Camryn Manheim

Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim (born March 8, 1961)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> is an American actress who first came to attention with her off-Broadway one-woman show, Wake Up, I'm Fat, in 1994. She is known for her portrayals of Ellenor Frutt on The Practice (1997–2004), Delia Banks on Ghost Whisperer (2006–2010), "Control" on Person of Interest (2013–2015), Lieutenant Cosgrove on Stumptown (2019–2020), and Gladys Presley in the 2005 miniseries Elvis.

From 2022 to 2024, she played the lead role of Kate Dixon on Law & Order. Manheim's film credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Happiness (1998), What Planet Are You From? (2000), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Twisted (2004), Dark Water (2005), An Unfinished Life (2005), and Cop Car (2015). She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, in addition to three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

Early life

Manheim was born in West Caldwell, New Jersey, into a Jewish family,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the daughter of Sylvia (née Nuchow), a teacher, and Jerome Manheim, a mathematics professor and the Dean of Letters and Science at California State University Long Beach.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her family relocated several times in her early childhood due to her father taking new teaching positions, and she spent her early years in Michigan and Peoria, Illinois.<ref>Thomas, Bob via Associated Press. "Camryn Mannheim plays 'fairest one of all'", Ocala Star-Banner, February 27, 2000. Accessed July 2, 2011. "Born in Caldwell, N.J., Manheim spent her early years in New Jersey, Illinois and Michigan as her math-professor father changed universities."</ref>

When she was in sixth grade, her family relocated to Southern California, settling in Long Beach, where she attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She became interested in acting after working at a Renaissance faire during high school.<ref>Rachel Lee Rubin (November 19, 2012). Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture. NYU Press. pp. 226–. Template:ISBN.</ref> Manheim graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a BFA degree in 1984 and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program with an MFA degree in 1987.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her brother, Karl Manheim, is a law professor at Loyola Law School.<ref name=OWS>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

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Manheim (lower left) on the Spring 2003 cover of Ms. magazine

Manheim worked for a while as a sign language interpreter at hospitals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her knowledge of sign language was used on The Practice, in the Law & Order episodes "Benevolence" (1993) and "Castle in the Sky" (2024),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in her role as a child behavioral psychologist in the movie Mercury Rising.Template:Citation needed

Manheim's breakthrough was her one-woman show Wake Up, I'm Fat, which played off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company in 1994.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She adapted the show into a book of the same name, which was published by Broadway Books in 1999.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1999, Manheim won an Emmy for her work on The Practice. In 1999, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award.<ref>Lucy Award, past recipients Template:Webarchive WIF web site</ref>

Personal life

Manheim's son Milo, conceived via sperm donation from her close friend Jeffrey Brezovar, was born on March 6, 2001.<ref name="NYPost">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Manheim has 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Cracking Up	Unknown
	The Road to Wellville	Virginia Cranehill
1995	Jeffrey	Single woman
1996	Eraser	Nurse
	Rescuing Desire	Pappa
1997	David Searching	Gwen
	Romy and Michele's High School Reunion	Toby Walters
1998	Fool's Gold	Patricia
	Happiness	Kristina
	Mercury Rising	Dr. London
	Wide Awake	Sister Sophia
	The Tic Code	Mrs. Swensrut
	You Are Here	Registry woman
1999	East of A	Agatha
	Joe the King	Mrs. Basil
2000	What Planet Are You From?	Alison
2003	Scary Movie 3	Trooper
2004	The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses	Tria	Voice
	Twisted	Lisa
2005	Dark Water	Teacher
	Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School	Lisa Gobar
	Snow Wonder	Bev
	An Unfinished Life	Nina
2006	The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers	Tria	Voice
2007	Slipstream	Barbara
2009	Just Peck	Ms. Wood
2011	Without Men	Boss
2012	Jewtopia	Eileen Daniels
2013	The Hot Flashes	Roxie Rosales
2014	Fort McCoy	Florie
2015	Cop Car	Bev
	Return to Sender	Nancy
2018	All About Nina	Debora

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Law & Order	Leila	Episode: "Life Choice"
1993	Law & Order	Martha Rollins	Episode: "Benevolence"
1994	Law & Order	Beatrice Hines	Episode: "Nurture"
	New York Undercover	Bettina	Episode: "Blondes Have More Fun"
1995	ABC Afterschool Special	Rita	Episode: "Notes for My Daughter"
	Deadly Whispers	Betty	Television film
	One Life to Live	Rabbi Heller	2 episodes
1996	Chicago Hope	Marge Stewart	Episode: "Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope"
1997–2004	The Practice	Ellenor Frutt	Main role
1998	Ally McBeal		Episode: "The Inmates"
2000	Family Guy	Ellen Pine (voice)	Episode: "Dammit Janet"
	Loretta Clairborne Story	Janet MacFarland	Television film
	The 10th Kingdom	Snow White	3 episodes
	Will & Grace	Sue	Episode: "Gypsies, Tramps and Weed"
2001	Boston Public	Ellenor Frutt	Episode: "Chapter Thirteen"
	A Girl Thing	Suzanne Nabor	Television film
	Jennifer	Suzzane Allen	Television film
	Kiss My Act	Samantha Berger	Television film, also co-executive producer
2002	The Laramie Project	Rebecca Hillicker	Television film
2003	The System	Peggy Barker	9 episodes
2004	Higglytown Heroes	Plumber Hero (voice)	2 episodes
	The L Word	Veronica Bloom	4 episodes
	Strong Medicine	June	Episode: "Cinderella in Scrubs"
	Two and a Half Men	Daisy Ray	Episode: "A Kosher Slaughterhouse Out in Fontana"
2005	Elvis	Gladys Presley	2 episodes
	How I Met Your Mother	Ellen Pierce	Episode: "Matchmaker"
2006–2010	Ghost Whisperer	Delia Banks	Main role (seasons 2–5)
2007	Hannah Montana	Margo	2 episodes
	SeeMore's Playhouse	Herself	Episode: "Dental Visits"
2009	Jesse Stone: Thin Ice	Elizabeth Blue	Television film
2010	The Pregnancy Pact	Nurse Daly	Television film
2011–2012	Harry's Law	Kimberly Mendelsohn	5 episodes
2013	Criminal Minds	Carla Hines	2 episodes
	The Makeover	Colleen	Television film
2013–2015	Person of Interest	Control	9 episodes
2014	Extant	Sam Barton	Main role (season 1)
2015	Hand of God	Dr. Langston	2 episodes
2016	Code Black	Alice Williams	Episode: "Life and Limb"
	Masters of Sex	Alice	Episode: "In to Me You See"
	Younger	Jane Wray	2 episodes
2017	Major Crimes	Winnie Davis	3 episodes
2018	Living Biblically	Twila Meadows	Main role
	Waco	Balenda Thibodeau	4 episodes
2019	Hell's Kitchen	Herself	Guest diner and Waterkeeper Alliance contributor Episode: "Poor Trev"
	The Magicians	Sheila	4 episodes
	Heartstrings	Betty Grover	1 episode
2019–2020	Stumptown	Mary Cosgrove	Main role
2020	Utopia	Artemis	2 episodes
2021	Big Shot	Coach McCarthy	Recurring role
2022	Cruel Instruction	Miss Connie	Television film
	This Is Us	Debbie	Episode: "Don't Let Me Keep You"
	Law & Order: Organized Crime	Kate Dixon	Episode: "Gimme Shelter – Part One"
2022–2023	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Kate Dixon	2 episodes
2022–2024	Law & Order	Kate Dixon	Main role (seasons 21–23)
2025	Murder in a Small Town	Jocelyn Tait	Season 2, episode 2, "Blood Wedding"

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