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A full-figured, self-described "Amazon," Camryn Manheim stands at 5'10" and weighs upwards of 200 pounds,... (Learn more)

Top Projects: The Ghost Whisperer, The Practice, The 10th Kingdom (View All)

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Camryn Manheim’s Milestones
Raised in Peoria, Illinois, Michigan and Southern California
1977 First professional "acting" work as a wench at the Renaissance Faire in Los Angeles
1987 Made New York stage debut in Tony Kushner's "Hydriotaphia"
1990 Made screen debut with bit in "The Bonfire of the Vanities"
1991 Had early TV work guest-starring on "Law & Order" (NBC) for the first of four times
1993 Starred in one-person Off-Broadway show, "Wake Up, I'm Fat"
1994 Co-starred in "The Road to Wellville"
1995 Made TV-movie debut in "Deadly Whispers" (CBS)
1997 Had small role in "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
1997 - 0 Played the regular supporting role of attorney Ellenor Frutt on "The Practice" (ABC)
1998 Signed to pen a book tentatively titled "Wake Up, I'm Fat" (after her stage show); reportedly will receive in the neighborhood of $500,000
2000 Played Snow White in the television mini series "The 10th Kingdom"
2001 Appeared in "A Girl Thing," which starred Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing and Mia Farrow
2002 Cast in "The Laramie Project," the true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard
2003 Cast in the comedy "Scary Movie 3" written by the Wayans brothers
2005 Cast in Lasse Hallström's "An Unfinished Life" with Robert Redford and Jennifer Lopez
2005 Earned an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Gladys Presley in the CBS miniseries "Elvis"

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Also known as

Birth Name : Debra Frances Manheim
Birth Name : Debra Manheim

Born

March, 08 1961 in Caldwell, New Jersey, USA

Education

  • Cabrillo Junior College, Santa Cruz, California:
  • New York University, New York, New York:
  • University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California:

Professions

actor, sign language interpreter