Camile D'Ambrose, a lifelong theater artist, also known as an inspiring teacher and honest actor, died   Sunday, March 7th.  She was 63 and was diagnosed with cancer several months earlier.

Camille acted at the Cricket, Brave New Workshop, Illusion, Jungle and the Guthrie Theater in a career that spanned nearly 40 years. She was also a voice-over talent.  Her 2005 performance in "Honor" won Star Tribune praise as the year's best performance by an actor. 

She spent several years in Los Angeles in the 1970s with her then-husband, novelist Thomas Gifford.

Camille taught for many years at Metro State University, where she was instrumental in developing a theater degree program.