Rebecca Metz

Rebecca Metz is an American actress. 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.

Life and career Metz was born and raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. 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.

In 2016, she was cast in a recurring role as Tressa in the FX television comedy series Better Things. 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.

In 2018, she was cast as Jenna Wrather on Disney Channels live-action comedy Coop & Cami Ask the World which premiered on October 12, 2018.

Filmography Television 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" 2022Life By EllaNurse Pam2023The RookieMedical Examiner 2024 Young Sheldon Officer Lisa Gilroy 2 episodes 2024-present Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

Film 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