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.
Filmography
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Sign the Show
as Self
Sign the Show
as Self
Cruel Instruction
as Miss Connie
Cruel Instruction
as Miss Connie
Killing Eleanor
as Anne-Marie
Killing Eleanor
as Anne-Marie
The F**k-It List
as Principal Baird
The F**k-It List
as Principal Baird
Endangered
as Educational Video Spokesperson
Endangered
as Educational Video Spokesperson
All About Nina
as Debora
All About Nina
as Debora
Cop Car
as Bev
Cop Car
as Bev
Return to Sender
as Nancy
Return to Sender
as Nancy
Fort McCoy
as Florie
Fort McCoy
as Florie
The Hot Flashes
as Roxie Rosales
The Hot Flashes
as Roxie Rosales
The Makeover
as Colleen
The Makeover
as Colleen
Camilla Dickinson
as Pamela Stephanowski
Camilla Dickinson
as Pamela Stephanowski
Without Men
as la patronne
Without Men
as la patronne
Just Peck
as Ms. Wood
Just Peck
as Ms. Wood
The Pregnancy Pact
as Nurse Kim Daly
The Pregnancy Pact
as Nurse Kim Daly
Love Hurts
as Gloria
Love Hurts
as Gloria
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Elizabeth Blue
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Elizabeth Blue
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
as Self
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
as Self
Slipstream
as Barbara
Slipstream
as Barbara
Behind the Smile
as Vicki Matters
Behind the Smile
as Vicki Matters
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
as Tria (voice)
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
as Tria (voice)
Snow Wonder
as Bev
Snow Wonder
as Bev
An Unfinished Life
as Nina
An Unfinished Life
as Nina
Dark Water
as Teacher
Dark Water
as Teacher
Scary Movie 3
as Trooper Champlin
Scary Movie 3
as Trooper Champlin
The Laramie Project
as Rebecca Hilliker
The Laramie Project
as Rebecca Hilliker
Jenifer
as Nurse Vandemal
Jenifer
as Nurse Vandemal
Kiss My Act
as Samantha 'Sam' Berger
Kiss My Act
as Samantha 'Sam' Berger
The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Janet McFarland
The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Janet McFarland
Joe the King
as Mrs. Basil
Joe the King
as Mrs. Basil
Happiness
as Kristina
Happiness
as Kristina
The Tic Code
as Mrs. Swensrut
The Tic Code
as Mrs. Swensrut
Mercury Rising
as Dr. London
Mercury Rising
as Dr. London
Wide Awake
as Sister Sophia
Wide Awake
as Sister Sophia
Fool's Gold
as Patricia
Fool's Gold
as Patricia
David Searching
as Gwen
David Searching
as Gwen
Eraser
as Nurse at Cyrez Infirmary
Eraser
as Nurse at Cyrez Infirmary
Rescuing Desire
as Pappa
Rescuing Desire
as Pappa
Jeffrey
as Single Woman
Jeffrey
as Single Woman
Deadly Whispers
as Betty
Deadly Whispers
as Betty
The Road to Wellville
as Virginia Cranehill
The Road to Wellville
as Virginia Cranehill
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Poe Picketer
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Poe Picketer
Romy and Michele 2
as Toby Walters
Romy and Michele 2
as Toby Walters