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Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961 in Caldwell,
New Jersey) is an United States|American actress
best known for her role as attorney Ellenor Frutt
on the American Broadcasting Company|ABC legal
drama The Practice.

Manheim became interested in acting after working
at a Renaissance Faire in high school.  Manheim
graduated from New York University with a Master's
degree in Fine Arts in 1987.  She previously
worked as a sign language interpreter at
hospitals.  Her knowledge of sign language was
utilitzed 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. 

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 R.A.I.N.N.. Camryn maintains
her own official website where she can interact
with fans.

==Partial filmography==

* Dark Water (2005)
* Scary Movie 3 (2003)
* The 10th Kingdom (2000)
* Joe the King (1999)
* Mercury Rising (1998)
* Happiness_%28movie%29|Happiness (1998)
* Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
* The Practice (1997-2004)
* Eraser (movie)|Eraser (1996)

==External links==
* http://www.camrynmanheim.com/ Camryn Manheim
Official website Official Website for Camryn
Manheim
* imdb name|id=0005179|name=Camryn Manheim