Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim (born Debra Frances Manheim, March 8, 1961) is an American actress known for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice, Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer, Gladys Presley in the 2005 miniseries Elvis, and "Control" on Person of Interest. In 1999, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on The Practice, and she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award. In 2005, she earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her work in the miniseries Elvis. Her breakthrough was her one-woman show "Wake Up, I'm Fat", which played off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company in 1994. She adapted the show into a book of the same name, which was published by Broadway Books in 1999. She worked for a while as a sign language interpreter at hospitals. Her knowledge of sign language was used on The Practice, in an episode of Law & Order, and in her role as a child behavioral psychologist in the movie Mercury Rising. In 2015, Manheim was in the Deaf West production of the musical Spring Awakening as Adult Women. The production, which had a cast composed half of hearing actors and half of deaf or hard-of-hearing actors, paired every deaf actor (who signed their lines in American Sign Language) with a hearing actor who said their lines verbally. Manheim voiced for deaf actress Marlee Matlin as well as signing her own dialogue in the parts of Frau Bergmann, Fräulein Großebüstenhalter, and Fräulein Knuppeldick. Her other television credits include Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, Family Guy, Will & Grace, Boston Public, Two and a Half Men, The L Word, How I Met Your Mother, and Hannah Montana. Since 2022, she has been part of the main cast of the revival of Law & Order. Her film credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Laramie Project, Scary Movie 3, Dark Water, and An Unfinished Life. In August 2019, she was elected secretary-treasurer of the SAG-AFTRA union. Manheim was elected to the secretary-treasurer position. She did not run for reelection in 2021, and was succeeded by Joely Fisher.
Known For Acting
Popularity 23.389
Birthday 1961-03-08
Place of Birth West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As Κάμριν Μάνχαϊμ, Debra Frances Manheim, Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim,
An Unfinished Life
2005

An Unfinished Life

Scary Movie 3
2003

Scary Movie 3

The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
2005

The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses

Love Hurts
2009

Love Hurts

Mercury Rising
1998

Mercury Rising

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Jeffrey
1995

Jeffrey

Slipstream
2007

Slipstream

Joe the King
1999

Joe the King

The Pregnancy Pact
2010

The Pregnancy Pact

The Makeover
2013

The Makeover

The Hot Flashes
2013

The Hot Flashes

Snow Wonder
2005

Snow Wonder

Kiss My Act
2001

Kiss My Act

Jenifer
2001

Jenifer

The Laramie Project
2002

The Laramie Project

The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Happiness
1998

Happiness

Cop Car
2015

Cop Car

Twisted
2004

Twisted

You Are Here
1997

You Are Here

Fort McCoy
2014

Fort McCoy

Dark Water
2005

Dark Water

Fool's Gold
1998

Fool's Gold

Wide Awake
1998

Wide Awake

Return to Sender
2015

Return to Sender

Deadly Whispers
1995

Deadly Whispers

Just Peck
2011

Just Peck

Camilla Dickinson
2012

Camilla Dickinson

Without Men
2011

Without Men

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

All About Nina
2018

All About Nina

The Road to Wellville
1994

The Road to Wellville

David Searching
1997

David Searching

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2005

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

A Girl Thing
2001

A Girl Thing

The F**k-It List
2020

The F**k-It List

The Loretta Claiborne Story
2000

The Loretta Claiborne Story

Eraser
1996

Eraser

What Planet Are You From?
2000

What Planet Are You From?

Sudden Impact
1983

Sudden Impact

The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
2006

The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers

Jackie's Back!
1999

Jackie's Back!

Killing Eleanor
2020

Killing Eleanor

Cruel Instruction
2022

Cruel Instruction

Sign the Show
2023

Sign the Show

Rescuing Desire
1996

Rescuing Desire

East of A
2000

East of A

Ally McBeal
1997

Ally McBeal

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Practice
1997

The Practice

Chicago Hope
1994

Chicago Hope

Elvis
2005

Elvis

My Crazy Life
2005

My Crazy Life

Boston Public
2000

Boston Public

The Tony Danza Show
2004

The Tony Danza Show

Law & Order
1990

Law & Order

How I Met Your Mother
2005

How I Met Your Mother

Family Guy
1999

Family Guy

The View
1997

The View

Two and a Half Men
2003

Two and a Half Men

The Early Show
1999

The Early Show

The L Word
2004

The L Word

Will & Grace
1998

Will & Grace

MADtv
1995

MADtv

Hannah Montana
2006

Hannah Montana

The Megan Mullally Show
2006

The Megan Mullally Show

World Poker Tour
2003

World Poker Tour

Person of Interest
2011

Person of Interest

Extant
2014

Extant

Elvis
2005

Elvis

Person of Interest
2011

Person of Interest

Ghost Whisperer
2005

Ghost Whisperer

Strong Medicine
2000

Strong Medicine

Waco
2018

Waco

The Magicians
2015

The Magicians

Stumptown
2019

Stumptown

Dilbert
1999

Dilbert

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

Celebrity Family Feud

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

Criminal Minds
2005

Criminal Minds

Big Shot
2021

Big Shot

Younger
2015

Younger

Law & Order
1990

Law & Order

Law & Order
1990

Law & Order

Law & Order
1990

Law & Order

Living Biblically
2018

Living Biblically

This Is Us
2016

This Is Us

The 10th Kingdom
2000

The 10th Kingdom

Masters of Sex
2013

Masters of Sex

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Big Shot
2021

Big Shot

Hell's Kitchen
2005

Hell's Kitchen

Oh Baby
1998

Oh Baby

The Doc Files
2013

The Doc Files

Utopia
2020

Utopia

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Harry's Law
2011

Harry's Law

Sherri
2022

Sherri

Stars in the House
2020

Stars in the House

Stars in the House
2020

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25 Words or Less
2018

25 Words or Less