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General Basics & Summary

Name: Camilla Belle
Birth Name: Camilla Belle Routh
Nick Names: Cammie,Cam, Bellgirl
Date of Birth: October 2, 1986
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality: American
Profession: Actor
Trade Mark: Trade Mark
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Camilla Belle (born Camilla Belle Routh; October 2, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her lead role in the 2006 remake of When a Stranger Calls, the 2008 film 10,000 BC, and the 2000 Disney Channel film Rip Girls. Belle is known for her trademark dark, defined eyebrows and exotic appearance.

Early life

Belle was born Camilla Belle Routh in Los Angeles California, the daughter of Cristina Routh, who designed a fashion line in her native Brazil and 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 elite all-girls school in Los Angeles.

Career

Belle began appearing in print ads at the age of nine months. She 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. Belle's 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. Later in 2006, she acted opposite Elisha Cuthbert and Edie Falco in The Quiet, a darkly comic drama in which she played a deaf-speech Strait in the Warner Bros. film, 10,000 BC, a prehistoric epic directed by Roland Emmerich. Filming began in spring of 2006 in South Africa and Namibia and the film was released March 7, 2008. Belle stars alongside actors Chris Evans and Djimoun Hounsou in the 2008 thriller, Push.

Personal life

Belle currently lives with her parents and her grandmother. She has two miniature Dobermans called Tokya and Keiki. Belle, an aspiring classical pianist, speaks fluent Portuguese (her mother's native language). She has been involved in various charities and is an international spokesperson for Kids With A Cause, which assists children suffering from poverty, hunger, lack of education, neglect, or abuse. Belle is the face of Vera Wang's 'Princess' fragrance. She is friends with tennis star Maria Sharapova, actress Cameron Diaz, actors Robert Pattinson and Tom Sturridge.

Facts & Trivias

Was in a commercial for America's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) during the late 1990

Her mother is Brazilian, her father is American.

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 mom 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.

Favorite Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson & Yul Brenner

Favorite Movies: The King & I, The Ten Commandments, National Velvet

Favorite TV Shows: Rug Rats, Madeline, Johnny Bravo

Favorite Musician: Mariah Carey

Loves Watching Gymnastic, Skiing & Ice Skating

Camilla was nominated for a 1999 Youth in Film Young Artist award, for her role in the movie, Practical Magic. Camilla was also nominated in 1999, for her guest appearance on the TV series, Walker, Texas Ranger.

Camilla is an international spokesperson for the charity, Kids With A Cause. The charity provides a helping hand to children suffering from poverty, hunger, lack of education, neglect or abuse.