Acting
Camryn Manheim
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.
Filmography
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Film · 2025
Murder in a Small Town
Series · 2024
Sign the Show
Film · 2023
Cruel Instruction
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Big Shot
Series · 2021
Big Shot
Series · 2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Series · 2021
Killing Eleanor
Film · 2020
The F**k-It List
Film · 2020
Endangered
Film · 2020
Utopia
Series · 2020
Stars in the House
Series · 2020
Stars in the House
Series · 2020
Stumptown
Series · 2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Series · 2019
All About Nina
Film · 2018
Living Biblically
Series · 2018
Waco
Series · 2018
25 Words or Less
Series · 2018
This Is Us
Series · 2016
Cop Car
Film · 2015
Return to Sender
Film · 2015
Younger
Series · 2015
The Magicians
Series · 2015
Celebrity Family Feud
Series · 2015
Fort McCoy
Film · 2014
Extant
Series · 2014
The Makeover
Film · 2013
The Hot Flashes
Film · 2013
The Doc Files
Series · 2013
Masters of Sex
Series · 2013
Camilla Dickinson
Film · 2012
Just Peck
Film · 2011
Without Men
Film · 2011
Person of Interest
Series · 2011
Person of Interest
Series · 2011
Harry's Law
Series · 2011
The Pregnancy Pact
Film · 2010
The Talk
Series · 2010
Love Hurts
Film · 2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
Film · 2008
Slipstream
Film · 2007
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Film · 2006
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
Film · 2006
Behind the Smile
Film · 2006
Hannah Montana
Series · 2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Series · 2006
An Unfinished Life
Film · 2005
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Film · 2005
Snow Wonder
Film · 2005
Dark Water
Film · 2005
How I Met Your Mother
Series · 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Series · 2005
Elvis
Series · 2005
My Crazy Life
Series · 2005
Hell's Kitchen
Series · 2005
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
Dancing with the Stars
Series · 2005
Twisted
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
The L Word
Series · 2004
Higglytown Heroes
Series · 2004
Scary Movie 3
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Two and a Half Men
Series · 2003
The Laramie Project
Film · 2002
Kiss My Act
Film · 2001
Jenifer
Film · 2001
A Girl Thing
Series · 2001
East of A
Film · 2000
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Film · 2000
What Planet Are You From?
Film · 2000
Boston Public
Series · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
The 10th Kingdom
Series · 2000
Joe the King
Film · 1999
Jackie's Back!
Film · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Dilbert
Series · 1999
Mercury Rising
Film · 1998
Happiness
Film · 1998
Fool's Gold
Film · 1998
Wide Awake
Film · 1998
The Tic Code
Film · 1998
Will & Grace
Series · 1998
Oh Baby
Series · 1998
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1998
Oh Baby
Series · 1998
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Film · 1997
You Are Here
Film · 1997
David Searching
Film · 1997
Ally McBeal
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The Practice
Series · 1997
Rescuing Desire
Film · 1996
Eraser
Film · 1996
Jeffrey
Film · 1995
Deadly Whispers
Film · 1995
Notes for My Daughter
Film · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
The Road to Wellville
Film · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Film · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Deluxe Ocean View
Film
Romy and Michele 2
Film