Biography

Camryn Manheim is well known to television audiences for her role as Ellenor Frutt in the drama series "The Practice," for which she won both the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award. She also received an Emmy nomination for her role as Gladys Presley in the mini-series "Elvis." Her other television credits include the series HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, TWO AND A HALF MEN, "Chicago Hope," "The L Word," "Will & Grace," "Ally McBeal" and "Gideon's Crossing."

Manheim's feature film credits include "An Unfinished Life," "Dark Water," "Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School," "Scary Movie 3," "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion," "Happiness" and "The Road to Wellville." She recently completed shooting "Slipstream," a film written and directed by Anthony Hopkins.

Among her long list of theater credits is "Missing Persons," for which she won an Obie Award, and her one-woman show, "Wake Up, I'm Fat!," which was also a New York Times best-selling book.

Born on March 8 in Caldwell, New Jersey, Manheim currently lives in Los Angeles with her son Milo.