# Lynnette Mettey
**Lynnette Mettey** (often credited as **Lynette Mettey**) is an American actress born in 1943 in [Tarrytown, New York](https://www.edgepedia.org/tarrytown-new-york), USA, whose screen career ran from a first listed screen appearance in 1954 into the early 1990s and is built almost entirely of guest and supporting roles in American television.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/) She is known to viewers chiefly for recurring parts as Lt. Nancy Griffin on *M*A*S*H* and as Lee, Quincy's girlfriend, on *Quincy, M.E.*, and for an early appearance in the *Columbo* episode "Murder by the Book".[2](https://www.wunschliste.de/person/lynette-mettey) • [3](https://flicklist.tv/people/lynnette-mettey)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943, Tarrytown, New York, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/) |
| Height | 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/) |
| Recurring TV roles | Lt. Nancy Griffin on *M*A*S*H* (6 episodes); Lee on *Quincy, M.E.* (7 episodes)[2](https://www.wunschliste.de/person/lynette-mettey) |
| Feature films | 8 films from *Heat of Anger* (1972) to *Liberty & Bash* (1989)[3](https://flicklist.tv/people/lynnette-mettey) |
| Other work | Dozens of television commercials in the 1970s and 1980s; represented by International Creative Management[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/) |
| Voice role | Janet Van Dorn in *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992)[3](https://flicklist.tv/people/lynnette-mettey) |
| Marriages | Michael Pschorr (May 16, 1964 – 1966, divorced); Michael Stuart Pratter (December 31, 1972 – February 1975, divorced)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/) |
## Television career
Mettey's television work spans the full range of American episodic drama from the late 1960s onward. [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) lists 44 acting credits, including *Hogan's Heroes*, *Hawaii Five-O*, *Ironside*, *[Cannon](https://www.edgepedia.org/cannon-tv-series)*, *Kojak*, *The Rockford Files*, *The Six Million Dollar Man*, *Barnaby Jones*, *The Streets of San Francisco*, *Simon & Simon*, and *Trapper John, M.D.*[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lynnette-mettey/credits/3000491758/) Her first screen appearance in the databases is dated 1954 on *The Wonderful World of Disney*, and her last listed acting credit is the 1992 voice role of Janet Van Dorn on *Batman: The Animated Series*.[3](https://flicklist.tv/people/lynnette-mettey)
**Recurring characters.** Two parts gave her repeated visibility. On *M*A*S*H*, the [Korean War](https://www.edgepedia.org/korean-war) comedy-drama that ran from 1972 to 1983, she played Lt. Nancy Griffin in 6 episodes.[2](https://www.wunschliste.de/person/lynette-mettey) On *Quincy, M.E.* (1976–1983), the forensic-mystery series starring [Jack Klugman](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-klugman), she appeared in 7 episodes as Lee, the title character's girlfriend.[2](https://www.wunschliste.de/person/lynette-mettey) German television data also credits her with 3 episodes of *The Six Million Dollar Man* and 2 of *Simon & Simon*.[2](https://www.wunschliste.de/person/lynette-mettey)
Her earliest noted genre appearance is the *Columbo* pilot movie "Murder by the Book" (1971), directed by [Steven Spielberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-spielberg), in which she played Gloria Jr.; the episode is among the titles for which she is best known on several European film databases.[3](https://flicklist.tv/people/lynnette-mettey) • [5](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=648876816)
## Film roles
Her feature-film and television-movie list is short. Flickchart records these roles:
- *Heat of Anger* (1972) as Fran
- *Special Delivery* (1976) as Marj
- *The Ordeal of Bill Carney* (1981) as Nora Rose
- *Terror at Alcatraz* (1982) as Lt. Rosie Cochran
- *Silence of the Heart* (1984) as Marilyn Cruze (uncredited)
- *Sunday Drive* (1986) as Lynn Franklin
- *Earth Star Voyager* (1988) as Priscilla
- *Liberty & Bash* (1989) as Terry[6](https://www.flickchart.com/professional/lynnette-mettey)
AllMovie dates her active period as 1974–1989 and lists her genres as action-adventure, crime, drama, comedy, and mystery-suspense.[7](https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lynnette-mettey-an296722) Rotten Tomatoes shows audience scores for only three of these titles, with *Silence of the Heart* at 50 percent.[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lynnette_mettey)
## Commercials and later work
Beyond scripted roles, Mettey appeared in dozens of television commercials in the 1970s and 1980s and was represented by the agency International Creative Management.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/) Her credited screen work ends with the 1992 *Batman: The Animated Series* voice credit.[3](https://flicklist.tv/people/lynnette-mettey)
## Name and personal life
Databases carry her under both spellings, Lynnette and Lynette, with AllMovie and the French and Spanish sites listing "Lynette Mettey" as an alias.[7](https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lynnette-mettey-an296722) • [9](https://www.horreur.net/node/177149) IMDb records two marriages, both ending in divorce: Michael Pschorr from May 16, 1964, to 1966, and Michael Stuart Pratter from December 31, 1972, to February 1975.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/) Her parents are listed as Arthur Roland Mettey and Madeline Napoli.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/)
## References
1. [Lynnette Mettey – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582641/bio/)
2. [Lynette Mettey – Serien, Sendungen auf TV Wunschliste](https://www.wunschliste.de/person/lynette-mettey)
3. [Lynnette Mettey – FlickList.tv](https://flicklist.tv/people/lynnette-mettey)
4. [Lynnette Mettey List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lynnette-mettey/credits/3000491758/)
5. [Lynette Mettey – Filmaffinity](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=648876816)
6. [Lynnette Mettey – History & Filmography, Flickchart](https://www.flickchart.com/professional/lynnette-mettey)
7. [Lynnette Mettey – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos, AllMovie](https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lynnette-mettey-an296722)
8. [Lynnette Mettey Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lynnette_mettey)
9. [Lynnette Mettey, Horreur.net](https://www.horreur.net/node/177149)
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