About Me
article from: American Superstar Magazine.There are few women out there who can create their own version of Hollywood. Camille Solari seems to have the looks, talent, and will to do it all herself.Let's put it this way: If Solari's career was a stove, she'd have something on all four burners, as well as in the oven. It's lucky she's so cool (with those ice blue eyes and all), or she'd be burning up at this point.Long ago, Solari decided that doing things herself was the most efficient way to see her efforts bear fruit. Now, she has so much to work on, that it's hard to comprehend how she manages it all.Solari has written, produced, starred in, and sometimes directed, no less than seven of her own feature films since 2005. Some of the titles include The Weinstein's True, True, Lie, The Bliss, Money To Burn, Forever and more..."I've always written for the purpose of acting," Solari says. "You know, roles for myself to play. Then I thought, why don't I just produce them myself? Now, I'm getting my films done independently."This native of Brookline, Massachusetts, graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Shakespeare. After spending her last semester in L.A. interning for Danny DeVito, she decided to stay on the West Coast and keep putting her dreams into action.Solari landed her first paid job in the business as an assistant to Tom Cruise."I got to learn the studios and what it's like to be a huge superstar," Solari says. "[Cruise] was the best, most giving boss I've ever had. I learned so much."Working with Cruise allowed her the ability to think large when envisioning her future. She suddenly found herself possessing both the experience and the connections to put these larger ideas into action."It was an all-around positive experience," Solari says. "I learned to stay focused, and surround myself with great people."These days, Solari's currently filming a thriller entitled Money to Burn, directed by Roger Mende and co-starring Michael Madsen. The film is being shot in both Thailand and India.Her film, The Bliss, a comedy about a young rock star trying to make it in L.A., starring Solari, as well as Elisa Donovan and several musical guests, premiered in Los Angeles in October.Solari's recently completed film True, True, Lie, starring Jaime King (Sin City, White Chicks), is just now being released by The Weinstein Company. Solari wrote it based on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," so the dark plot line contains plenty of twists and chills.Solari's also currently in the post-production stage of her documentary entitled Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown, starring the one and only Godfather of Soul, James Brown, and his wife, singer Tomi Rae Brown. Solari directed and produced the movie with Sheila Lussier and Executive produced by Mrs. Tomi Rae Brown. Guests in the documentary include The Black Eyed Peas,Doug E. Fresh, Chuck D. -from Public Enemy, Patti Labelle, David Carradine, Motorhead, Richie Sambora many others."It's always fascinating getting to know an icon," Solari says about her experience working with Brown. "[Life on the Road] is a very contemporary story about how [he and Tomi] met."Solari's been devoting much of herself to this particular project, because it's her first documentary as well as directing debut.Solari has already accomplished so much, that when she shares her resume with today's top studio production owners, she notices that they are sometimes taken aback by her expansive experience."[In] meetings I've had now, that before I didn't have enough credits for," Solari says, "I find that some people are intimidated by the fact [I've] produced and starred in my own movies."As complex as Solari may come across as, talking to her is surprisingly easy. She's got one foot on the ground, and the other in the clouds. The real talent lies in managing to pull the clouds down to earth and make them part of her reality."It's tough to have my ideas taken seriously," Solari says. "As I learn, I stick to people who do care. I've found some really, really great people to work with."Solari seems to be able to blend into almost any background, while remaining true to her beliefs and personality. She just might possibly be the last "real" chick in Hollywood, seemingly unpolluted by pretension and phoniness."I'm a spiritual person," Solari says, "but I don't get too crazed about anything."Writing comedy has proven to be very enjoyable for Solari. She's sharing the stage with other comedians for Comedy Central's stand-up comedy night called "Sit 'n Spin." She can be spotted at the L.A. local "Spoken Word" stand-up comedy venues.It's challenging to cover all the ground that makes up Solari's terrain in L.A. She can be found in so many different places, playing so many different parts. One thing is clear; she has a strong enough core to not lose her sense of self throughout all the changing landscapes of life as she creates it.
