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Ladies Home Journal named her one of the Most Fascinating Women of the Year. People maga- zine picked her as one of the Most Intriguing People of the Year and included her on one of its “10 Best Dressed” lists in 1999. She won the 1998 E! Golden Hanger Award for female fashion breakthrough; the 1998 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress; the 1999 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress; and the 2000 Genii Award for best television in the American Women in Radio and Television category. Glamour mag- azine named her as one of their Women of the Year. Can you guess who this acclaimed American actress might be?

Contrary to what you might expect, she is not Jennifer Aniston, Julia Stiles, Demi Moore, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Meg Ryan, Jennifer Lopez, Kirsten Dunst, Cameron Diaz, Mary-Kate Olson, Ashley Olson, Courtney Cox, Julia Roberts, or Halle Berry. She’s not even thin. In fact, her New York Times best-selling book is titled Wake Up, I’m Fat! (Broadway Books, 1999). Who is this award-winning artist? Her name is Camryn Manheim. Camryn Manheim isn’t just an award-winning television actress and author. She has a master’s degree from New York University’s Acting Program; she’s performed on and off Broadway; she’s acted in films; she’s produced films; she’s advocated for the rights of people with disabilities; she’s served on the board of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); and she’s one of America’s most vocal supporters of the size-acceptance

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