Camille Cosby Net Worth

Camille Olivia Cosby (born Camille Olivia Hanks) is an American television producer and philanthropist best known as the wife of comedian Bill Cosby.

Despite being the wife of the well-known Bill Cosby, Camille has avoided public life.

However, she has been active in her husband’s businesses as a manager, as well as involving herself in academia and writing, earning a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1990, followed by a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in 1992.

The character of Clair Huxtable from her hubby’s The Cosby Show was based on her.

Camille supports African-American literature, and has written forewords for several books:

1. In 1993 for Thelma Williams’ Our Family Table: Recipes and Food Memories from African-american Life Models;
2. In 2009 for Dear Success Seeker: Wisdom from Outstanding Women by Michele R. Wright; and
3. In 2014 for The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women, a book by Edward Lewis of Essence.

Camille worked with David C. Driskell on his book The Other Side of Color: African American Art in the Collection of Camille O. and William H. Cosby Jr., which focused on the Cosby’s art collection in 2001.

Together, Cosby and Renee Poussaint edited A Wealth of Wisdom: Legendary African American Elders Speak in 2004.

Camille was a co-founder of the National Visionary Leadership Project in 2001, a group whose mission is to “develop the next generation of leaders by recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of extraordinary African American elders”.

Camille was co-producer for the Broadway play Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years, based on the book Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years by Sarah “Sadie” L. Delany and A. Elizabeth “Bessie” Delany with Amy Hill Hearth.

The show was a success, prompting Camille to acquire the film, stage and television rights to the story. Camille later acted as executive producer for the 1999 made-for-television movie of the same name.

Camille also acted as manager for her husband and has been depicted as a “shrewd businesswoman.” and during an interview with Ebony, Bill Cosby stated, “People would rather deal with me than with Camille. She’s rough to deal with when it comes to my business.”

Camille also “help[ed] in the development of her husband’s material”, including suggestions for The Cosby Show, like suggesting the Huxtable family be middle rather than working class.

What is Camille Cosby net worth? Camille has an estimated net worth of $20 million as per Celebrity Net worth.