Related Clues:

• Put on a show
• Chewed the scenery
• Hammed it up
• Gushed
• Began to act
• Acted hammily
• Overplayed
• Overplayed one's feelings
• Wept wildly, maybe
• Acted badly
• Overacted
• Went over the top, in a way
• Did what was necessary
• Exaggerated a part
• Overdid one's part