Camryn grew up in Peoria, Illinois. Her mother, Sylvia, was a schoolteacher and her father, Jerry, was a math professor. She developed an interest in acting after working at a Renaissance Fair at age 16. She earned a Master's Degree in Fine Arts from New York University in 1987. She studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in Chelsea, which was founded by David Mamet and William H. Macy and teaches the technique "Practical Aesthetics," which Ms. Manheim uses. She is currently a member of the company at the Atlantic Theater, and she sometimes performs in shows during their season.
Worked as a sign language interpreter at hospitals, where she would be in delivery rooms while babies were born to deaf mothers and fathers Received a master's degree in drama in 1987 from New York University. Wears 12 earrings in her right ear to beat someone she knew who had 11. Has a tattoo of Pegasus on her ankle. She wrote an off-Broadway play, "Wake Up, I'm Fat" in 1995. Son, Milo Jacob, born in Los Angeles, weighing 9 pounds, 2 ounces. [6 March 2001] Changed her name when she was 20 years old. Brother, Karl Manheim, is a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA.