Camryn Manheim is an actor, activist, writer, and playwright who rides a Honda CB650, and whose current role as the smart, passionate, combative attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice earned her an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actress in a drama. Her film credits include Happiness, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, The Road to Wellville, Eraser, Mercury Rising and Wide Awake.She holds a master's degree in acting from NYU and is proud to have performed in most of New York's off-Broadway theaters, winning an Obie Award and an Encore Award for her performance in Craig Lucas's Missing Persons. In 1994 she brought her acclaimed one-woman show, Wake Up, I'm Fat!, to the Joseph Papp Public Theater.She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles, but is registered to vote in New York.
A liberated, humorous, triumphant story...the writing is as fresh and as friendly as the Emmy winner's speech. Anyone could benefit from her lessons in living large. <br>-- Entertainment Weekly <br><br> Manheim's wit runs from impish to slashing; this may be the funniest book about fat acceptance ever written. <br>-- Dallas Morning News <br><br> Wake Up, I'm Fat! is the heartfelt and ballsy story of how [Manheim] learned to be comfortable in her own skin...Inspiring without being soap Oprah-ish, Manheim is a natural writer; she has fine powers of description (her chapter on Emmy night is at once dishy and spellbinding)...her dignity and self-reliance are downright refreshing. <br>-- Salon <br><br> A funny, wickedly candid book. <br>-- Good Housekeeping <br><br> An open and unabashed look at being fat that's crammed with funny, poignant, and painful insights. <br>-- Parade