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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 25, 1903
Died
August 14, 1996
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Also Known As
- Камилла Хорн
- Camilla Martha Horn
Camilla Horn
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Herself / Gretchen (archive footage)
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
2002
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Self
Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
1992
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Spiders
1989
1.0
Fürstin Großmutter
Schloß Königswald
1988
3.0
Mother
The Adventures of Superhero
1987
6.4
Dr. Rens′ Mutter
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
1985
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Unheimliche Geschichten
1982
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Frau von Kieblitz
Frankies Braut
1982
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Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
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Wegelin's Mother
Immer bei Vollmond
1970
Credits
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
as Herself / Gretchen (archive footage)
2002
7.0
🎬
Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
as Self
1992
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Spiders
1989
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Schloß Königswald
as Fürstin Großmutter
1988
1.0
The Adventures of Superhero
as Mother
1987
3.0
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
as Dr. Rens′ Mutter
1985
6.4
Unheimliche Geschichten
1982
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Frankies Braut
as Frau von Kieblitz
1982
8.0
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Bavarian Film Awards
as Self
1979
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Immer bei Vollmond
as Wegelin's Mother
1970
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He's at It Again
as Paula
1970
3.3
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Gestern gelesen
as Frau von Marwitz
1969
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Appointment in Beirut
as Evelyn Brown
1968
5.5
Dreizehn Briefe
as Frau Neumann
1967
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Die Erbin
as Elizabeth Almond
1958
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Vati macht Dummheiten
as Baronin von Baran
1953
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Königin der Arena
as Diana Bianca, Dompteuse
1952
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German Film Award
as Self
1951
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Gesucht wird Majora
as Gritt Faller
1949
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Intimitäten
as Helene
1948
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Seine beste Rolle
as Elise Sander
1944
5.2
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L'angelo del crepuscolo
as Anna
1942
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Paura d'amare
1942
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Broken Love
as Corinna Dellys, l'amante di Alberto
1942
5.0
Friedemann Bach
as Mariella Fiorini
1941
5.5
Die keusche Geliebte
as Renée Lemonier
1940
5.0
Die letzte Runde
as Lilly
1940
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Herz ohne Heimat
as Dina Horster
1940
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Polterabend
as Lissi
1940
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Zentrale Rio
as Diane Mercier
1939
5.0
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Roman eines Arztes
as Käthe Üding - seine Frau
1939
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In geheimer Mission
as Marion
1938
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Fahrendes Volk
as Pepita, Kunstreiterin
1938
4.0
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Rote Orchideen
as Gräfin Ogolenska
1938
5.0
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Crooks in Tails
as Vera Dalmatoff
1937
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Sein letztes Modell
as Maria Várady
1937
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White Slaves
as Manja - seine Tochter
1937
1.0
The Red Rider
as Hasia Nowrowska
1935
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Ich sehne mich nach dir
as Ivonne Brandt
1934
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Der letzte Walzer
as Vera
1934
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A Waltz for You
as Fürstin Stefanie
1934
5.0
The Luck of a Sailor
as Louise
1934
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Die große Chance
as Helga
1934
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Der Doppelgänger
as Jenny Miller
1934
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If I Were King
as Inge Winkler
1934
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Racoczy-Marsch
as Vilma
1933
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Money Governs the World
as Lilly
1933
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Matinee Idol
as Sonia Vance
1933
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The Love Nest
as Fifi
1933
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Moral und Liebe
as Vera
1933
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The Return of Raffles
as Elga
1932
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The Cheeky Devil
as Alice Ménard
1932
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The Five Accursed Gentlemen
as Camilla
1932
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The Night Without Pause
as Letta Larbo
1931
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Frivolous youth
1931
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I Go Out and You Stay Here
as Gaby
1931
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The Song of the Nations
1931
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Sunday of Life
as Ellen Hobart
1931
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Hans in Every Street
as Elisabeth, the Bride
1930
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The Great Passion
as Eva von Loe
1930
6.5
Morals at Midnight
as Nelly Wendt
1930
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Fundvogel
as Andrea
1930
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Mein Herz gehört Dir...
as Diane D'Artois
1930
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Die Königsloge
as Alice Doren
1929
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Three Around Edith
as Lady Edith Trent
1929
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Eternal Love
as Ciglia
1929
5.5
Tempest
as Princess Tamara
1928
6.2
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Der fröhliche Weinberg
as Clärchen Gunderloch
1927
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Eva and the Grasshopper
as Camille de Saxe
1927
8.0
The Bordellos of Algiers
as Adrienne Brisson
1927
0.0
Madame Wants No Children
1926
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Faust
as Gretchen Marguerite
1926
7.9
Tartuffe
as (uncredited)
1926
7.2
Ways to Strength and Beauty
1925
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