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| Birth Name(s) : Camryn Manheim |
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Full Camryn Manheim Biography
Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American actress who is known for her role as attorney "Ellenor Frutt" on the ABC legal drama The Practice and more popularly known today as Delia Banks of Ghost Whisperer.
Manheim was born Debra Frances Manheim in Caldwell, New Jersey, the daughter of Sylvia, a teacher, and Jerome Manheim, a mathematics professor. Her family is Jewish. Manheim became interested in acting after working at a Renaissance Faire in high school. Manheim graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts of degree in 1984 and New York University with a Master's degree in Fine Arts in 1987.
Manheim worked as a sign language interpreter at hospitals. Her knowledge of sign language was utilized at times on The Practice and also for her role as a Child Behavioral Psychologist in the movie Mercury Rising. Manheim won an Emmy award for her work on The Practice and exclaimed that "This is for all the fat girls!" She followed up on this statement with an autobiography entitled Wake Up, I'm Fat!. A one-woman show of the same title preceded the book.
In 2005, Manheim earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television, as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for her work in Elvis. Beginning with the second season in 2006, Manheim has joined the cast of CBS' Ghost Whisperer. In 2007, she appeared as the Nurse in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
Manheim is an avid human rights activist with a focus on women's rights and gay rights. She is known to have made contributions to a variety of charities, notably RAINN. Manheim has also been involved with the Los Angeles based charity, Bet Tzedek Legal Services - The House of Justice, serving as a co-chair for their annual fundraiser, The Justice Ball. She maintains her own official website where she can interact with fans. |
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