Camryn Manheim
Acting
Born: Mar 08, 1961
From: West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign the Show | Self | 2023 | — |
| Cruel Instruction | Miss Connie | 2022 | 6.9 |
| Killing Eleanor | Anne-Marie | 2020 | 8.4 |
| Cop Car | Bev | 2015 | 6.0 |
| Return to Sender | Nancy | 2015 | 6.111 |
| Fort McCoy | Florie | 2014 | 5.6 |
| The Makeover | Colleen | 2013 | 5.6 |
| The Hot Flashes | Roxie Rosales | 2013 | 4.527 |
| The Pregnancy Pact | Nurse Kim Daly | 2010 | 5.1 |
| Love Hurts | Gloria | 2009 | 4.9 |
| Slipstream | Barbara | 2007 | 4.921 |
| An Unfinished Life | Nina | 2005 | 6.8 |
| The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | Tria (voice) | 2005 | 6.3 |
| Snow Wonder | Bev | 2005 | 5.531 |
| Dark Water | Teacher | 2005 | 5.676 |
| Twisted | Lisa | 2004 | 5.586 |
| Scary Movie 3 | Trooper Champlin | 2003 | 5.963 |
| The Laramie Project | Rebecca Hilliker | 2002 | 6.276 |
| Kiss My Act | Samantha 'Sam' Berger | 2001 | 6.0 |
| Jenifer | Nurse Vandemal | 2001 | 6.167 |
| East of A | Agatha | 2000 | 10.0 |
| Joe the King | Mrs. Basil | 1999 | 6.0 |
| Mercury Rising | Dr. London | 1998 | 6.29 |
| Happiness | Kristina | 1998 | 7.434 |
| Fool's Gold | Patricia | 1998 | 8.0 |
| Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Toby Walters | 1997 | 6.241 |
| You Are Here | Singles Registry Woman | 1997 | 9.0 |
| Rescuing Desire | Pappa | 1996 | 3.786 |
| Jeffrey | Single Woman | 1995 | 6.25 |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | Poe Picketer | 1990 | 5.6 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1961 |
| From | West Caldwell, New … |