Acclaimed actress Camryn Manheim won both an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Drama), in 1999, for her depiction of impassioned attorney Ellenor Frutt. In the same year, she was also named one of the "Most Intriguing People of the Year" by People magazine, one of the "Most Fascinating Women of the Year" by Ladies Home Journal, and one of Glamour magazine's "Women of the Year."
Raised in the Midwest and Southern California, Manheim is the daughter of outspoken, politically aware parents who passed their activism on to all of their children. She works assiduously for the rights of the disabled, particularly the deaf, and is a vocal and public supporter of the size acceptance movement. Her own journey to self-acceptance is documented in her best-selling book, Wake Up, I'm Fat!, which was a New York Times best-seller.
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She has guest-starred on a number of television series, including Chicago Hope, Law & Order, and Touched By an Angel. She also appeared in the made-for-television movie The Loretta Claiborne Story and the miniseries The 10th Kingdom, in which she played Snow White.
Manheim made her producorial debut in the ABC television movie The Last Laugh, a contemporary Cyrano de Bergerac story. She also executive produced and starred in the ABC telefilm Kiss My Act.
Her motion picture credits include Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, Jeffrey, The Road to Wellville, Wide Awake, Mercury Rising, Happiness, and What Planet Are You From?
In New York City, which she calls home, Manheim can often be seen riding her Honda CB650 motorcycle in traffic, no matter what the weather. She is also a sign language interpreter and holds an MFA from New York University, where she currently guest teaches.