There’s been much discussion about whether LGBTQ characters should solely be played by LGBTQ actors, and, just last week, Sarah Silverman sharing her belief that Jewish characters should only be played by Jewish actors.
Camryn Manheim, whose performance as Eleanor Frutt in “The Practice” won her 1998 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series, appeared in Monday’s edition of “Daily Blast Live”, where she weighed in on whether full-figured characters should be played by actors of a similar build, as opposed to thin actors outfitted in fat suits. “If art is supposed to imitate life, we should have fat people up on the screen all the time showing what life is like.
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