CAMRYN MANHEIM
Name: Camryn Manheim.
Birth name: Debra Frances Manheim
Born: 8 March 1961 Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, U.S.
Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American actress known primarily for
her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on the ABC legal drama The Practice and as
Delia Banks on Ghost Whisperer.
Manheim was born Debra Frances Manheim in Caldwell, New Jersey, the daughter of
Sylvia, a teacher, and Jerome Manheim, a mathematics professor. Her family is
Jewish. Manheim became interested in acting after working at a Renaissance
Faire in high school. Manheim graduated from the University of California at
Santa Cruz in with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts of degree in 1984 and New York
University with a Master's degree in Fine Arts in 1987.
Manheim worked as a sign language interpreter at hospitals(Which she learned in
high school). Her knowledge of sign language was utilized at times on The
Practice and also for her role as a Child Behavioral Psychologist in the movie
Mercury Rising. Manheim won an Emmy award for her work on The Practice and
exclaimed that "This is for all the fat girls!" She followed up on this
statement with an autobiography entitled Wake Up, I'm Fat!. A one-woman show of
the same title preceded the book.
In 2005, Manheim earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made
for Television, as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress
In A Miniseries Or A Movie for her work in Elvis. Beginning with the second
season in 2006, Manheim has joined the cast of CBS' Ghost Whisperer. In 2007,
she appeared as the Nurse in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park
performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
She was Mikayla's manager on Hannah Montana.
Manheim is an avid human rights activist with a focus on women's rights and gay
rights. She is known to have made contributions to a variety of charities,
notably RAINN. Manheim has also 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. She maintains her own official
website where she can interact with fans.
She has a son named Milo Jacob. Her brother, Karl Manheim, is a law professor at
Loyola Law School.
She dated actor Gregory Hines before his death.
Name: Camryn Manheim.
Birth name: Debra Frances Manheim
Born: 8 March 1961 Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, U.S.
Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American actress known primarily for
her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on the ABC legal drama The Practice and as
Delia Banks on Ghost Whisperer.
Manheim was born Debra Frances Manheim in Caldwell, New Jersey, the daughter of
Sylvia, a teacher, and Jerome Manheim, a mathematics professor. Her family is
Jewish. Manheim became interested in acting after working at a Renaissance
Faire in high school. Manheim graduated from the University of California at
Santa Cruz in with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts of degree in 1984 and New York
University with a Master's degree in Fine Arts in 1987.
Manheim worked as a sign language interpreter at hospitals(Which she learned in
high school). Her knowledge of sign language was utilized at times on The
Practice and also for her role as a Child Behavioral Psychologist in the movie
Mercury Rising. Manheim won an Emmy award for her work on The Practice and
exclaimed that "This is for all the fat girls!" She followed up on this
statement with an autobiography entitled Wake Up, I'm Fat!. A one-woman show of
the same title preceded the book.
In 2005, Manheim earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made
for Television, as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress
In A Miniseries Or A Movie for her work in Elvis. Beginning with the second
season in 2006, Manheim has joined the cast of CBS' Ghost Whisperer. In 2007,
she appeared as the Nurse in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park
performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
She was Mikayla's manager on Hannah Montana.
Manheim is an avid human rights activist with a focus on women's rights and gay
rights. She is known to have made contributions to a variety of charities,
notably RAINN. Manheim has also 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. She maintains her own official
website where she can interact with fans.
She has a son named Milo Jacob. Her brother, Karl Manheim, is a law professor at
Loyola Law School.
She dated actor Gregory Hines before his death.