Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim (born March 8, 1961)[2] is an American actress who first came to attention with her off-Broadway one-woman show, "Wake Up, I'm Fat", in 1994.
She is known for her portrayals of Ellenor Frutt on The Practice (1997–2004), Delia Banks on Ghost Whisperer (2006–2010), "Control" on Person of Interest (2013–2015), Lieutenant Cosgrove on Stumptown (2019–2020), and Gladys Presley in the 2005 miniseries Elvis.
[7] When she was in sixth grade, her family relocated to Southern California, settling in Long Beach, where she attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School.
[13] Her knowledge of sign language was used on The Practice, in the Law & Order episodes "Benevolence" (1993) and "Castle in the Sky" (2024),[14] and in her role as a child behavioral psychologist in the movie Mercury Rising.
[17] Manheim's son Milo, conceived via sperm donation from her close friend Jeffrey Brezovar, was born on March 6, 2001.