Verb
exaggerate one's acting
Source: WordNetI have the insecurities of any actress, I suppose of any woman. Even the most beautiful ones feel unhappy. Look at Bardot: she was suicidal. But I like to play with the camera. I like to ham it up. Chloë Sevigny
Gamel doesn’t emote or ham it up; there is a pleading in her voice, the need to be heard, to be believed, that makes her so moving. Source: Internet
Yet they manage to connect, to convey the meaning of their words, and to ham it up (especially McNeill, who emotes like the best of soap opera queens) without losing the pathos of their characters. Source: Internet