Henrietta "Hetty" Lange

Character
Name:	Henrietta "Hetty" Lange
Occupation:	Operations Manager
Relationships:	G. Callen (adoptive child)
Fandom:	NCIS: Los Angeles
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Henrietta "Hetty" Lange is a supporting character in the television show NCIS: Los Angeles.

Canon

Henrietta "Hetty" Lange is the Operations Manager for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service's Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles, California as well as the supervisor for their backroom support team. She worked with G. Callen's late mother and later adopted him, and also serves as a mentor-type figure for the rest of the team. Prior to joining NCIS, she was a CIA officer who worked in a variety of high-sensitivity undercover roles internationally and in the United States.

Fandom

Pairings

Hetty is one of the less popular characters in terms of shipping in the NCIS: LA fandom, possibly owing to her age relative to much of the recurring cast and her mentorship relationship with many primary characters. The most popular ship involving her is Hetty Lange/Owen Granger.

Fanon and Common Tropes

• Hetty is often portratyed as a team mom to the rest of NCIS.
• Hetty is often portrayed as borderline omniscient in fanworks, in an exaggeration of her canon portrayal

Example Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fanfiction

• Fic - Solace - NCIS LA by Ceindreadh - platonic Hetty & Deeks, hurt/comfort, oneshot, posted 2010
• Aunt Hetty by JerichoSteele - background Deeks/Kensi, case fic, incomplete, posted 2013-2015
• A Game of Circles by Mendeia - gen, familial Hetty & G. Callen, missing scene fic, complete, posted 2019-2020
• When the Phoenix Rises by OPSManager - Hetty/Owen, hurt/comfort, recovery, complete, posted 2022

Links & Resources

• Hetty Lange tag at AO3
• H. Lange filter at Fanfiction.net
• Hetty Lange at the NCIS: Los Angeles Database at Fandom.com