Camryn Manheim
Acting
Born: March 8, 1961 (age 65) · West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Family Guy
1999
Scary Movie 3
2003
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
Two and a Half Men
2003
Person of Interest
2011
Eraser
1996
Ghost Whisperer
2005
The Magicians
2015
Mercury Rising
1998
This Is Us
2016
Photos (6)
Movies (45)
Scary Movie 3
Trooper Champlin
Eraser
Nurse at Cyrez Infirmary
Mercury Rising
Dr. London
Dark Water
Teacher
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Poe Picketer
An Unfinished Life
Nina
Cop Car
Bev
Twisted
Lisa
Return to Sender
Nancy
What Planet Are You From?
Alison
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Toby Walters
Jackie's Back!
Camryn Manheim
Happiness
Kristina
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Tria (voice)
The Road to Wellville
Virginia Cranehill
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
Tria (voice)
The F**k-It List
Principal Baird
Slipstream
Barbara
All About Nina
Debora
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Elizabeth Blue
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Lisa Gobar
Endangered
Educational Video Spokesperson
The Laramie Project
Rebecca Hilliker
Jeffrey
Single Woman
Wide Awake
Sister Sophia
Rescuing Desire
Pappa
Without Men
la patronne
Joe the King
Mrs. Basil
Cruel Instruction
Miss Connie
Just Peck
Ms. Wood
Behind the Smile
Vicki Matters
The Hot Flashes
Roxie Rosales
Love Hurts
Gloria
The Makeover
Colleen
Deadly Whispers
Betty
The Pregnancy Pact
Nurse Kim Daly
Snow Wonder
Bev
Jenifer
Nurse Vandemal
The Tic Code
Mrs. Swensrut
David Searching
Gwen
Killing Eleanor
Anne-Marie
Camilla Dickinson
Pamela Stephanowski
Kiss My Act
Samantha 'Sam' Berger
Fort McCoy
Florie
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Janet McFarland
TV Shows (43)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kate Dixon · 1 eps
Family Guy
Airline Passenger / Communist Mother (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order
Leila · 1 eps
Law & Order
Kate Dixon · 45 eps
Law & Order
Martha Rollins · 1 eps
Law & Order
Beatrice Hines · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Carla Hines · 2 eps
Two and a Half Men
Daisy · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Diane Claypool · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Control · 8 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Ellen Pierce · 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Delia Banks · 85 eps
Chicago Hope
Marge Stewart · 1 eps
This Is Us
Debbie · 1 eps
The Practice
Ellenor Frutt · 168 eps
Will & Grace
Psychic Sue · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
June · 1 eps
Hannah Montana
Margo · 2 eps
Touched by an Angel
Anita · 1 eps
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Kate Dixon · 1 eps
Boston Public
Ellenor Frutt · 1 eps
Murder in a Small Town
Jocelyn Tait · 1 eps
Younger
Dr. Jane Wray · 2 eps
The Magicians
Sheila · 3 eps
Masters of Sex
Group Leader · 1 eps
The L Word
Veronica Bloom · 4 eps
Ally McBeal
Ellenor Frutt · 1 eps
Dilbert
Juliet (voice) · 1 eps
Extant
Sam Barton · 13 eps
Harry's Law
Kim Mendelsohn · 5 eps
Stumptown
Lieutenant Cosgrove · 18 eps
Waco
Balenda Thibodeau · 6 eps
Big Shot
Joyce McCarthy · 3 eps
Big Shot
Principal McCarthy · 1 eps
Utopia
Artemis · 2 eps
The 10th Kingdom
Snow White · 5 eps
Oh Baby
1 eps
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Mrs. Grover · 1 eps
A Girl Thing
Suzanne Nabor · 4 eps
Living Biblically
Ms. Meadows · 13 eps
Elvis
Gladys Presley · 2 eps
The Doc Files
Rescue Ronda (voice) · 1 eps
Ghost whisperer
Delia Banks · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (22)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 5 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Audience Member · 2 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
25 Words or Less
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
Self · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
Self
Sign the Show
Self
