Camilla Belle - biography, filmography and personal life

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Camilla Belle Ruth, American actress, was born October 2, 1986 in Los Angeles, California.

When the girl was in the third grade of a comprehensive school, she was noticed by casting agents for commercials. Camilla's parents were passionate admirers of Brazilian TV series and all kinds of soap operas, and they named their daughter after the heroine of the series "Family Ties" of the early versions, Camilla. Therefore, when the advertising agents came to the house of the Ruth family for negotiations, they were received as dear guests. Nine-year-old Camilla Belle, whose biography then opened her first creative page, began acting in commercials and even in some television films, and her mother could only make sure that the girl kept up with the school curriculum. And in 1995, the future actress starred in a small role in the film "The Little Princess" directed by Alfonso Cuaron. It was Camille's first notable film work.

Camilla and Spielberg

Then the girl acceptedparticipation in a film called "Poison Ivy", in which she played a small role as Daphne Falk, and in two television productions: "Royal Adventure" and "Sheriff's Law". And in 1997, Steven Spielberg himself invited Camilla to take part in the filming of his famous science fiction thriller Jurassic Park. The girl was to play Cathy Bowman, who, during the development of the plot, would have to be attacked by compsognaths, small, swift-footed dinosaurs, very dangerous at night.

Camilla Belle's next film is "Practical Magic" directed by Griffin Dan, in which the girl played the sorceress Sally Owens, the heroine of Sandra Bullock in her youth. And then the little actress starred in the film "Patriot" directed by Dean Semler.

London Course

Then Camilla's mother, Patricia Ruth, undertook to introduce her daughter to great art. The girl enters a prestigious ballet school and at the same time attends a drama club. A little later, Camilla learns to play the piano and vocal singing. And when she was 16 years old, the young artist went to London and entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art there. After attending a full academic course, Camilla Belle returned home to Los Angeles in 2005 and continued to act in films. The actress was ready for serious roles, and she wanted to apply the knowledge gained in London.

Father and daughter

The year 2005 was a turning point for the young actress. Camilla Belle, whose filmography included everythingseveral pictures and needed replenishment, played Rose Slavin in the psychologically intense drama "The Ballad of Jack and Rose". She managed to convey the depth of the feelings of the girl, who found herself with her sick father on a secluded island. Both her father Jack, not yet an old man, and Rose herself knew that his days were numbered, an incurable heart disease inexorably approaching death. Jack wanted to live the rest of his days in a human way, he invited his ex-girlfriend Kathleen to the island, who came with two adult sons. Strangers cannot exist in harmony, especially if the situation is tense, and everything is complicated by mutual distrust. Nothing good came of Jack's idea, and in the end he and his daughter were left alone on the island again. Jack soon dies, and Rose tries to burn herself along with her father's body in a fire.

Horror and History

In 2006, Camille Belle starred in the film "When a Stranger Calls" directed by Simon West. The picture was shot in the thriller genre with a classic set of detective transformations. The role of Jill Johnson was another opportunity for the actress to show her dramatic talent. Then, in 2008, the Warner Brothers film studio launched a large-scale film project "10,000 years BC" directed by Roland Emmerich about prehistoric events in the Ural Mountains, the places where primitive tribes lived, the only chance for survival for which was mammoth hunting. The Egyptians, who were far ahead of the primitive tribes in development, neededslaves to build the pyramids. They brought slaves from Africa and the Siberian expanses of the Trans-Urals. The primeval beauty Evolet was captured and taken to Egypt. D'Leh, the hunter of mammoths, goes after her in the hope of saving his beloved.

Variety of roles

The actress participated in the film "Abandoned to the mercy of fate", which was directed by Heitor Dalia in 2009. Belle played one of the main roles. Then Camilla Belle starred in the film "The Fifth Dimension" about psychics, her character was Kira Hudson, who has the gift of suggestion. In the film "Brilliant Dad" directed by Trent Cooper, Belle played the main female role - Claire Axel, the daughter of the protagonist Robert Axel, played by Kevin Spacey. In the center of the plot is Robert's criminal activity, which leads him to prison for eight whole years. After leaving prison, he tries to understand his life situation, and at the same time in the life of his wife and daughter.

Camilla Belle, whose filmography contains more than 30 pictures, today is a sought-after actress for the performance of female roles in thrillers and blockbusters. Although she wants to act in intellectual films, with psychological overtones. However, the age of the actress allows us to hope that the best films with Camilla Belle are yet to come.

Private life

Camilla does not let reporters into her personal life, rightly believing that the intimate and intimate, if it happened in a woman's life, cannotbe available to the general public. Therefore, it is not known how many novels the actress had and whether they were at all. It was not possible to hide only one acquaintance of Belle, which happened on the set during the release of the Lovebug video. The hero of her novel was the musician Joe Jonas, with whom the actress began dating and even went to Cuba with him to take a break from the bustle of Los Angeles. It was noticeable that in the life of Camilla there was an emotional outburst, which subsequently reflected in the best way on her work. The filming of the films "Mary, mother of Christ" and "Lorelai" took place on a spiritual high. Despite the fact that Camilla Belle and her boyfriend Joe Jonas broke up a long time ago, the actress has retained that special mood that encourages creativity.