"I feel pretty lucky to be working in television right now," says Rebecca Metz, who plays wisecracking waitress Melinda on Showtime's Shameless. "The boundaries are being pushed further than they've ever been pushed before. There's more of an interest than there's ever been in portraying a truly broad range of people and characters." And for this accomplished character actor, that means more opportunities to show her remarkable range in both comic and dramatic roles on some of today's most groundbreaking shows.
Since graduating from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Rebecca has made her mark on television in a string of memorable co-starring and guest starring roles on dozens of popular and critically acclaimed shows, from Nip/Tuck to Weeds to Person of Interest. Most recently, she’s stolen scenes on Shameless and Maron. And soon, you’ll be seeing her in a hilarious recurring role on Louis C.K. andPamela Adlon’s highly anticipated new FX comedy, Better Things. …show more content…
Her parents, both schoolteachers and singers in community choirs, inspired her to follow a creative path, as did a favorite childhood TV show. “I honestly think the impetus for wanting to be an actor came from watching The Muppet Show,” she says with a laugh. “And from the backstage scenes, where they’re all freaking out and having a crisis and trying to keep from showing it onstage. I thought that looked really
Since graduating from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Rebecca has made her mark on television in a string of memorable co-starring and guest starring roles on dozens of popular and critically acclaimed shows, from Nip/Tuck to Weeds to Person of Interest. Most recently, she’s stolen scenes on Shameless and Maron. And soon, you’ll be seeing her in a hilarious recurring role on Louis C.K. andPamela Adlon’s highly anticipated new FX comedy, Better Things. …show more content…
Her parents, both schoolteachers and singers in community choirs, inspired her to follow a creative path, as did a favorite childhood TV show. “I honestly think the impetus for wanting to be an actor came from watching The Muppet Show,” she says with a laugh. “And from the backstage scenes, where they’re all freaking out and having a crisis and trying to keep from showing it onstage. I thought that looked really