Rebecca Metz is an American actress.[1][2] She is best known for her roles as Tressa on the FX television comedy-drama series Better Things, Melinda on the Showtime television comedy-drama series Shameless and Jenna Wrather on the Disney Channel comedy series Coop & Cami Ask the World.[3][4]

Rebecca Metz
Born
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Known forTressa in Better Things
Melinda in Shameless
Jenna Wrather in Coop & Cami Ask the World
SpouseAndy Hermann

Life and career

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Metz was born and raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University.[5] In 1998, she had her first television appearance on the ABC series Politically Incorrect. Later, Metz won other roles on a variety of TV shows like Nip/Tuck, Boston Legal, The Mentalist, Californication, The Mindy Project, Shameless and more.

In 2010, she was the player support manager for Disney's Toontown Online. Later that year, she became the community manager for the game, until May 2011, when Disney laid off a majority of Toontown Online staff.[6]

In 2016, she was cast in a recurring role as Tressa in the FX television comedy series Better Things.[7] She is also a voice-over and stage actor whose theater credits include Sheila Callaghan's Kate Crackernuts and Burglars of Hamm's, The Behavior of Broadus.[8][9]

In 2018, she was cast as Jenna Wrather on Disney Channel's new live-action comedy Coop & Cami Ask the World which premiered on October 12, 2018.[10]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Note
1998 Politically Incorrect High School Linda Tripp
2000 Strong Medicine Mary in Chat Room
That's Life Bride
2002 The King of Queens Lee-Anne
ER Waitress
2002–2004 Gilmore Girls Ann / Woman Two
2004 Angel Young Nurse
2005 Medium Diane
Committed Deli Server
Malcolm in the Middle Mother
2006 Scrubs Volunteer Woman
Eve Phyllis
Without a Trace Jenny Payne
2005–2006 Nip/Tuck Abby Mays
2007 Boston Legal Lynnie Cox
2008 Unhitched Mother
Prison Break Claudia
2009 The Mentalist Carol Gentry
2011 Justified Emily
2012 Southland Shannon Walsh
Weeds Gina
Person of Interest Barbara Russell (1991)
American Horror Story Lorene
2013 Parenthood Alexis
The Middle Saleslady
2014 Californication Casting Director
2015 NCIS: Los Angeles Lady
Cam Girls Ruth
The Thundermans Mrs. Austin
The Mindy Project Diana
2016 Recovery Road Donna Marie / Donna
Criminal Minds Dr. Sandra Lee
Maron Tina
Major Crimes Jan Adamms
2015–2016 Shameless Melinda
2016 Grey's Anatomy Brenda Lawson
2017 Bones Lady
Lopez Camilla
This Is Us Martina
2016–2022 Better Things Tressa
2017 Conversations in L.A. Dr. Nowak
2018 For the People Sharon Dodds
2018–2020 Coop & Cami Ask the World Jenna Wrather
2020 AJ and the Queen Yolanda
2021 CSI: Vegas State Trooper Stubb Episode: "Funhouse"
2022 Life By Ella Nurse Pam
2023 The Rookie Medical Examiner

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 K-7 Receptionist Short Film
The Shabbos Bigfoot Hannah
2014 Asthma Pawn Shop Clerk
You & I, My Dear Mary Short film
2020 Magic Camp Mrs. Jenkins

References

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  1. ^ "Rebecca Metz, Actress on FX's Better Things, Talks About 2nd Season". thehollywoodtimes.today. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. ^ "Rebecca Metz takes on motherly role in 'Coop & Cami Ask the World'". dispatch.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.(registration required)(subscription required)
  3. ^ "COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD". disneyabcpress.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  4. ^ "Better Things: Rebecca Metz on how the show mirrors Hollywood". ew.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  5. ^ "Tuned In: CMU grad Rebecca Metz makes her mark on 'Better Things,' Disney Channel series". post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  6. ^ Celebrating 17 YEARS of Toontown! | ToonCasts, retrieved 2022-06-12
  7. ^ "Exclusive interview: Rebecca Metz on playing Tressa in Better Things". monstersandcritics.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  8. ^ "Hugo Armstrong, Rebecca Metz, et al. to Star in Center Theatre Group's BEHAVIOR OF BROADUS". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  9. ^ "War and Peace. Rebecca Metz, on Actors' Equity Association and Its Plan for L.A." thisstage.la. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  10. ^ "Disney Channel Greenlights Live-Action Comedy 'Coop and Cami Ask the World' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
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