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
jobs careers people
I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
hate people culture
I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people.
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.
pride thinking laughing
So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.
years rejection acting
Acting forces you to ask yourself, 'Can my constitution take a decade of constant rejection?' And after ten years, you either make it or you don't. And the problem is they don't tell you in advance.
way fats seems
So to me, fat just seems to be right to the point and the most descriptive way to say it.
naked fronts
I don't even like to be naked in front of myself!
waiting someday ifs
Waiting, waiting, waiting. All my life, I've been waiting for my life to begin, as if somehow my life was ahead of me, and that someday I would arrive at it.
venice crafts pockets
Street performers, homemade crafts, keep your wallet in your front pocket and don't buy any crap!
confidence odds understanding
When I meet large women who walk with confidence and are articulate and really have an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds.
views practice people
On The Practice, I get to do what I love to do, and I am making a contribution that will, in the end, help raise social consciousness, dispel some of the myths about being large, and change the way that people view and interact with large people
years years-ago size
Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.
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.
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.