Camilla Belle - biography, filmography and personal life

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

When the girl was in the third grade of the general education school, it was noticed by agents for the selection of actors for commercials. Camilla's parents were passionate admirers of Brazilian TV series and all sorts of soap operas, and they named their daughter after the heroine of the series "Family ties" of the early versions, Camille. Therefore, when the advertising agents came to the house of the Ruth family for negotiations, they were accepted as expensive guests. Nine-year-old Camille Belle, whose biography then opened her first creative page, began to appear in commercials and even in some television movies, and her mother only had to watch out for the girl to keep up with the school curriculum. And in 1995, the future actress starred in a small role in the film "Little Princess" directed by Alfonso Cuaron. This was Camille's first notable film work.

Camilla and Spielberg

Then the girl took part in a film called "Poison Ivy", in which she played a small role as Daphne Falk, and in two television productions: "The Royal Adventure" and "The Law of the Sheriff." In 1997, Camille was invited by Steven Spielberg himself to participate in the filming of his famous fantasy thriller "Jurassic Park". The girl had to play Kathy Bowman, which during the development of the plot will have to attack komposnaty, small fast-footed dinosaurs, very dangerous at night.

The next film featuring Camilla Belle 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 movie "Patriot" directed by Dean Semler.

London Course

At the same time Camille's mother, Patricia Ruth, undertook to admit her daughter to great art. The girl enters the prestigious ballet school and simultaneously visits the drama circle. A little later Camilla learns to play the piano and vocal singing. And when she turned 16, the young actress left for London and entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art there. After listening to a full academic course, Camilla Belle returned to Los Angeles in 2005 and continued to film. 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 watershed for the young actress. Camilla Belle, whose filmography included only a few pictures and needed replenishment, was played by Rose Slavin in the psychologically intense drama "The Ballad of Jack and Rose." She managed to convey the depth of the experience of the girl, who was with the sick father on a secluded island. And 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 the days in a human way, he invited his ex-girlfriend Kathleen to the island, who came with two grown sons. Strangers can not exist in harmony, especially if the situation is tense, and everything is complicated by mutual distrust. Nothing good came out of Jack's venture, and in the end he and his daughter were left alone on the island. Jack soon dies, and Rose tries to burn herself with her father's body in a fire.

Horror and history

In 2006, Camilla Belle starred in the movie "When the Stranger Calls" directed by Simon West. The film was shot in the genre of a thriller with a classic set of detective transformations. The role of Jill Johnson has become for the actress another opportunity to show dramatic talent. Then, in 2008, the Warner Brothers film studio launched a large-scale film project "10,000 years before our era" directed by Roland Emmerich about prehistoric events in the area of the Ural Mountains, the places of residence of primitive tribes, the only chance of survival for which was hunting for mammoths. The Egyptians, who far outstripped the primitive tribes in development, needed slaves to build the pyramids. Slaves they brought from Africa and the Siberian expanses of the Trans-Urals. Primitive beauty Evolet was taken prisoner, and she was taken to Egypt. Behind her in the hope of saving her lover goes D'Leh, a hunter for mammoths.

Variety of roles

The actress participated in the film "Abandoned to the mercy of fate", which in 2009 directed director Heitor Dahlia. Belle played one of the main roles. Then Camilla Belle starred in the movie "The Fifth Dimension" about psychics, her character was Kira Hudson, who has the gift of suggestion. In the film "The Genius Pope" directed by Trent Cooper, Belle played the main female part - Claire Axel, the daughter of the main character Robert Axel, played by Kevin Spacey. In the center of the plot is the criminal activity of Robert, who takes him to prison for eight whole years. Coming out of confinement, he tries to understand his life situation, and at the same time in the life of his wife and daughter.

Camille Belle, whose filmography contains more than 30 paintings, is now a popular actress for female roles in thrillers and blockbusters. Although she wants to appear in pictures of intellectual, with psychological overtones. However, the age of the actress allows us to hope that the best films with Camilla Belle are yet to come.

Personal life

Camille does not let reporters into her personal life, rightly believing that intimate and intimate, if this happened in the life of a woman, can not be the property of the general public. Therefore it is not known how much the actress had novels 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 clip of the band Lovebug. The hero of her novel was the musician Joe Jonas, with whom the actress began to meet and even went with him to Cuba to take a break from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. It was noticeable that in the life of Camilla there was an emotional splash, which subsequently reflected best in her work. Filming "Mary, the Mother of Christ" and "Lorelai" were held on a spiritual ascent. Despite the fact that Camille Belle and her boyfriend Joe Jonas long ago parted, the actress has retained that special mood that encourages creativity.