Camryn Manheim
51 movies · 39 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 8, 1961 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Κάμριν Μάνχαϊμ · Debra Frances Manheim · Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim · کامرین منهایم
Biography
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.
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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
Camryn Manheim: movies and TV shows
Acting (90)
- Upcoming Deluxe Ocean View
as Vera
- Upcoming Romy and Michele 2
as Toby Walters
- 2024
- 2022 Cruel Instruction
as Miss Connie
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 Killing Eleanor
as Anne-Marie
- 2020
- 2020 The F**k-It List
as Principal Baird
- 2020 Endangered
as Educational Video Spokesperson
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018 All About Nina
as Debora
- 2018
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015 Cop Car
as Bev
- 2015 Return to Sender
as Nancy
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014 Fort McCoy
as Florie
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 The Hot Flashes
as Roxie Rosales
- 2013 The Makeover
as Colleen
- 2012 Camilla Dickinson
as Pamela Stephanowski
- 2011
- 2011 Without Men
as la patronne
- 2011 Just Peck
as Ms. Wood
- 2011
- 2010 The Pregnancy Pact
as Nurse Kim Daly
- 2009 Love Hurts
as Gloria
- 2009 Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Elizabeth Blue
- 2007 Slipstream
as Barbara
- 2006
- 2006 Behind the Smile
as Vicki Matters
- 2006 The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
as Tria (voice)
- 2006 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Lisa Gobar
- 2005 Snow Wonder
as Bev
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 An Unfinished Life
as Nina
- 2005 Dark Water
as Teacher
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
as Tria (voice)
- 2004
- 2004 Twisted
as Lisa
- 2004
- 2003 Scary Movie 3
as Trooper Champlin
- 2003
- 2002 The Laramie Project
as Rebecca Hilliker
- 2001 Jenifer
as Nurse Vandemal
- 2001 Kiss My Act
as Samantha 'Sam' Berger
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000 East of A
as Agatha
- 2000 What Planet Are You From?
as Alison
- 2000
- 2000 The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Janet McFarland
- 1999
- 1999 Jackie's Back!
as Camryn Manheim
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Joe the King
as Mrs. Basil
- 1998 Happiness
as Kristina
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 The Tic Code
as Mrs. Swensrut
- 1998 Mercury Rising
as Dr. London
- 1998 Wide Awake
as Sister Sophia
- 1998 Fool's Gold
as Patricia
- 1997
- 1997 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
as Toby Walters
- 1997 You Are Here
as Singles Registry Woman
- 1997
- 1997 David Searching
as Gwen
- 1996 Eraser
as Nurse
- 1996 Rescuing Desire
as Pappa
- 1995 Jeffrey
as Single Woman
- 1995 Deadly Whispers
as Betty
- 1995 Notes for My Daughter
as Risa
- 1994 The Road to Wellville
as Virginia Cranehill
- 1994
- 1994
- 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Poe Picketer
- 1990
Behind the camera (1)
- 2001 Kiss My Act
Co-Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (21)
- 2025
- 2023
- 2022 Sherri
1 episode
- 2020 Stars in the House
2 episodes
- 2018 25 Words or Less
1 episode
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud
1 episode
- 2010 The Talk
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2008
- 2006 The Megan Mullally Show
1 episode
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars
2 episodes
- 2005 Hell's Kitchen
1 episode
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
3 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 1999 The Early Show
1 episode
- 1998 Hollywood Squares
5 episodes
- 1997 The View
4 episodes
- 1995 MADtv
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
3 episodes