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name: "Chris Manheim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-manheim"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "15 February 1951"
died: "7 August 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:22:55.124792+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."
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# Chris Manheim

Writer. Born 15 February 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 7 August 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 15 February 1951, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 7 August 2025

## Biography

Chris Manheim was an American television writer and producer. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York on a scholarship from the University of North Carolina, before moving to Los Angeles in 1978 to pursue scriptwriting.

She began her writing career on *Eight Is Enough* (1977) with a partner, later contributing episodes to *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), *V* (1984) and *Monk* (2002). Manheim joined *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995) as a freelance writer in its first season and advanced to story editor and producer, writing or co-writing numerous episodes including *The Prodigal*, *Remember Nothing*, *Maternal Instincts* and *The Bitter Suite*.

She retired with her husband Rick to North Carolina. Manheim died on 7 August 2025.

*Sources: imdb.com, whenheartscollide.net, reddit.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Story, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

## Also known for

- *Monk* (2002), Writer
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Writer
- *V* (1984), Writer
- *Eight Is Enough* (1977), Writer

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