Camryn Manheim
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 8, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
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. 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.
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Filmography
Deluxe Ocean View
Movie · as Vera
Romy and Michele 2
Movie · as Toby Walters
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
9-1-1: Nashville
TV · as Marcia Zellner · 1 ep
Murder in a Small Town
TV · as Jocelyn Tait · 1 ep
Sign the Show
Movie · as Self
Cruel Instruction
Movie · as Miss Connie
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Big Shot
TV · as Joyce McCarthy, Principal McCarthy · 3 eps
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TV · as Kate Dixon · 1 ep
Killing Eleanor
Movie · as Anne-Marie
The F**k-It List
Movie · as Principal Baird
Endangered
Movie · as Educational Video Spokesperson
Utopia
TV · as Artemis · 2 eps
Stars in the House
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Stumptown
TV · as Lieutenant Cosgrove · 18 eps
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
TV · as Mrs. Grover · 1 ep
All About Nina
Movie · as Debora
Living Biblically
TV · as Ms. Meadows · 13 eps
Waco
TV · as Balenda Thibodeau · 6 eps
25 Words or Less
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Is Us
TV · as Debbie · 1 ep
Cop Car
Movie · as Bev
Return to Sender
Movie · as Nancy
Younger
TV · as Dr. Jane Wray · 2 eps
The Magicians
TV · as Sheila · 3 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fort McCoy
Movie · as Florie
Extant
TV · as Sam Barton · 13 eps
The Makeover
Movie · as Colleen
The Hot Flashes
Movie · as Roxie Rosales
The Doc Files
TV · as Rescue Ronda (voice) · 1 ep
Masters of Sex
TV · as Group Leader · 1 ep
Camilla Dickinson
Movie · as Pamela Stephanowski
Just Peck
Movie · as Ms. Wood
Without Men
Movie · as la patronne
Person of Interest
TV · as Diane Claypool, Control · 1 ep
Harry's Law
TV · as Kim Mendelsohn · 5 eps
The Pregnancy Pact
Movie · as Nurse Kim Daly
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love Hurts
Movie · as Gloria
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Movie · as Elizabeth Blue
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
Movie · as Self
Slipstream
Movie · as Barbara
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Movie · as Lisa Gobar
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
Movie · as Tria (voice)
Behind the Smile
Movie · as Vicki Matters
Hannah Montana
TV · as Margo · 2 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
An Unfinished Life
Movie · as Nina
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Movie · as Tria (voice)
Snow Wonder
Movie · as Bev
Dark Water
Movie · as Teacher
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Ellen Pierce · 1 ep
Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Delia Banks · 85 eps
Elvis
TV · as Gladys Presley · 2 eps
My Crazy Life
TV · 1 ep
Hell's Kitchen
TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Carla Hines · 2 eps
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Audience Member · 1 ep
Twisted
Movie · as Lisa
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The L Word
TV · as Veronica Bloom · 4 eps
Higglytown Heroes
TV · as Plumber Hero (voice) · 1 ep
Scary Movie 3
Movie · as Trooper Champlin
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Two and a Half Men
TV · as Daisy · 1 ep
The Laramie Project
Movie · as Rebecca Hilliker
Kiss My Act
Movie · as Samantha 'Sam' Berger
Jenifer
Movie · as Nurse Vandemal
A Girl Thing
TV · as Suzanne Nabor · 4 eps
East of A
Movie · as Agatha
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Movie · as Janet McFarland
What Planet Are You From?
Movie · as Alison
Boston Public
TV · as Ellenor Frutt · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
TV · as June · 1 ep
The 10th Kingdom
TV · as Snow White · 5 eps
Joe the King
Movie · as Mrs. Basil
Jackie's Back!
Movie · as Camryn Manheim
Family Guy
TV · as Airline Passenger / Communist Mother (voice) · 1 ep
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Kate Dixon · 1 ep
Dilbert
TV · as Juliet (voice) · 1 ep
Mercury Rising
Movie · as Dr. London
Happiness
Movie · as Kristina
Fool's Gold
Movie · as Patricia
Wide Awake
Movie · as Sister Sophia
The Tic Code
Movie · as Mrs. Swensrut
Will & Grace
TV · as Psychic Sue · 1 ep
Oh Baby
TV · as R.N. Dale Harris · 1 ep
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Movie · as Toby Walters
You Are Here
Movie · as Singles Registry Woman
David Searching
Movie · as Gwen
Ally McBeal
TV · as Ellenor Frutt · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Practice
TV · as Ellenor Frutt · 168 eps
Rescuing Desire
Movie · as Pappa
Eraser
Movie · as Nurse
Jeffrey
Movie · as Single Woman
Deadly Whispers
Movie · as Betty
Notes for My Daughter
Movie · as Risa
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Road to Wellville
Movie · as Virginia Cranehill
Chicago Hope
TV · as Marge Stewart · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Anita · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Movie · as Poe Picketer
Law & Order
TV · as Leila, Kate Dixon, Martha Rollins, Beatrice Hines · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 2 eps