Camryn Manheim

Born

March 8, 1961 (64 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA

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.

Sign the Show

Sign the Show

Self

0.0

2023

Sherri

Sherri

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.2

2022

Cruel Instruction

Cruel Instruction

Miss Connie

6.8

2022

Big Shot

Big Shot

Joyce McCarthy · (3 episodes)

8.0

2021

Big Shot

Big Shot

Principal McCarthy · (1 episode)

8.0

2021

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Detective Kate Dixon · (1 episode)

7.9

2021

Killing Eleanor

Killing Eleanor

Anne-Marie

8.5

2020

Utopia

Utopia

Artemis · (2 episodes)

7.2

2020

The F**k-It List

The F**k-It List

Principal Baird

6.1

2020

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)

0.0

2020

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2020

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

Mrs. Grover · (1 episode)

6.8

2019

Stumptown

Stumptown

Lieutenant Cosgrove · (18 episodes)

7.2

2019

All About Nina

All About Nina

Debora

6.0

2018

25 Words or Less

25 Words or Less

(1 episode)

6.7

2018

Living Biblically

Living Biblically

Ms. Meadows · (13 episodes)

5.3

2018

Waco

Waco

Balenda Thibodeau · (6 episodes)

7.5

2018

This Is Us

This Is Us

Debbie · (1 episode)

8.2

2016

The Magicians

The Magicians

Sheila · (3 episodes)

7.6

2015

Cop Car

Cop Car

Bev

5.9

2015

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

Self · (1 episode)

8.0

2015

Return to Sender

Return to Sender

Nancy

6.1

2015

Younger

Younger

Dr. Jane Wray · (2 episodes)

6.8

2015

Extant

Extant

Sam Barton · (13 episodes)

6.3

2014

Fort McCoy

Fort McCoy

Florie

4.8

2014

Masters of Sex

Masters of Sex

Group Leader · (1 episode)

7.1

2013

The Doc Files

The Doc Files

Rescue Ronda (voice) · (1 episode)

2.0

2013

The Hot Flashes

The Hot Flashes

Roxie Rosales

4.7

2013

The Makeover

The Makeover

Colleen

5.5

2013

Camilla Dickinson

Camilla Dickinson

Pamela Stephanowski

2.0

2012

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

Diane Claypool · (1 episode)

8.1

2011

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

Control · (8 episodes)

8.1

2011

Without Men

Without Men

la patronne

4.0

2011

Just Peck

Just Peck

Ms. Wood

5.5

2011

Harry's Law

Harry's Law

A.D.A. Kim Mendelsohn · (2 episodes)

7.3

2011

Harry's Law

Harry's Law

Kim Mendelsohn · (3 episodes)

7.3

2011

The Pregnancy Pact

The Pregnancy Pact

Nurse Kim Daly

5.1

2010

Love Hurts

Love Hurts

Gloria

5.0

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.1

2009

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Elizabeth Blue

6.8

2009

Slipstream

Slipstream

Barbara

4.9

2007

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.2

2006

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana

Margo · (2 episodes)

7.1

2006

Behind the Smile

Behind the Smile

Vicki Matters

1.0

2006

The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers

The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers

Tria (voice)

6.2

2006

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Lisa Gobar

5.8

2006

Snow Wonder

Snow Wonder

Bev

5.3

2005

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

Delia Banks · (85 episodes)

8.1

2005

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

Carla Hines · (2 episodes)

8.3

2005

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

Ellen Pierce · (1 episode)

8.1

2005

An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life

Nina

6.8

2005

Dark Water

Dark Water

Teacher

5.7

2005

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

Self - Restaurant Patron · (1 episode)

6.8

2005

Elvis

Elvis

(0 episode)

6.4

2005

Elvis

Elvis

Gladys Presley · (2 episodes)

6.4

2005

My Crazy Life

(1 episode)

0.0

2005

The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses

The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses

Tria (voice)

6.3

2005

The Tony Danza Show

Self - Guest · (3 episodes)

6.1

2004

Twisted

Twisted

Lisa

5.6

2004

The L Word

The L Word

Veronica Bloom · (4 episodes)

7.6

2004

Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie 3

Trooper Champlin

6.0

2003

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

Daisy · (1 episode)

7.5

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

2003

The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project

Rebecca Hilliker

6.3

2002

Jenifer

Jenifer

Nurse Vandemal

5.8

2001

Kiss My Act

Kiss My Act

5.5

2001

A Girl Thing

A Girl Thing

Suzanne Nabor

3.8

2001

Boston Public

Boston Public

Ellenor Frutt · (1 episode)

7.6

2000

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

June · (1 episode)

7.1

2000

East of A

Agatha

0.0

2000

What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

Alison

5.5

2000

The 10th Kingdom

The 10th Kingdom

Snow White · (5 episodes)

7.6

2000

The Loretta Claiborne Story

The Loretta Claiborne Story

Janet McFarland

5.0

2000

The Early Show

The Early Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.3

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Kate Dixon · (1 episode)

7.9

1999

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

Camryn Manheim

6.5

1999

Family Guy

Family Guy

Airline Passenger / Communist Mother (voice) · (1 episode)

7.4

1999

Dilbert

Dilbert

Juliet (voice) · (1 episode)

6.9

1999

Joe the King

Joe the King

Mrs. Basil

6.0

1999

Happiness

Happiness

Kristina

7.5

1998

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

Psychic Sue · (1 episode)

6.9

1998

Oh Baby

Oh Baby

(1 episode)

5.0

1998

The Tic Code

The Tic Code

Mrs. Swensrut

5.8

1998

Mercury Rising

Mercury Rising

Dr. London

6.3

1998

Wide Awake

Wide Awake

Sister Sophia

5.5

1998

Fool's Gold

Patricia

0.0

1998

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

Ellenor Frutt · (1 episode)

6.6

1997

The View

The View

Self · (4 episodes)

4.4

1997

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Toby Walters

6.2

1997

You Are Here

Singles Registry Woman

0.0

1997

The Practice

The Practice

Ellenor Frutt · (168 episodes)

7.7

1997

David Searching

David Searching

Gwen

5.4

1997

Eraser

Eraser

Nurse at Cyrez Infirmary

6.1

1996

Rescuing Desire

Pappa

3.3

1996

MADtv

MADtv

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

1995

Jeffrey

Jeffrey

Single Woman

6.3

1995

Deadly Whispers

Deadly Whispers

Betty

4.9

1995

Notes For My Daughter

Risa

0.0

1995

The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville

Virginia Cranehill

5.6

1994

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Anita · (1 episode)

7.2

1994

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

(1 episode)

7.2

1994

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Poe Picketer

5.6

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Leila · (1 episode)

7.4

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Kate Dixon · (45 episodes)

7.4

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Martha Rollins · (1 episode)

7.4

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Beatrice Hines · (1 episode)

7.4

1990

Sudden Impact

Sudden Impact

Girl in Elevator (uncredited)

6.5

1983

Great Performances

Great Performances

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

1971

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee · (1 episode)

7.2

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

7.2

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Winner · (1 episode)

7.2

1944