{"id":576773,"date":"2026-07-31T07:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/576773\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T07:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:36:16","slug":"law-order-star-65-appears-unrecognizable-after-dramatic-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/576773\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Law & Order\u2019 Star, 65, Appears Unrecognizable After Dramatic Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Emmy-winning actress was difficult to recognize on the red carpet following her drastic weight-loss transformation.<\/p>\n

On July 22, Camryn Manheim posed for the cameras before attending the “Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge” Broadway show in New York City.<\/p>\n

The 65-year-old Law & Order actress’s figure appeared very different from her own off-Broadway days. In 1994, Manheim starred in a one-woman show titled “Wake Up, I’m Fat.”<\/p>\n

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Camryn Manheim showed off her figure at the opening night of Rosie O’Donnell’s new one-woman show in New York City on July 22. \/ Bruce Glikas \/ Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/p>\n

Manheim has talked about her weight publicly for decades, often championing size diversity in entertainment.<\/p>\n

In 1998, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series for the show The Practice, in which she portrayed attorney Ellenor Frutt. She dedicated her award to “all the fat girls,” according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Camryn Manheim famously dedicated her 1998 Emmy Award win to<\/p>\n

In 1999, she published a memoir called Wake Up, I’m Fat!<\/p>\n

The book<\/a> “chronicles her journey from a self-hating, ‘overweight’ teenager, who desperately wanted to fit in, to a self-loving, fat activist who is proud to be a misfit.”<\/p>\n

In Wake Up, I’m Fat!, Manheim detailed her struggle in finding work in Hollywood, writing, “For the longest time, if there was a part, it almost always had to be about weight.”<\/p>\n

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Camryn Manheim was almost unrecognizable as she supported her friend Rosie O\u2019Donnell. \/ Bruce Glikas \/ Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/p>\n

Manheim received comments as early as March about her transformation on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“You look great, the weight loss is awesome,” wrote one person.<\/p>\n

“Don’t get too skinny, girl,” a supportive yet concerned fan wrote. “You’re our plus-size queen. Have been for years.”<\/p>\n

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Camryn Manheim pictured in New York City in 2018. \/ Jim Spellman\/WireImage<\/p>\n

“Oooh, girl! Looking so good. I think you look younger than when you started your acting career,” one commenter complimented.<\/p>\n

Manheim walked the red carpet in New York City to support her close friend, comedian Rosie O’Donnell, 64. The pair often posts photos together on social media.<\/p>\n

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Camryn Manheim posted a photo on Instagram with her close friend, Rosie O’Donnell, after O’Donnell’s Broadway show. \/ Instagram\/Camryn Manheim<\/p>\n

O’Donnell has been open about her personal journey on the GLP-1 drug, Mounjaro, created to treat type 2 diabetes and assist weight loss.<\/p>\n

On July 27, O’Donnell shared on the Bleep!<\/a> podcast how she had used the drug for three years.<\/p>\n

She said she increased her dose from 2.5 milligrams in the first year to 7.5 in the third year.<\/p>\n

After her weight loss, O’Donnell opted for a facelift<\/a> in May to treat loose skin.<\/p>\n