Acclaimed actress and social activist Camryn Manheim found success on her own terms. Known for her Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning role on The Practice, Manheim is a fierce trailblazer on and off the screen. Shattering her critics’ expectations and defining her career by versatility, determination, and a sense of adventure, Manheim continues to inspire legions of fans and audiences with her candor, humor, and story.
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Shattering her critics’ expectations and defining her career by versatility, determination, and a sense of adventure, Manheim
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Acclaimed actress and social activist Camryn Manheim found success on her own terms. Known for her Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning role on The Practice, Manheim is a fierce trailblazer on and off the screen. Shattering her critics’ expectations and defining her career by versatility, determination, and a sense of adventure, Manheim continues to inspire legions of fans and audiences with her candor, humor, and story.
As she tells in her New York Times bestseller, Wake Up, I’m Fat, Manheim’s journey in show business has been an exercise in resilience. “I have been a fighter since the day I was born,” she says, “In fact, I feel like I have boxing gloves on all the time.”
But Manheim’s strength prevailed, leading to her iconic, Emmy-winning role on The Practice, which lasted eight seasons. Her rare comedic and dramatic talents earned her parts on some of TV’s biggest shows. Winning laughs on Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, and Will & Grace, Manheim also unnerved audiences as “Control” on Person of Interest. Most recently, she has had recurring roles in Major Crimes, Masters of Sex, and Code Black, and appeared in Paramount mini-series Waco.
In 2015, Manheim made an unforgettable Broadway debut in Deaf West’s production of Spring Awakening. Fluent in American Sign Language since college, Manheim spoke and signed her dialogue in this groundbreaking revival.
Off-screen, Manheim raised everyone’s expectations as a semi-professional poker player, competing on Celebrity Poker Showdown and Celebrity Blackjack, raising money for Children’s Media Fund, the Venice Family Clinic, and the ACLU.
A vocal advocate for human rights, Manheim’s activism has included work with the ACLU, RAINN, Planned Parenthood, and the American Cancer Society. A breast cancer survivor herself, Manheim confronted the diagnosis as she does just about everything, with humor, curiosity, and courage.
She 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 speeches 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.
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BEHIND THE CAMERA WITH CAMRYN MANHEIM
MITZVAH THERAPY: LIVING LIFE GENEROUSLY
REAKING THE RULES: DON’T TAKE ‘NO’ FOR AN ANSWER
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Like Mother, Like Son: Camryn And Milo Manheim | PeopleTV
Who Did Camryn Manheim Always Go Up Against for Roles? | WWHL
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NOTE TO SELF
WAKE UP I'M FAT
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