Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim is an American actress and born on 8 March 1961 in West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America who first caught the public eye on Broadway in 1994 with her off-Broadway one-woman show, “Wake Up, I’m Fat”. She is known for her roles as Ellenor Frutt on The Practice (1997–2004), Delia Banks for Ghost Whisperer (2006–2010), “Control” Person of Interest (2013–2015), Lieutenant Cosgrove in Stumptown (2019–2020) and Gladys Presley in the 2005 miniseries Elvis. In 2022 she starred as Kate Dixon on Law & Order instead. 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).
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Formative Years
Camryn Manheim was the child of Jewish parents. She was the daughter of Sylvia Manheim a teacher and Jerome Manheim–a professor of mathematics as well as Dean ad interim at California State University Long Beach for its School of Letters and Science. In the early years of her life, her family moved often because her father was taking new teaching positions. She spent part of her childhood in Michigan, another portion in Peoria, Illinois.
In the sixth grade she moved with her family to Southern California and settled down near Long Beach. There her school was Woodrow Wilson Classical High School. By acting in a Renaissance fair while still in high school, she became fascinated with performing. In 1984 Manheim graduated with a BFA from the University of California, Santa Cruz. In 1987 she received an MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program. Karl Manheim, her brother, is one of the professors at Loyola Law School.
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Carrier
For some time Camryn Manheim worked in hospital signing as an interpreter. Her own sign language was used in the production of The Practice, in an episode of Law & Order, and as a child behavioral psychologist in the film Mercury Rising. In 1983, she made a guest appearance as a girl in an elevator in the post-courtroom scene at the beginning of “Sudden Impact.
She first gained attention for her one-woman show “Wake Up, I’m Fat”, which was performed at Classic Stage Company off-Broadway in 1994. The show was adapted into a book with the same title released by Broadway Books in 1999.
Net worth
According to reports her currently net worth approximately 12 Million USD.
Family
Father- Jerome Manheim
Mother- Sylvia Manheim
Brother- Karl Manheim
Sister- Lisa Manheim
The son of Camryn Manheim, conceived via sperm donation from her close friend Jeffrey Brezovar, was born on March 6, 2001.
Camryn Manheim has relationships with the Los Angeles based organizations Bet Tzedek Legal Services – The House of Justice, and serves as a co-chair for their annual fundraiser.
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Movies
| 1983 | Sudden Impact | Girl in elevator | Uncredited |
| 1994 | Cracking Up | Unknown | |
| 1994 | The Road to Wellville | Virginia Cranehill | |
| 1995 | Jeffrey | Single woman | |
| 1996 | Eraser | Nurse | |
| 1996 | Rescuing Desire | Pappa | |
| 1997 | David Searching | Gwen | |
| 1997 | Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion | Toby Walters | |
| 1998 | Fool’s Gold | Patricia | |
| 1998 | Happiness | Kristina | |
| 1998 | Mercury Rising | Dr. London | |
| 1998 | Wide Awake | Sister Sophia | |
| 1998 | The Tic Code | Mrs. Swensrut | |
| 1998 | You Are Here | Registry woman | |
| 1999 | East of A | Agatha | |
| 1999 | 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 |
| 2004 | Twisted | Lisa | |
| 2005 | Dark Water | Teacher | |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Lisa Gobar | |
| 2005 | Snow Wonder | Bev | |
| 2005 | 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 | |
| 2015 | Return to Sender | Nancy | |
| 2018 | All About Nina | Debora |
TV Shows
| 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” |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Bettina | Episode: “Blondes Have More Fun” |
| 1995 | ABC Afterschool Special | Rita | Episode: “Notes for My Daughter” |
| 1995 | Deadly Whispers | Betty | Television film |
| 1995 | 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 | Ellenor Frutt | Episode: “The Inmates” |
| 2000 | Family Guy | Ellen Pine (voice) | Episode: “Dammit Janet” |
| 2000 | Loretta Clairborne Story | Janet MacFarland | Television film |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Snow White | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | Sue | Episode: “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed“ |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Ellenor Frutt | Episode: “Chapter Thirteen” |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | Suzanne Nabor | Television film |
| 2001 | Jennifer | Suzzane Allen | Television film |
| 2001 | 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 | Camryn (voice) | Episode: “Twinkle Tooth” |
| 2004 | The L Word | Veronica Bloom | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | June | Episode: “Cinderella in Scrubs” |
| 2004 | Two and a Half Men | Daisy Ray | Episode: “A Kosher Slaughterhouse Out in Fontana” |
| 2005 | Elvis | Gladys Presley | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Ellen Pierce | Episode: “Matchmaker” |
| 2006–2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Delia Banks | Main role (season 2–5) |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | Margo | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2013 | 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” |
| 2016 | Masters of Sex | Alice | Episode: “In to Me You See” |
| 2016 | Younger | Jane Wray | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Major Crimes | Winnie Davis | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Living Biblically | Twila Meadows | Main role |
| 2018 | Waco | Balenda Thibodeau | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Hell’s Kitchen | Herself | Guest diner and Waterkeeper Alliance contributor; Episode: “Poor Trev” |
| 2019 | The Magicians | Sheila | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | Stumptown | Mary Cosgrove | Main role |
| 2019 | Heartstrings | Betty Grover | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Utopia | Artemis | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Big Shot | Coach McCarthy | Recurring role |
| 2022–present | Law & Order | Kate Dixon | Main role (season 21–present) |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Kate Dixon | Recurring role |
| 2022–present | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kate Dixon | Recurring role |
| 2022 | This Is Us | Debbie | Episode: “Don’t Let Me Keep You” |
Achievements and Awards
1995
Obie Award for Performance
1998
Prime time Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
1999
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Glamour Woman of the Year Award
Women in Film Lucy Award
2000
Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre
