Camilla Horn

Camilla Horn

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1903-04-25
Place of Birth: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Also Known As: Камилла Хорн, Camilla Martha Horn

Movies List of Camilla Horn

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Faust

1926 Movie
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Polterabend

1940 Movie
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Tempest

1928 Movie
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Eternal Love

1929 Movie
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A Waltz for You

1934 Movie
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Königin der Arena

1952 Movie
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Der Doppelgänger

1934 Movie
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Fahrendes Volk

1938 Movie
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Friedemann Bach

1941 Movie
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Schloß Königswald

1988 Movie
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Rote Orchideen

1938 Movie
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Appointment in Beirut

1968 Movie
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If I Were King

1934 Movie
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The Cheeky Devil

1932 Movie
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Die keusche Geliebte

1940 Movie
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White Slaves

1937 Movie
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Die letzte Runde

1940 Movie
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Immer bei Vollmond

1970 Movie
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He's at It Again

1970 Movie
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Broken Love

1942 Movie
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Frivolous youth

1931 Movie
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Seine beste Rolle

1944 Movie
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Hans in Every Street

1930 Movie
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The Great Longing

1930 Movie
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Herz ohne Heimat

1940 Movie
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Sein letztes Modell

1937 Movie
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Roman eines Arztes

1939 Movie
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The Red Rider

1935 Movie
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Gesucht wird Majora

1949 Movie
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Zentrale Rio

1939 Movie
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Vati macht Dummheiten

1953 Movie
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Intimitäten

1948 Movie
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Crooks in Tails

1937 Movie
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Racoczy-Marsch

1933 Movie
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Der Unsichtbare

1987 Movie
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Fundvogel

1930 Movie
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Spiders

1989 Movie
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The Love Nest

1933 Movie
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Tartuffe

1926 Movie
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Three Around Edith

1929 Movie
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Matinee Idol

1933 Movie
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Frankies Braut

1982 Movie
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The Luck of a Sailor

1934 Movie
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In geheimer Mission

1938 Movie
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The Return of Raffles

1932 Movie
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Die Erbin

1958 Movie
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Die große Chance

1934 Movie
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Moral und Liebe

1933 Movie
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Die Königsloge

1929 Movie
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Sunday of Life

1931 Movie
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Der letzte Walzer

1934 Movie
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Morals at Midnight

1930 Movie