Friedemann Bach‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Schloß Königswald

Schloß Königswald‌
star1.0
calendar 1988

Rote Orchideen

Rote Orchideen‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Appointment in Beirut

Appointment in Beirut‌
star5.3
calendar 1968

If I Were King

If I Were King‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

The Cheeky Devil

The Cheeky Devil‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Die keusche Geliebte

Die keusche Geliebte‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

White Slaves

White Slaves‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Die letzte Runde

Die letzte Runde‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...

Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Immer bei Vollmond

Immer bei Vollmond‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

He's at It Again

He's at It Again‌
star4.0
calendar 1970

Broken Love

Broken Love‌
star5.0
calendar 1942

Mein Herz gehört Dir...

Mein Herz gehört Dir...‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Frivolous youth

Frivolous youth‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Seine beste Rolle

Seine beste Rolle‌
star5.2
calendar 1944

Hans in Every Street

Hans in Every Street‌
star7.0
calendar 1930

The Great Longing

The Great Longing‌
star6.0
calendar 1930

Herz ohne Heimat

Herz ohne Heimat‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Sein letztes Modell

Sein letztes Modell‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Roman eines Arztes

Roman eines Arztes‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

The Red Rider

The Red Rider‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Gesucht wird Majora

Gesucht wird Majora‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Zentrale Rio

Zentrale Rio‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

Vati macht Dummheiten

Vati macht Dummheiten‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

Intimitäten

Intimitäten‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Crooks in Tails

Crooks in Tails‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Racoczy-Marsch

Racoczy-Marsch‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Der Unsichtbare

Der Unsichtbare‌
star3.5
calendar 1987

Fundvogel

Fundvogel‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Spiders

Spiders‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

The Love Nest

The Love Nest‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Tartuffe

Tartuffe‌
star7.2
calendar 1926

The Bordellos of Algiers

The Bordellos of Algiers‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Three Around Edith

Three Around Edith‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Matinee Idol

Matinee Idol‌
star5.0
calendar 1933

Frankies Braut

Frankies Braut‌
star8.0
calendar 1982

The Luck of a Sailor

The Luck of a Sailor‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

In geheimer Mission

In geheimer Mission‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau‌
star7.0
calendar 2002

Ich sehne mich nach dir

Ich sehne mich nach dir‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

The Return of Raffles

The Return of Raffles‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Eva and the Grasshopper

Eva and the Grasshopper‌
star8.0
calendar 1927

Die Erbin

Die Erbin‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Die große Chance

Die große Chance‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Moral und Liebe

Moral und Liebe‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Die Königsloge

Die Königsloge‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Der fröhliche Weinberg

Der fröhliche Weinberg‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Madame Wants No Children

Madame Wants No Children‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

Sunday of Life

Sunday of Life‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Ways to Strength and Beauty

Ways to Strength and Beauty‌
star7.1
calendar 1925

Money Governs the World

Money Governs the World‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

I Go Out and You Stay Here

I Go Out and You Stay Here‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Der letzte Walzer

Der letzte Walzer‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

The Song of the Nations

The Song of the Nations‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Night Without Pause

The Night Without Pause‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Five Accursed Gentlemen

The Five Accursed Gentlemen‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Morals at Midnight

Morals at Midnight‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Tv Credits

Unheimliche Geschichten

Unheimliche Geschichten‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Gestern gelesen

Gestern gelesen‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

The Black Forest Clinic

The Black Forest Clinic‌
star6.4
calendar 1985

Dreizehn Briefe

Dreizehn Briefe‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

Bayerischer Filmpreis

Bayerischer Filmpreis‌
star0.0
calendar 1979