▁hosp it als . ▁Her ▁knowledge ▁of ▁sign ▁language ▁was ▁used ▁on ▁The ▁Pract ice , ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Law ▁& ▁Order , ▁and ▁in ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁behavior al ▁psych ologist ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Mercur y ▁R ising . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance ▁as ▁a ▁girl ▁in ▁an ▁elev ator ▁in ▁Sud den ▁Imp act ▁alongside ▁Cl int ▁East wood , ▁in ▁the ▁post - court room ▁scene ▁at ▁the ▁beginning . ▁ ▁Man heim ' s ▁break through ▁was ▁her ▁one - w oman ▁show , ▁" W ake ▁Up , ▁I ' m ▁F at ," ▁which ▁played ▁off - B road way ▁at ▁Classic ▁Stage ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁She ▁adapted ▁the ▁show ▁into ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Broadway ▁Books ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Man heim ▁collected ▁an ▁Em my ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Pract ice . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Women ▁in ▁Film ▁Lucy ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Man heim ▁earned ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Em my ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁min is eries ▁El vis , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁Ghost ▁Wh is per er . ▁Her ▁other ▁television ▁cred its ▁include ▁Chicago ▁Hope , ▁Al ly ▁Mc Be al , ▁Family