{"id":23240,"date":"2026-07-31T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23240"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:23:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:23:43","slug":"unrecognizable-emmy-winner-65-shows-off-dramatic-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23240","title":{"rendered":"Unrecognizable Emmy winner, 65, shows off dramatic weight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Camryn Manheim looked unrecognizable as she showed off her dramatic weight loss. <\/p>\n<p>The Emmy-winning actress flaunted her slim figure at the opening night of\u00a0Rosie O\u2019Donnell\u2019s one-woman show \u201cCommon Knowledge\u201d in New York City last week.<\/p>\n<p>For the outing, Manheim wore a patterned blouse, jeans and beaded jewelry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Camryn Manheim looked unrecognizable as she showed off her weight loss transformation.  <span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress flaunted her slim figure at the opening night of\u00a0Rosie O\u2019Donnell\u2019s one-woman show Common Knowledge in New York City.  <span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 65-year-old confidently posed on the carpet with some of her famous friends, including Julie Halston and Ricki Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Manheim is best known for her roles in \u201cThe Practice,\u201d \u201cLaw &amp; Order\u201d and \u201cScary Movie 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She has also been a strong advocate for body positivity over her decades-long career in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She stunned in a patterned blouse and jeans as she posed alongside her famous pals. <span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Manheim (pictured last month) was one of Hollywood\u2019s first body-positivity activists, but has been on a weight loss journey in recent years. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in 1998, while accepting her Emmy for portraying defense attorney Ellenor Frutt in \u201cThe Practice,\u201d she proudly declared during her speech, \u201cThis is for all the fat girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy platform is not fat acceptance, it\u2019s self-acceptance,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1999\/02\/01\/arts\/not-model-thin-but-role-model-tv-after-actress-s-long-struggle-awards-self.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the\u00a0New York Times<\/a>\u00a0in 1999. \u201cMy weight is being celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in life, Manheim explained\u00a0that she worked really hard to pave the way for plus-sized people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>While winning her Emmy in 1998 (seen above), she famously declared, \u201cThis is for all the fat girls.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cMy platform is not fat acceptance, it\u2019s self-acceptance,\u201d Manheim (pictured in 2000) explained\u00a0in 1999. \u201cMy weight is being celebrated.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve made my mark by being vocal,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/style\/stumptown-actress-camryn-manheim-reflects-fat-girl-1998-emmys-speech-1261300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Hollywood Reporter<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just play roles that have nothing to do with my size, but with my power and spirit. It\u2019s who I am at the core of my being. That\u2019s what\u2019s happening in the second tier of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite representing plus-size women on-screen for decades, the Golden Globe winner has\u00a0undergone a weight loss transformation in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In 2019, Manheim (pictured in 2020) said that she never let her size define her Hollywood career. <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI just play roles that have nothing to do with my size, but with my power and spirit. It\u2019s who I am at the core of my being.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Hallmark Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But her fans praised her for her new look on social media after she uploaded snaps from her friend O\u2019Donnell\u2019s show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbWQyahmRMq\/?img_index=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look amazing!\u201d one fan gushed. \u201cYou look fabulous!!!\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A third added, \u201cYou look as young as when I first saw you in the early 2000\u2019s acting. 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