Camryn Manheim
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Family Guy
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
The View
1997
Hollywood Squares
1998
Two and a Half Men
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kate Dixon · 1999
Law & Order
as Leila · 1990
Law & Order
as Kate Dixon · 1990
Law & Order
as Martha Rollins · 1990
Law & Order
as Beatrice Hines · 1990
Family Guy
as Airline Passenger / Communist Mother (voice) · 1999
Criminal Minds
as Carla Hines · 2005
The View
as Self · 1997
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist · 1998
Two and a Half Men
as Daisy · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Person of Interest
as Diane Claypool · 2011
Person of Interest
as Control · 2011
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Audience Member · 2005
How I Met Your Mother
as Ellen Pierce · 2005
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2022
This Is Us
as Debbie · 2016
Ghost Whisperer
as Delia Banks · 2005
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Chicago Hope
as Marge Stewart · 1994
Great Performances
as Self · 1971
The Practice
as Ellenor Frutt · 1997
Will & Grace
as Psychic Sue · 1998
Strong Medicine
as June · 2000
Touched by an Angel
as Anita · 1994
25 Words or Less
as Self · 2018
Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron · 2005
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Kate Dixon · 2021
The Talk
as Self · 2010
Hannah Montana
as Margo · 2006
Boston Public
as Ellenor Frutt · 2000
Murder in a Small Town
as Jocelyn Tait · 2024
Younger
as Dr. Jane Wray · 2015
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest · 2004
The Magicians
as Sheila · 2015
Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest · 2020
Stars in the House
as Self · 2020
Masters of Sex
as Group Leader · 2013
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self · 2015
The L Word
as Veronica Bloom · 2004
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
Ally McBeal
as Ellenor Frutt · 1997
Harry's Law
as Kim Mendelsohn · 2011
Extant
as Sam Barton · 2014
Scary Movie 3
as Trooper Champlin · 2003
Stumptown
as Lieutenant Cosgrove · 2019
Higglytown Heroes
as Plumber Hero (voice) · 2004
Big Shot
as Joyce McCarthy · 2021
Big Shot
as Principal McCarthy · 2021
Dilbert
as Juliet (voice) · 1999
Mercury Rising
as Dr. London · 1998
Oh Baby
· 1998
Oh Baby
as R.N. Dale Harris · 1998
Waco
as Balenda Thibodeau · 2018
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
The 10th Kingdom
as Snow White · 2000
Eraser
as Nurse · 1996
Utopia
as Artemis · 2020
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
as Mrs. Grover · 2019
An Unfinished Life
as Nina · 2005
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
as Toby Walters · 1997
The F**k-It List
as Principal Baird · 2020
Dark Water
as Teacher · 2005
Return to Sender
as Nancy · 2015
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Poe Picketer · 1990
All About Nina
as Debora · 2018
Twisted
as Lisa · 2004
The Road to Wellville
as Virginia Cranehill · 1994
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
as Tria (voice) · 2006
Elvis
as Gladys Presley · 2005
A Girl Thing
as Suzanne Nabor · 2001
MADtv
as Self · 1995
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
as Tria (voice) · 2005
Happiness
as Kristina · 1998
The Doc Files
as Rescue Ronda (voice) · 2013
Cop Car
as Bev · 2015
The Laramie Project
as Rebecca Hilliker · 2002
Living Biblically
as Ms. Meadows · 2018
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Elizabeth Blue · 2009
What Planet Are You From?
as Alison · 2000
My Crazy Life
· 2005
Wide Awake
as Sister Sophia · 1998
Cruel Instruction
as Miss Connie · 2022
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
Joe the King
as Mrs. Basil · 1999
Slipstream
as Barbara · 2007
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Lisa Gobar · 2006
Jackie's Back!
as Camryn Manheim · 1999
Jeffrey
as Single Woman · 1995
Without Men
as la patronne · 2011
The Hot Flashes
as Roxie Rosales · 2013
Romy and Michele 2
as Toby Walters
Behind the Smile
as Vicki Matters · 2006
The Makeover
as Colleen · 2013
Rescuing Desire
as Pappa · 1996
The Pregnancy Pact
as Nurse Kim Daly · 2010
Just Peck
as Ms. Wood · 2011
Love Hurts
as Gloria · 2009
Deadly Whispers
as Betty · 1995
Sign the Show
as Self · 2023
Kiss My Act
as Samantha 'Sam' Berger · 2001
Endangered
as Educational Video Spokesperson · 2020
The Tic Code
as Mrs. Swensrut · 1998
East of A
as Agatha · 2000
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
as Self · 2008
Snow Wonder
as Bev · 2005
Killing Eleanor
as Anne-Marie · 2020
Camilla Dickinson
as Pamela Stephanowski · 2012
Deluxe Ocean View
as Vera
The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Janet McFarland · 2000
David Searching
as Gwen · 1997
Notes for My Daughter
as Risa · 1995
Fort McCoy
as Florie · 2014
Jenifer
as Nurse Vandemal · 2001
You Are Here
as Singles Registry Woman · 1997
Fool's Gold
as Patricia · 1998