---
name: "Camryn Manheim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/camryn-manheim"
fi1m_id: "camryn-manheim"
imdb_id: "nm0005179"
tmdb_id: 20187
wikidata_id: "Q234514"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 March 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T03:08:22.327101+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Camryn Manheim

## Identity

Camryn Manheim

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/camryn-manheim
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** camryn-manheim
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005179
- **TMDB ID:** 20187
- **Wikidata ID:** Q234514
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camryn_Manheim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005179/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20187

Actor. Born 8 March 1961 in West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 March 1961, West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1996–2011
- **Also known as:** Κάμριν Μάνχαϊμ, Debra Frances Manheim, Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim, کامرین منهایم, کَمرین منهایم
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 68 (2), 2000s 54 (2), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 60 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $466m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camryn_Manheim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005179/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20187

## Biography

Camryn Manheim is an American actress born Debra Frances Manheim on 8 March 1961 in West Caldwell, New Jersey. She first came to attention with her off-Broadway one-woman show *Wake Up, I'm Fat* in 1994. She holds a BFA from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an MFA from New York University.

Manheim is known for her role as Ellenor Frutt on the series *The Practice* (1997–2004), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Her film credits include *Happiness* (1998) as Kristina, *Romy and Michele's High School Reunion* (1997), and *Scary Movie 3* (2003). Other television roles include Delia Banks on *Ghost Whisperer* (2006–2010) and Control on *Person of Interest* (2013–2015). She has also appeared in the miniseries *Elvis* (2005) as Gladys Presley.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Control — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Fi1m 52, as Trooper Champlin — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, as Daisy — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Happiness* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Kristina — [page](https://film.one/film/happiness.md)
- *Eraser* (1996), Fi1m 58, as Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/eraser.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Murder in a Small Town* (2024), series, as Jocelyn Tait
- *Cruel Instruction* (2022), as Miss Connie
- *Big Shot* (2021), series, as Joyce McCarthy, Principal McCarthy
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Kate Dixon
- *Killing Eleanor* (2020), as Anne-Marie
- *Utopia* (2020), series, as Artemis
- *The F**k-It List* (2020), as Principal Baird
- *Endangered* (2020), as Educational Video Spokesperson
- *Dolly Parton's Heartstrings* (2019), series, as Mrs. Grover
- *Stumptown* (2019), series, as Lieutenant Cosgrove
- *All About Nina* (2018), as Debora
- *Living Biblically* (2018), series, as Ms. Meadows
- *Waco* (2018), series, as Balenda Thibodeau
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Debbie — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *The Magicians* (2015), series, as Sheila
- *Cop Car* (2015), as Bev
- *Return to Sender* (2015), as Nancy
- *Younger* (2015), series, as Dr. Jane Wray
- *Extant* (2014), series, as Sam Barton
- *Fort McCoy* (2014), as Florie
- *Masters of Sex* (2013), series, as Group Leader — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *The Doc Files* (2013), series, as Rescue Ronda (voice)
- *The Hot Flashes* (2013), as Roxie Rosales
- *The Makeover* (2013), as Colleen
- *Camilla Dickinson* (2012), as Pamela Stephanowski
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Diane Claypool, Control — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Without Men* (2011), as la patronne
- *Just Peck* (2011), as Ms. Wood
- *Harry's Law* (2011), series, as Kim Mendelsohn
- *The Pregnancy Pact* (2010), as Nurse Kim Daly
- *Love Hurts* (2009), as Gloria
- *Jesse Stone: Thin Ice* (2009), as Elizabeth Blue
- *Slipstream* (2007), as Barbara
- *Hannah Montana* (2006), series, as Margo
- *Behind the Smile* (2006), as Vicki Matters
- *The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers* (2006), as Tria (voice)
- *Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School* (2006), as Lisa Gobar
- *Snow Wonder* (2005), as Bev
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Delia Banks
- *Ghost whisperer* (2005), series, as Delia Banks
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Carla Hines — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Ellen Pierce — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *An Unfinished Life* (2005), as Nina
- *Dark Water* (2005), as Teacher
- *Elvis* (2005), series, as Gladys Presley
- *My Crazy Life* (2005), series, Actor
- *The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses* (2005), as Tria (voice)
- *Higglytown Heroes* (2004), series, as Plumber Hero (voice)
- *Twisted* (2004), as Lisa
- *The L Word* (2004), series, as Veronica Bloom
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), as Trooper Champlin — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Daisy — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *The Laramie Project* (2002), as Rebecca Hilliker
- *Jenifer* (2001), as Nurse Vandemal
- *Kiss My Act* (2001), as Samantha 'Sam' Berger · Co-Executive Producer
- *A Girl Thing* (2001), series, as Suzanne Nabor
- *Boston Public* (2000), series, as Ellenor Frutt
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as June
- *What Planet Are You From?* (2000), as Alison
- *East of A* (2000), as Agatha
- *The 10th Kingdom* (2000), series, as Snow White
- *The Loretta Claiborne Story* (2000), as Janet McFarland
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Kate Dixon
- *Jackie's Back!* (1999), as Camryn Manheim
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Airline Passenger / Communist Mother (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Dilbert* (1999), series, as Juliet (voice)
- *Joe the King* (1999), as Mrs. Basil
- *Happiness* (1998), as Kristina — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/happiness.md)
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Psychic Sue
- *Oh Baby* (1998), series, Actor
- *The Tic Code* (1998), as Mrs. Swensrut
- *Mercury Rising* (1998), as Dr. London
- *Wide Awake* (1998), as Sister Sophia
- *Fool's Gold* (1998), as Patricia
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Ellenor Frutt — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *Romy and Michele's High School Reunion* (1997), as Toby Walters
- *You Are Here* (1997), as Singles Registry Woman
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Ellenor Frutt
- *David Searching* (1997), as Gwen
- *Eraser* (1996), as Nurse — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/eraser.md)
- *Rescuing Desire* (1996), as Pappa
- *Jeffrey* (1995), as Single Woman
- *Deadly Whispers* (1995), as Betty
- *Notes for My Daughter* (1995), as Risa
- *The Road to Wellville* (1994), as Virginia Cranehill
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Anita
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Marge Stewart
- *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990), as Poe Picketer
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Leila, Kate Dixon, Martha Rollins, Beatrice Hines — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Deluxe Ocean View*, as Vera
- *Romy and Michele 2*, as Toby Walters

## Gallery

- ![Camryn Manheim](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-03469611d039.jpg) Camryn Manheim — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Camryn_Manheim_TFF_2007_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Camryn Manheim (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-0ce0848be966.jpg) Camryn Manheim (2007) — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Camryn_Manheim_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/1280px-Camryn_Manheim_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camryn Manheim (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-31b219938664.jpg) Camryn Manheim (2007) — Cropped from photo by David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Camryn_Manheim_portrait.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ms. magazine, Spring 2003 issue featuring the "This is what a feminist looks like," campaign](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-9585b513bdca.jpg) Ms. magazine, Spring 2003 issue featuring the "This is what a feminist looks like," campaign — Liberty Media for Women, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ms._magazine_Cover_-_Spring_2003.jpg/1280px-Ms._magazine_Cover_-_Spring_2003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Camryn Manheim](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-cc0ad387fd4e.jpg) Camryn Manheim — Image via TMDB
- ![Camryn Manheim](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-a7ece430a47b.jpg) Camryn Manheim — Image via TMDB
- ![Camryn Manheim](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-a0cb6a593bde.jpg) Camryn Manheim — Image via TMDB
- ![Camryn Manheim](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-843e99927aad.jpg) Camryn Manheim — Image via TMDB
- ![Camryn Manheim](https://film.one/media/person/87753/gallery-bf32920f7658.jpg) Camryn Manheim — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1999: Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *The Practice*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1998: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *The Practice*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Lucy Award 1999: Lucy Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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