Camilla Belle

About Camilla Belle

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.

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.[10] She currently lives with her parents and grandmother.[11][12] She also has two dogs of the chihuahua pedigree.[13][14] Belle, an aspiring classical pianist, speaks several languages fluently, including Spanish and Portuguese (her mother's native language).[15] 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.[16][17]

Belle is friends with actors Justin Chatwin and Jamie Bell, whom she met on the set of The Chumscrubber.[18] She is also friends with tennis star Maria Sharapova and actress Cameron Diaz.[19]