- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1903
- Place of Birth
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Died
- August 14, 1996
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 …
Filmography
movieLos 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
2002 · Herself / Gretchen (archive footage)
Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
movieWenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
1992 · Self
Spiders
movieSpiders
1989
movieSchloß Königswald
1988 · Fürstin Großmutter
movieThe Adventures of Superhero
1987 · Mother
tvDie Schwarzwaldklinik
1985 · Dr. Rens′ Mutter
tvUnheimliche Geschichten
1982
Frankies Braut
movieFrankies Braut
1982 · Frau von Kieblitz
Bavarian Film Awards
tvBavarian Film Awards
1979 · Self
Immer bei Vollmond
movieImmer bei Vollmond
1970 · Wegelin's Mother
He's at It Again
movieHe's at It Again
1970 · Paula
Gestern gelesen
tvGestern gelesen
1969 · Frau von Marwitz
movieAppointment in Beirut
1968 · Evelyn Brown
tvDreizehn Briefe
1967 · Frau Neumann
Die Erbin
movieDie Erbin
1958 · Elizabeth Almond
Vati macht Dummheiten
movieVati macht Dummheiten
1953 · Baronin von Baran
Königin der Arena
movieKönigin der Arena
1952 · Diana Bianca, Dompteuse
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self
movieGesucht wird Majora
1949 · Gritt Faller
movieIntimitäten
1948 · Helene
Seine beste Rolle
movieSeine beste Rolle
1944 · Elise Sander
L'angelo del crepuscolo
movieL'angelo del crepuscolo
1942 · Anna
moviePaura d'amare
1942
movieBroken Love
1942 · Corinna Dellys, l'amante di Alberto
movieFriedemann Bach
1941 · Mariella Fiorini
movieThe Chaste Beloved
1940 · Renée Lemonier
movieThe Last Round
1940 · Lilly
Herz ohne Heimat
movieHerz ohne Heimat
1940 · Dina Horster
Polterabend
moviePolterabend
1940 · Lissi
movieZentrale Rio
1939 · Diane Mercier
Roman eines Arztes
movieRoman eines Arztes
1939 · Käthe Üding - seine Frau
movieSecret Mission
1938 · Marion
movieFahrendes Volk
1938 · Pepita, Kunstreiterin
Red Orchids
movieRed Orchids
1938 · Gräfin Ogolenska
Crooks in Tails
movieCrooks in Tails
1937 · Vera Dalmatoff
Sein letztes Modell
movieSein letztes Modell
1937 · Maria Várady
movieWhite Slaves
1937 · Manja - seine Tochter
movieThe Red Rider
1935 · Hasia Nowrowska
movieIch sehne mich nach dir
1934 · Ivonne Brandt
movieDer letzte Walzer
1934 · Vera
movieA Waltz for You
1934 · Fürstin Stefanie
movieThe Luck of a Sailor
1934 · Louise
movieDie große Chance
1934 · Helga
movieThe Double
1934 · Jenny Miller
movieIf I Were King
1934 · Inge Winkler
movieRakoczi March
1933 · Vilma
movieMoney Governs the World
1933 · Lilly
movieMatinee Idol
1933 · Sonia Vance
movieThe Love Nest
1933 · Fifi
movieMoral und Liebe
1933 · Vera
The Return of Raffles
movieThe Return of Raffles
1932 · Elga
movieThe Cheeky Devil
1932 · Alice Ménard
movieThe Five Accursed Gentlemen
1932 · Camilla
movieThe Night Without Pause
1931 · Letta Larbo
movieFrivolous youth
1931
movieI Go Out and You Stay Here
1931 · Gaby
movieThe Song of the Nations
1931
movieSunday of Life
1931 · Ellen Hobart
movieHans in Every Street
1930 · Elisabeth, the Bride
movieThe Great Passion
1930 · Eva von Loo
movieMorals at Midnight
1930 · Nelly Wendt
movieFundvogel
1930 · Andrea
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
movieMein Herz gehört Dir...
1930 · Diane D'Artois
movieDie Königsloge
1929 · Alice Doren
movieThree Around Edith
1929 · Lady Edith Trent
movieEternal Love
1929 · Ciglia
movieTempest
1928 · Princess Tamara
Der fröhliche Weinberg
movieDer fröhliche Weinberg
1927 · Clärchen Gunderloch
movieEva and the Grasshopper
1927 · Camille de Saxe
movieThe Bordellos of Algiers
1927 · Adrienne Brisson
movieMadame Wants No Children
1926
movieFaust
1926 · Gretchen Marguerite
movieTartuffe
1926 · (uncredited), Stunt Double
movieWays to Strength and Beauty
1925