Camryn Manheim looks unrecognizable after dramatic weight loss
Camryn Manheim stunned fans after the Emmy-winning actress, 65, showed off a dramatic weight loss while attending Rosie O’Donnell’s Common Knowledge opening night in New York City last week. The Law & Order and The Practice star looked nearly unrecognizable in a patterned blouse and jeans.
Photos from the carpet show the veteran actress posing confidently with famous friends, including Julie Halston and Ricki Lake. She wore glasses, a patterned blouse, jeans and beaded jewelry for the outing, according to Page Six.
The latest appearance quickly spread across celebrity breaking news coverage as fans called her slimmed-down look unrecognizable.
Key Takeaways
- Camryn Manheim, 65, appeared nearly unrecognizable after dramatic weight loss at a New York City theater opening.
- She attended the opening night of Rosie O’Donnell’s one-woman show Common Knowledge last week.
- Fans praised her Instagram posts, calling her fabulous, youthful and full of life.
- The Emmy and Golden Globe winner has long advocated self-acceptance and body positivity.
- She has not yet publicly detailed how she lost the weight.
Why did Camryn Manheim make headlines this week?
Manheim was photographed at O’Donnell’s Common Knowledge opening night in New York City. Coverage described her as nearly unrecognizable while flaunting a slimmer figure built over recent years.
She kept the look casual with a patterned boho-style top, jeans, beaded jewelry and a bright smile. She stopped for photos ahead of the show and posed both alone and with friends on the carpet.
Best known for Ellenor Frutt on The Practice, Manheim also starred in Law & Order, Scary Movie 3, Ghost Whisperer, Person of Interest and Stumptown. She won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for The Practice.
What have fans said about her new look?
After Manheim shared snaps from O’Donnell’s show on Instagram, commenters flooded the post with praise. One fan wrote, "You look amazing!" Another said, "You look fabulous!!!"
A third added, "You look as young as when I first saw you in the early 2000’s acting. You just look beautiful and full of life!" Closer Weekly noted she also showed a slimmer figure at a Cedars-Sinai luncheon in May and a Human Rights Campaign Dinner in March.
How has Camryn Manheim spoken about body image before?
Manheim was among Hollywood’s earliest body-positivity voices. Accepting her 1998 Emmy, she declared, "This is for all the fat girls."
In 1999 she told The New York Times, "My platform is not fat acceptance, it’s self-acceptance. My weight is being celebrated." Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in 2019, she said she worked hard to pave the way for plus-sized performers.
"I’ve made my mark by being vocal," she said then. "I just play roles that have nothing to do with my size, but with my power and spirit. It’s who I am at the core of my being." She has yet to open up publicly about her recent weight-loss journey.