Camilla Belle (born Camilla Belle Routh; October 2, 1986) is an American actress. Belle is known for her trademark dark, defined eyebrows.
Date of Birth
2 October 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name:Camilla Belle Routh
Height:5' 8" (1.73 m)
Trade Mark
Her dark, defined eyebrows : Trivia
Her mother is Brazilian, her father is American.
Speaks fluent English and Portuguese.
Early life
She was born Camilla Belle Routh in Los Angeles California,the daughter of Cristina Routh, a former fashion designer from Brazil who is now Camilla's manager, and Jack Routh, who owns a construction company. Belle is named after actress Renata Sorrah's character, Camila, in the Brazilian soap opera Cavalo de Aço. Belle was raised Catholic and attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School in West Los Angeles and, later, the Marlborough School, an all-girls school in Los Angeles. She is a student of Columbia University.
Likes Brazilian food: feijoada (typical plate made with pork and beans), pão-de-queijo (typical bread made with cheese) and brigadeiro (sweet made with chocolate).
Speaks fluent English and Portuguese.
Likes Brazilian food: feijoada (typical plate made with pork and beans), pão-de-queijo (typical bread made with cheese) and brigadeiro (sweet made with chocolate).
Daughter of Cristina Routh.
She was named after actress Renata Sorrah's character, Camila, in the Brazilian soap opera "Cavalo de Aço" (1973).
Likes to watch Brazilian soap operas with her grandmother Deborah and used to visit her mother's family in São Paulo.
People call her by middle name Belle
Attended Marlborough School, an elite all girls school in Los Angeles.
Friends with actors Justin Chatwin and Jamie Bell, whom she met on the set of The Chumscrubber (2005).She is an aspiring classical pianist.
She has also been involved in various charities and is an international spokesperson for "Kids With A Cause", created to provide a helping hand to children suffering from poverty, hunger, lack of education, neglect or abuse.
Went to St Paul's Catholic Elementary School which is located in West Los Angeles, California An only child.
Personal Quotes
"You don't have to work hard to bring emotions. It all just comes naturally, you're there living it."
"I'm not a dark person at all, so those roles are the most challenging. I don't think I'm necessarily drawn to dark things. It just seems to work out that way."
Awards for
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Gotham Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Breakthrough Award
for: The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
Young Artist Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama) - Leading Young Actress
for: Rip Girls (2000) (TV)
2000 Nominated Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Supporting Young Actress
for: Replacing Dad (1999) (TV)
1999 Nominated Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress
for: Practical Magic (1998)
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress
for: "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)
Camilla Belle Career
She began appearing in print ads at the age of nine months. Camilla Belle progressed into commercials and began working in movies for network and cable television. Throughout the 1990s, she appeared in several made for television and direct to video movies including Trapped Beneath the Earth, Annie: A Royal Adventure!, Poison Ivy II: Lily and Marshal Law. She had minor roles in several widely-released films including A Little Princess, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Practical Magic, as well as the lead role as Lizzie in Back to the Secret Garden. She was also in a commercial for America's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) during the late 1990s. The Disney channel original movie, "Rip Girls", earned Belle a Young Artist acting nomination.
In 2005, Belle starred in the film The Ballad of Jack and Rose, playing the daughter of Daniel Day-Lewis' character. The film only received a limited theatrical release but Belle was labeled an "impressive newcomer" by film critic James Berardinelli. The film was her first in nearly four years. Her role as Rose also earned her the Gotham Award nomination for the Breakthrough Award. The same year, Belle also had a major role in The Chumscrubber, which received only a brief and limited theatrical release.
Belle was subsequently cast in the lead role in Screen Gems' horror film remake, When a Stranger Calls. The film was released on February 3, 2006 and was considered successful at the United States box office, grossing over $45 million after an opening of over $21 million. A sequel to When A Stranger Calls has been confirmed but according to rumors Camilla Belle has been replaced by Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere. The sequel is expected to be released sometime in 2009 or 2010. Later in 2006, she acted opposite Elisha Cuthbert and Edie Falco in The Quiet.
In the spring of 2006 the Warner Bros. film, 10,000 BC, a prehistoric epic directed by Roland Emmerich began production with Belle as the lead female role. Filmed in New Zealand, South Africa and Namibia, the film was released on March 7, 2008. Also in 2008, Belle starred alongside actors Chris Evans and Djimoun Hounsou in the 2008 thriller, Push. Recently, Camilla Belle was been cast in a lead role in actor Bruce Willis's directorial debut on the indie film, Three Stories About Joan.The psychological drama follows a young woman at three points in her life and the family tragedies that cause her to lose her grip on reality. Shooting was expected to start in early October in Shreveport, Louisiana as a production of Willis Brothers Films.[citation needed]
Recently Camilla appeared in the Jonas Brothers' music video for "Lovebug".
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1995 A Little PrincessJane
Annie: A Royal Adventure! Molly
1996 Poison Ivy II Daphne Falk
Marshal Law Boots
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Cathy Bowman
1998 The Patriot Holly McClaren
Practical Magic Young Sally Owens
1999 Secret of the Andes Diana Willings
2000 Rip Girls Sydney Miller Made for TV
2001 The Invisible Circus Phoebe, age 10-12
Back to the Secret Garden Lizzy Buscana Direct to Video
2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose Rose Slavin
The Chumscrubber Crystal Falls
The Quiet Dot
2006 When a Stranger Calls Jill Johnson
2008 10,000 BC Evolet
The Trap Hermia
2009 Wicked: Witch Nicole Cathers-Anderson pre-production
Push Alyssa English post-production
Adrift Angela post-production
Three Stories About Joan Cast production in process
Lorelei Cast Announced
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