Article: Camryn Manheim.(actress discusses society image of being overweight and being political)(Interview)

In the spring of 1997, a new television drama by David E. Kelley, The Practice, began airing on ABC. Critics immediately praised the show for its gritty realism, superb scripts posing tough moral dilemmas, and the high quality of the ensemble acting. But for women in particular, one actor stood out: Camryn Manheim. Manheim played Ellenor Fruit, a rough yet vulnerable attorney with a mouth on her and about twelve hoops and studs climbing up her earlobes. Manheim's skill at moving between those poles women navigate so frequently--strength and certainty on the one end, insecurity and doubt on the other made her riveting to watch.

But there was something else ...

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