Camryn Manheim
Actress Activist
Acclaimed actress and social activist Camryn Manheim, known for her Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning role on The Practice, has always paved her own path. With success on TV, film, and the bestseller list, Manheim’s career has been defined by versatility, determination, and a sense of adventure.
Her rare talents as a comedic and dramatic actress have earned Manheim roles on some of the biggest shows on TV. Best known for her Emmy-winning turn on The Practice, Manheim has also won laughs on Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, and Will & Grace and shook audiences with recurring roles on Law & Order, Extant, and as Control on Person of Interest.
Manheim’s fierce determination to defy the beauty myth and casting stereotypes on- and off-screen has resulted in one of Hollywood’s most remarkable success stories. Her New York Times bestseller, Wake Up I’m Fat!, detailed her life with candor and humor. In a TIME magazine essay she wrote, “I dream of a time when we can all accept ourselves and one another. My dream is that by 2025 I'll no longer be getting letters every week from young girls who hate themselves because of the way they look.” Off-screen, Manheim raised everyone’s expectations as a professional poker player, competing on Celebrity Poker Showdown and Celebrity Blackjack. She later used her newfound talents to help others, hosting and playing in celebrity poker tournaments. Manheim was named one of the “Most Intriguing People” by People magazine and “Woman of the Year” by Glamour. Always passionate, with a dash of irreverence, her lectures cover everything from show business to self-esteem. Manheim reminds audiences that life is not a dress rehearsal and to get the part, they must first believe in themselves. A vocal advocate for human rights, Manheim’s social activism has included work with American Civil Liberties Union, RAINN, and Planned Parenthood. She has been honored by the National Council of Jewish Women, the National Lawyers Guild, and received an E! Fashion award from Joan Rivers, which she claims was the hardest award to get.
What can I say...it was FABULOUS! Camryn Manheim was one of the best speakers we have ever had. She is truly an extraordinary woman and captivated the audience with her warm, vivacious personality. The women were truly absorbed in her personal story and you could have heard a pin drop. Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
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Suggested Topics Behind the Camera with Camryn Manheim A movie might be the end result, but the real story happens behind the scenes. To get to the premiere, you have to be as good at business as you are on stage. Having experienced the ups and downs of a life in the arts, Camryn Manheim shares what brought her to the top and how she stayed there. Join Manheim as she guides you through the glitz and glamor of the silver screen and the business behind it.
Mitzvah Therapy: Living Life Generously Tikkun olam is a Hebrew phrase that translates to "repairing the world." Understanding the world’s interconnectedness and our own responsibility to others is at the heart of being a citizen of the world. In her speech Mitzvah Therapy: Living Life Generously, Camryn Manheim explains how doing well by others really helps us to do well for ourselves.
Breaking the Rules: Don't Take 'No' For an Answer In today’s competitive world, people face rejection on an almost daily basis and in show business that level of rejection is magnified exponentially. Learning how to process those rejections is the key to unlocking success and getting to where you want to go. In this talk, Camryn Manheim explains how the fastest route to achievement is getting past negative people who put up barriers and paving your own road to success.
Being the Star of Your Own Life Opportunity doesn’t just stumble onto your doorstep. You have to get out there and make your own luck. With decades of experience and success in one of the world’s most competitive fields, Camryn Manheim has seen and done it all in Hollywood, managing to stay relevant in an always changing industry without losing sight of herself and her goals. Persistence, strategy, and negotiation are your tools, and she knows how to use them. Allow Manheim to teach you to make confidence your co-star and get the role of a lifetime.
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Books and Other Works Note to Self Published 2009 In Note to Self, thirty dynamic women share their inspirational stories with writer, director, and television and film producer Andrea Buchanan. Celebrities such as Emmy Award-winning actress Camryn Manheim and Grammy Award-winning rock star Sheryl Crow join stuntwoman Stacy Courtney, football player Katie Hnida, seventy- year-old HIV-positive grandmother Beverly London, and alcoholic-turned-interventionist Candy Finnigan to reflect on their unforgettable stories of redemption. Punctuated by tears and laughter, these poignant tales are full of incredible strength, invaluable knowledge, insurmountable odds, helpful survival instincts, amazing willpower, humiliation -- sometimes on a national level -- and a hefty dose of humor. Wake Up, I'm Fat Published 2000 In this inspirational memoir, Camryn chronicles her journey from a self-hating "overweight" teenager who desperately wanted to fit in, to a self-loving, fat activist who is proud to be a misfit. In his review for The New York Times, Peter Marks wrote, "Forget about butter substitutes! The real breakthrough for fat people this year is Camryn Manheim."(Source: Broadway Books)
TV Guide cover story Published 1999 The outspoken star of The Practice talks about her success, pride and why big girls don't have to cry.
Parade Magazine cover story Published 1999 In this Parade cover story, Manheim tells interviewer Gail Buchalter how she was surprised when she couldn't find roles because of her size and how, in her struggle to break through the sterotypes of heavier people, she developed "warrior skills" and found a new personal freedom.
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Biography
Camryn Manheim is best known for her portrayal of defense attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's Emmy Award-winning drama The Practice. In 1998 she won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and in 1999 she won a Golden Globe for her work in the same role. She was named one of the "Most Intriguing People of the Year" by no less an arbiter of popular taste than People Magazine, one of the "Most Fascinating Women of the Year" by Ladies Home Journal, and one of Glamour Magazine's "Women of the Year." She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award for her portrayal of Elvis Presley's mother in the 2005 mini-series Elvis. Presently, she can be seen in CBS’s hit series, The Ghost Whisperer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, and recently portrayed school nurse Kim Daly in the Lifetime Original Movie, The Pregnancy Pact.
Manheim will never forget her roots in the New York Theater. After getting her master's degree from the prestigious Acting Program at New York University, Camryn spent the next eight years performing in some of the best and worst off-Broadway Theaters. She is proud to have worked at such renowned theaters as the New York Shakespeare Festival, Lincoln Center, Yale Repertory, New York Theater Workshop, The Atlantic Theater, Classic Stage Company, Second Stage and Home for Contemporary Theater. In 1995 she won an OBIE Award for her portrayal of Gemma in Craig Lucas' Missing Persons, and in 1996 Camryn wrote and starred in her one-woman show, Wake Up, I'm Fat!, which played to sold out audiences at The Public Theater.
Following her one-woman show, Camryn landed parts in The Road to Wellville, Jeffrey, Eraser and Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, and she received a National Board of Review Award for her portrayal of a homicidal loner in the controversial and talked about movie, Happiness, written and directed by Todd Solondz. She also appeared in the 2004 film, Blackout, starring Ashley Judd and Samuel L. Jackson, and did a cameo in the HBO film The Laramie Project, based on the townspeople of Laramie, Wyoming after Matthew Shepard was killed. Other recent projects include the film Dark Water, starring Jennifer Connelly; Mike Nichol's What Planet Are You From with Gary Shandling and Annette Bening; The Hot Flashes with Brooke Shields and Wanda Sykes, NBC's mini series, The Tenth Kingdom, where she appeared as Snow White; The ABC/Disney movie of the week, The Loretta Claiborne Story; the Showtime miniseries, A Girl Thing; An Unfinished Life, directed by Lasse Hallstrom; and Slipstream, Sir Anthony Hopkins’ writing and directorial debut. Her other television credits include appearances on Will & Grace, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, Gideon’s Crossing, Law & Order, The L Word and Hannah Montana. Currently, she stars opposite Halle Berry in the CBS series Extant from executive producer Steven Spielberg.
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Born in Caldwell, N.J. and raised in the Mid-West and Southern California, Manheim is the daughter of outspoken, politically aware parents who passed their activism on to all of their children. Camryn is a tireless worker for the rights of the disabled, particularly the deaf. She is a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union, an active supporter of The Feminist Majority, Planned Parenthood, The ALS Project and the size acceptance movement. Her own journey to self-acceptance is documented in her New York Times bestselling book, Wake Up, I'm Fat! published in 1999 by Broadway Books.
Manheim received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and her Masters of Fine Arts degree at New York University. She has guest lectured and spoken all over the United States. She resides in Los Angeles California with her son, Milo.
List of Awards/Honors: 1995 Village Voice Obie Award for Off-Broadway performance in Missing Persons 1998 Emmy for Best supporting Actress on a drama series 1999 Best supporting Actress nomination 1999 Viewers for Quality Television award 1999 Emmy nomination for Best supporting Actress 1999 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress 1999 Television Critics Association award nomination for individual achievement in a drama 1999 Women in Film - Lucy Award, for innovation in television 1999 International Press Academy - Golden Satellite award, for best performance by an actress in a drama series 2000 American Women in Radio-Genie Award. She is also proud to have been honored by The National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, and the National Lawyers Guild.
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