Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim | |
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Tribeca Film Festival | |
Born | Debra Frances Manheim[1] March 8, 1961 , U.S. |
Education | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Children | Milo Manheim |
Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim (born March 8, 1961)
Early life
Manheim was born in West Caldwell, New Jersey, into a Jewish family,[3][4] the daughter of Sylvia (née Nuchow), a teacher, and Jerome Manheim, a mathematics professor and the Dean of Letters and Science at California State University Long Beach.[5][6] Her family relocated several times in her early childhood due to her father taking new teaching positions, and she spent her early years in Michigan and Peoria, Illinois.[7]
When she was in sixth grade, her family relocated to
Career
Manheim worked for a while as a sign language interpreter at hospitals.[13] 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.[citation needed] In 1983, she made a brief appearance as a girl in an elevator in Sudden Impact in the post-courtroom scene at the beginning.
Manheim's breakthrough was her one-woman show "Wake Up, I'm Fat", which played off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company in 1994.[14] She adapted the show into a book of the same name, which was published by Broadway Books in 1999.[15]
In 1999, Manheim won an Emmy for her work on
Personal life
Manheim's son Milo, conceived via sperm donation from her close friend Jeffrey Brezovar, was born on March 6, 2001.[17][18]
Manheim has 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.[19][20]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
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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 |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
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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
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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" |
References
- ISBN 9780767903639.
- ISBN 9780900610813.
- ^ "ABILITY Magazine – Camryn Manheim Interview by Chet Cooper". Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Hollywood actress and Ethiopian immigrant raise their voices at women…". February 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009.
- ^ "Camryn Manheim Biography (1961–)". Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Carmen Perez". www.hslb.org. April 13, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- Ocala Star-Banner, February 27, 2000. Accessed July 2, 2011. "Born in Caldwell, N.J., Manheim spent her early years in New Jersey, Illinois and Michigan as her math-professor father changed universities."
- ^ Miller, Gerri (September 18, 2019). "Stumptown's Camryn Manheim Talks Acting, Activism, and How to Raise a Mensch". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-8147-6385-8.
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ "Camryn Manheim : Actress, Activist, Writer, Producer, Rebel". Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Manheim, Karl – Loyola Law School, Los Angeles". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "ABILITY Magazine – Camryn Manheim Interview by Chet Cooper". www.abilitymagazine.com.
- ^ "Wake Up, I'm Fat". www.radiancemagazine.com.
- ^ ""WAKE UP, I'M FAT!" by Camryn Manheim – Kirkus Reviews".
- ^ Lucy Award, past recipients Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine WIF web site
- ^ Eric Hegedus (July 27, 2017). "Camryn Manheim's son is a Broadway baby in more ways than one". New York Post. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Find Out All About 'Zombies' Star Milo Manheim". Sweety High. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "CamrynManheim.com : Home". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
- ^ Bet Tzedek Raises $300,000 With Its Sixth Annual Justice Ball Retrieved January 29, 2016.