BRONX, NY. (THECOUNT) — Actress Camille Saviola, who worked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Turtle’s mother in Entourage and on Broadway, including roles in Nine and Chicago, has died. She was 71.
Longtime friend and actor Harvey Fierstein tweeted, “She was a friend for 40 years who could always be counted on for a laugh, a shoulder or a kick I. The ass. The Italian Godmother of Soul! Farewell.”
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Actor Wilson Cruz, who said he performed with Saviola at many AIDS benefits over the years, tweeted, “What a presence this woman was! My heart is heavy. My love to Camille’s family and family of friends throughout the industry. She will be missed.”
A cause of death was not provided.
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