Jeannetta Arnette
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 29, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
Jeannetta Arnette, born July 29, 1954, in Washington, D.C., is a prolific American actress with a career spanning television, film, and theater. Raised partly in North Carolina, she trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts, studied acting in England, and moved to Los Angeles after briefly attending George Washington University to pursue her craft professionally. She rose to prominence as the eccentric teacher Miss Meara on Head of the Class (1986-1991), with notable film roles including Lana's mother in Boys Don't Cry (1999), a nurse in Pay It Forward (2000), and Sandra Danby in Pineapple Express (2008). Arnette has made extensive TV guest appearances on series like Criminal Minds, ER, The Mentalist, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (as Doctor Karen Loews), and recent projects such as Clipped (2024) and American Crime Story (2021).
Known For
Filmography
Waking Up Dead
Movie
Homecoming
TV · as Woman with dogs · 1 ep
Heathers
TV · as Mrs. Kelly · 1 ep
Hunter Gatherer
Movie · as Dr. Merton
American Crime Story
TV · as Delmer Lee Corbin · 2 eps
Angels in Stardust
Movie · as Jacqueline Windsor
Beautiful Girl
Movie · as Mom
The Amateur
Movie · as Joey's Mom
Extant
TV · as Anya Sparks · 6 eps
Straight A's
Movie · as (uncredited)
Perception
TV · as Stephanie Nordhoff · 1 ep
Switched at Birth
TV · as Ms. Troyer · 1 ep
Beneath the Dark
Movie · as Shirley
Justified
TV · as Marsha Keyhoe · 2 eps
Pineapple Express
Movie · as Sandra Danby
Middle of Nowhere
Movie · as Mindy Green
The Mentalist
TV · as Sue Overton · 1 ep
Fringe
TV · as Dr. West · 1 ep
Snow Angels
Movie · as Louise Parkinson
So NoTORIous
TV · as Ruthie Rose · 5 eps
Invasion
TV · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Sarah Jean Dawes · 1 ep
Sniper 3
Movie · as Sydney
Lost
TV · as Lizzy Calloway · 1 ep
Small Town Conspiracy
Movie · as Donna Jo
Finding Home
Movie · as Grace
Dunsmore
Movie · as Irma Pritcher
Cold Case
TV · as Chelsey Simpson (2009) · 1 ep
The Shipping News
Movie · as Silver Melville
The Prime Gig
Movie · as Cheryl
Pay It Forward
Movie · as Nurse
The '70s
Movie · as Doris Shales
Mystery Kids
Movie · as Alice Johnson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Mrs. Spencer · 1 ep
Boys Don't Cry
Movie · as Lana's Mom
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Sandra Knowles · 1 ep
Roswell
TV · as Dolores Browning · 1 ep
First Love, Last Rites
Movie · as Sissel's Mom
Judas Kiss
Movie · as Monica Grimes
V.I.P.
TV · as Dr. Lonnie Hippelman · 1 ep
Somebody Is Waiting
Movie · as Edna Rice
Nash Bridges
TV · as Ginny Peacock · 1 ep
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Gloria · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Gus Jacobs · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Mrs. Hawkes · 1 ep
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Lana · 1 ep
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Doctor Loews · 1 ep
Ladybugs
Movie · as Glynnis Mullen
The Jackie Thomas Show
TV · as Sophie Ford · 1 ep
Single Women, Married Men
Movie · as Maureen Harrison
Roseanne
TV · 1 ep
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Movie · as Helene
The Deliberate Stranger
Movie · as Mrs. Richter
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Movie · as Actress
L.A. Law
TV · as Vicki Simonetti · 1 ep
Head of the Class
TV · as Bernadette Meara · 114 eps
The Deliberate Stranger
TV · as Mrs. Richter · 2 eps
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Movie · as Nicki Felch
City Killer
Movie · as Andrea's Neighbor
The A-Team
TV · as Betty / Sarah · 1 ep
Take Your Best Shot
Movie · as Fran
The Shadow Riders
Movie · as Southern Belle
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Louise Garrison · 1 ep
Callie & Son
Movie · as Receptionist
Hill Street Blues
TV · 3 eps
Brave New World
Movie · as Dwightina
10
Movie · as Party Guest
The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
Movie · as Cindy
Teenage Graffiti
Movie · as Annie
Three's Company
TV · 1 ep
Laverne & Shirley
TV · 1 ep