Camryn Manheim

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Camryn Manheim

Camryn Manheim, April 2007
Born Debra Frances Manheim
March 8, 1961 (1961-03-08) (age 47)
Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, U.S.
Years active 1983–present

Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice and Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Manheim was born Debra Frances Manheim in West Caldwell, New Jersey, the daughter of Sylvia, a teacher, and Jerome Manheim, a mathematics professor.[1] Her family is Jewish.[2][3] Manheim became interested in acting after working at a Renaissance fair in high school. Manheim graduated from UCSC with a BFA degree in 1984 and NYU with an MFA degree in 1987.

[edit] Career

Manheim worked for a while as a sign language interpreter at hospitals. Her knowledge of sign language was utilized at times on The Practice and also for her role as a Child Behavioral Psychologist in the movie Mercury Rising. In 1998, Manheim collected an Emmy for her work on The Practice and exclaimed that "This is for all the fat girls!" She followed up on this statement with an autobiography entitled Wake Up, I'm Fat!. A one-woman show of the same name preceded the book.

In 2005, Manheim earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her work in the acclaimed miniseries Elvis, and the following year she joined the cast of Ghost Whisperer. 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.

In addition, Manheim has several film credits under her belt. These include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Happiness (which earned her and her co-stars an NBR Award for Best Ensemble), The Laramie Project, Scary Movie 3, Dark Water and An Unfinished Life.

[edit] Personal life

Manheim is an avid human rights activist with a focus on women's rights and gay rights. She is known to have made contributions to a variety of charities, notably RAINN. Manheim has also been involved with the Los Angeles based charity, Bet Tzedek Legal Services - The House of Justice, serving as a co-chair for their annual fundraiser, The Justice Ball.[4][5] She maintains her own official website where she can interact with fans.

She has a son named Milo Jacob. Her brother, Karl Manheim, is a law professor at Loyola Law School.[6]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

  1. ^ Camryn Manheim Biography (1961-)
  2. ^ ABILITY Magazine | Camryn Manheim Interview by Chet Cooper
  3. ^ Hollywood actress and Ethiopian immigrant raise their voices at women’s event
  4. ^ CamrynManheim.com : Home
  5. ^ Bet Tzedek Raises $300,000 With It’s Sixth Annual Justice Ball
  6. ^ LLS | Faculty | Karl M. Manheim

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Awards
Preceded by
Angelina Jolie
for George Wallace		 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made of Television
1999
for The Practice		 Succeeded by
Nancy Marchand
for The Sopranos
v • d • e
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series

Ellen Corby (1976) · Kristy McNichol (1977) · Nancy Marchand (1978) · Kristy McNichol (1979) · Nancy Marchand (1980) · Nancy Marchand (1981) · Nancy Marchand (1982) · Doris Roberts (1983) · Alfre Woodard (1984) · Betty Thomas (1985) · Bonnie Bartlett (1986) · Bonnie Bartlett (1987) · Patricia Wettig (1988) · Melanie Mayron (1989) · Marg Helgenberger (1990) · Madge Sinclair (1991) · Valerie Mahaffey (1992) · Mary Alice (1993) · Leigh Taylor-Young (1994) · Julianna Margulies (1995) · Tyne Daly (1996) · Kim Delaney (1997) · Camryn Manheim (1998) · Holland Taylor (1999) · Allison Janney (2000)
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NAME Manheim, Camryn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manheim, Debra Frances
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH