Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheimis an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice, Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer, as Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley in the 2005 mini-series Elvis, and "Control" on Person of Interest...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth8 March 1961
CityCaldwell, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
boys
When it comes to boys and her weight, I think Ellenor is much more conservative than I am, and she has not had the dialogue I have had about my weight.
grew political
I grew up with a very political legacy.
along came dreams feature films occurred
It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
cross either few lights
The way I see it, I can either cross the street, or I can keep waiting for another few years of green lights to go by.
ashamed devoted difficult energy face helping people
I think Ellenor is embarrassed and ashamed and has devoted all of her energy to the law and to helping other people get justice because it's too difficult for her to face her own struggle for justice.
days script television three weekly
On a weekly television series, we don't have a lot of preparation time: most often we get the script two or three days before filming.
hate character play
The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.
parent weight fit
My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities
bigs
Nobody else knew what to do with me because big women are old
fats
I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word
falling-in-love love-you important
It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch the show and fall in love with you
ideas long actors
For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.
hate people culture
I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people.
college parent fabulous
Both of my parents are professors and everyone in my family has some fabulous degree of something or another and I couldn't get into college because I didn't know a language.