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.
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 (Movies)
Sign the Show
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/2023
Cruel Instruction
Character:Miss Connie
Release Date:12/03/2022
Killing Eleanor
Character:Anne-Marie
Release Date:29/10/2020
The F**k-It List
Character:Principal Baird
Release Date:01/07/2020
All About Nina
Character:Debora
Release Date:28/09/2018
Cop Car
Character:Bev
Release Date:08/07/2015
Return to Sender
Character:Nancy
Release Date:31/05/2015
Fort McCoy
Character:Florie
Release Date:01/01/2014
The Hot Flashes
Character:Roxie Rosales
Release Date:12/07/2013
The Makeover
Character:Colleen
Release Date:26/01/2013
Camilla Dickinson
Character:Pamela Stephanowski
Release Date:20/05/2012
Without Men
Character:la patronne
Release Date:29/06/2011
Just Peck
Character:Ms. Wood
Release Date:16/02/2011
The Pregnancy Pact
Character:Nurse Kim Daly
Release Date:23/01/2010
Love Hurts
Character:Gloria
Release Date:09/09/2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Character:Elizabeth Blue
Release Date:01/03/2009
Slipstream
Character:Barbara
Release Date:10/02/2007
Behind the Smile
Character:Vicki Matters
Release Date:09/03/2006
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
Character:Tria (voice)
Release Date:27/02/2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Character:Lisa Gobar
Release Date:12/01/2006
Snow Wonder
Character:Bev
Release Date:20/11/2005
An Unfinished Life
Character:Nina
Release Date:09/09/2005
Dark Water
Character:Teacher
Release Date:08/07/2005
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Character:Tria (voice)
Release Date:11/01/2005
Twisted
Character:Lisa
Release Date:27/02/2004
Scary Movie 3
Character:Trooper Champlin
Release Date:24/10/2003
The Laramie Project
Character:Rebecca Hilliker
Release Date:10/01/2002
Jenifer
Character:Nurse Vandemal
Release Date:21/10/2001
Kiss My Act
Character:Samantha 'Sam' Berger
Release Date:23/04/2001
East of A
Character:Agatha
Release Date:03/03/2000
What Planet Are You From?
Character:Alison
Release Date:03/03/2000
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Character:Janet McFarland
Release Date:16/01/2000
Jackie's Back!
Character:Camryn Manheim
Release Date:14/06/1999
Joe the King
Character:Mrs. Basil
Release Date:22/01/1999
Happiness
Character:Kristina
Release Date:11/10/1998
The Tic Code
Character:Mrs. Swensrut
Release Date:01/06/1998
Mercury Rising
Character:Dr. London
Release Date:03/04/1998
Wide Awake
Character:Sister Sophia
Release Date:20/03/1998
Fool's Gold
Character:Patricia
Release Date:02/01/1998
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Character:Toby Walters
Release Date:25/04/1997
You Are Here
Character:Singles Registry Woman
Release Date:24/03/1997
David Searching
Character:Gwen
Release Date:25/02/1997
Eraser
Character:Nurse at Cyrez Infirmary
Release Date:21/06/1996
Rescuing Desire
Character:Pappa
Release Date:14/05/1996
Jeffrey
Character:Single Woman
Release Date:18/08/1995
Deadly Whispers
Character:Betty
Release Date:10/05/1995
Notes For My Daughter
Character:Risa
Release Date:06/04/1995
The Road to Wellville
Character:Virginia Cranehill
Release Date:28/10/1994
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Character:Poe Picketer
Release Date:21/12/1990
Sudden Impact
Character:Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1983
Television Appearances
Murder in a Small Town
Character:Jocelyn Tait
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Big Shot
Character:Joyce McCarthy
Big Shot
Character:Principal McCarthy
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Character:Detective Kate Dixon
Utopia
Character:Artemis
Stars in the House
Character:Self - Special Guest
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Character:Mrs. Grover
Stumptown
Character:Lieutenant Cosgrove
25 Words or Less
Character:Self
Living Biblically
Character:Ms. Meadows
Waco
Character:Balenda Thibodeau
This Is Us
Character:Debbie
The Magicians
Character:Sheila
Celebrity Family Feud
Character:Self
Younger
Character:Dr. Jane Wray
Extant
Character:Sam Barton
Masters of Sex
Character:Group Leader
The Doc Files
Character:Rescue Ronda (voice)
Person of Interest
Character:Diane Claypool
Person of Interest
Character:Control
Harry's Law
Character:Kim Mendelsohn
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
Hannah Montana
Character:Margo
Ghost Whisperer
Character:Delia Banks
Criminal Minds
Character:Carla Hines
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Ellen Pierce
Dancing with the Stars
Character:Self - Audience Member
Hell's Kitchen
Character:Self - Restaurant Patron
Elvis
Character:Gladys Presley
My Crazy Life
Character:
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
The L Word
Character:Veronica Bloom
Two and a Half Men
Character:Daisy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
A Girl Thing
Character:Suzanne Nabor
Boston Public
Character:Ellenor Frutt
Strong Medicine
Character:June
The 10th Kingdom
Character:Snow White
The Early Show
Character:Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Kate Dixon
Family Guy
Character:Airline Passenger / Communist Mother (voice)
Dilbert
Character:Juliet (voice)
Will & Grace
Character:Psychic Sue
Oh Baby
Character:
Ally McBeal
Character:Ellenor Frutt
The View
Character:Self
The Practice
Character:Ellenor Frutt
MADtv
Character:Self
Touched by an Angel
Character:Anita
Chicago Hope
Character:Marge Stewart
Law & Order
Character:Leila
Law & Order
Character:Kate Dixon
Law & Order
Character:Martha Rollins
Law & Order
Character:Beatrice Hines
Great Performances
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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