Camilla von Hollay (born Kamilla Borbála Hollay; 11 July 1899 – 9 February 1967) was a Hungarian film actress of the

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. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1930. She was born in

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and died in Budapest.

Selected filmography

* '' A Régiséggyüjtö'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

The Fire Ship ''The Fire Ship'' (german: Das Feuerschiff) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Richard Löwenbein and starring Camilla von Hollay, Eduard von Winterstein, and Viggo Larsen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Stolen Professor ''The Stolen Professor'' (German: ''Der gestohlene Professor'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Emil Justitz and starring Olaf Fjord, Camilla von Hollay and Kläre Grieger.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.439 T ...

'' (1924) * '' Passion'' (1925) * '' Madame Wants No Children'' (1926) * '' Superfluous People'' (1926) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1926) * '' A Sister of Six'' (1926) * '' The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) * '' At the Edge of the World'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' The Salvation Army Girl'' (1927) * '' Break-in'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Duty to Remain Silent ''The Duty to Remain Silent'' (German: ''Die Pflicht zu schweigen'') is a 1928 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Marcella Albani, Vivian Gibson, Angelo Ferrari. It was based on a novel by Friedrich Werner ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Green Alley ''The Green Alley'' (German: ''Die Rothausgasse'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Gustav Fröhlich and Marija Leiko.Weniger p.303 The film was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures ...

'' (1928) * '' When the Mother and the Daughter'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

The Saint and Her Fool ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at ...

'' (1928) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1928) * ''

The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...

'' (1928) * '' Waterloo'' (1929) * ''

The Great Longing ''The Great Longing'' (german: Die große Sehnsucht) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's se ...

'' (1930) * ''

Retreat on the Rhine ''Retreat on the Rhine'' (german: Zapfenstreich am Rhein) is a 1930 German musical comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Charlotte Susa, Hans Stüwe, and Hermann Böttcher. It was made as an operetta film which emerged as a popular gen ...

'' (1930) * ''

Love and Champagne ''Love and Champagne'' (german: Liebe und Champagner) is a 1930 German film directed by Robert Land and starring Camilla von Hollay, Iván Petrovich, and Brita Appelgren.Bock & Bergfelder p. 168 The film's art direction was by Ludwig Reiber Lu ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930)

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* 1899 births 1967 deaths Hungarian film actresses Hungarian silent film actresses 20th-century Hungarian actresses {{Hungary-actor-stub