She grew up near Yankee Stadium and graduated from the High School of Music and Art, then attended college for one year before dropping out to get into acting.

Camille became lead singer of the Margo Lewis Explosion rock band in the 1970s and was signed to a disco contract in the late 1970s.

She also appeared in four episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Bajoran religious leader, Kai Opaka.

She received a CableACE Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the made-for-cable movie, Nightlife.

Saviola died from heart failure in Hackensack, New Jersey, on October 28, 2021, at the age of 71.