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Jeannetta Arnette

Born 1954-07-29
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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).

Filmography 69

Waking Up Dead
2022
Homecoming
as Woman with dogs
2018
Heathers
as Mrs. Kelly
2018
Hunter Gatherer
as Dr. Merton
2016
American Crime Story
as Delmer Lee Corbin
2016
Beautiful Girl
as Mom
2014
Extant
as Anya Sparks
2014
Angels in Stardust
as Jacqueline Windsor
2014
Straight A's
as (uncredited)
2013
Perception
as Stephanie Nordhoff
2012
Switched at Birth
as Ms. Troyer
2011
Beneath the Dark
as Shirley
2010
Justified
as Marsha Keyhoe
2010
The Mentalist
as Sue Overton
2008
Fringe
as Dr. West
2008
Middle of Nowhere
as Mindy Green
2008
Pineapple Express
as Sandra Danby
2008
Snow Angels
as Louise Parkinson
2007
So NoTORIous
as Ruthie Rose
2006
Criminal Minds
as Sarah Jean Dawes
2005
Invasion
2005
Sniper 3
as Sydney
2005
Lost
as Lizzy Calloway
2004
Finding Home
as Grace
2003
Cold Case
as Chelsey Simpson (2009)
2003
Dunsmore
as Irma Pritcher
2003
Small Town Conspiracy
as Donna Jo
2003
The Shipping News
as Silver Melville
2001
The Prime Gig
as Cheryl
2001
Pay It Forward
as Nurse
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mrs. Spencer
2000
The '70s
as Doris Shales
2000
Mystery Kids
as Alice Johnson
2000
Roswell
as Dolores Browning
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sandra Knowles
1999
Boys Don't Cry
as Lana's Mom
1999
V.I.P.
as Dr. Lonnie Hippelman
1998
Judas Kiss
as Monica Grimes
1998
First Love, Last Rites
as Sissel's Mom
1998
Nash Bridges
as Ginny Peacock
1996
The Drew Carey Show
as Gloria
1995
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Gus Jacobs
1994
ER
as Mrs. Hawkes
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lana
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Doctor Loews
1993
The Jackie Thomas Show
as Sophie Ford
1992
Ladybugs
as Glynnis Mullen
1992
Single Women, Married Men
as Maureen Harrison
1989
Roseanne
1988
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
as Helene
1987
Head of the Class
as Bernadette Meara
1986
L.A. Law
as Vicki Simonetti
1986
The Deliberate Stranger
as Mrs. Richter
1986
The Deliberate Stranger
as Mrs. Richter
1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
as Actress
1986
City Killer
as Andrea's Neighbor
1984
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
as Nicki Felch
1984
The A-Team
as Betty / Sarah
1983
St. Elsewhere
as Louise Garrison
1982
Take Your Best Shot
as Fran
1982
The Shadow Riders
as Southern Belle
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Callie & Son
as Receptionist
1981
Brave New World
as Dwightina
1980
10
as Party Guest
1979
The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
as Cindy
1978
Teenage Graffiti
as Annie
1977
Three's Company
1977
Laverne & Shirley
1976