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Jeannetta Arnette

Jeannetta Arnette

Actor · Born 1954-07-29 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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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).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Lost (2004) — Lizzy Calloway
  2. The Mentalist (2008) — Sue Overton
  3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Sandra Knowles
  4. Pineapple Express (2008) — Sandra Danby
  5. Criminal Minds (2005) — Sarah Jean Dawes
  6. Fringe (2008) — Dr. West
  7. Pay It Forward (2000) — Nurse
  8. Boys Don't Cry (1999) — Lana's Mom
  9. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Mrs. Spencer
  10. The A-Team (1983) — Betty / Sarah
  11. American Crime Story (2016) — Delmer Lee Corbin
  12. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — Doctor Loews
  13. ER (1994) — Mrs. Hawkes
  14. Justified (2010) — Marsha Keyhoe
  15. Roswell (1999) — Dolores Browning
  16. Cold Case (2003) — Chelsey Simpson (2009)
  17. The Shipping News (2001) — Silver Melville
  18. Roseanne (1988)
  19. Extant (2014) — Anya Sparks
  20. Homecoming (2018) — Woman with dogs
  21. 10 (1979) — Party Guest
  22. Perception (2012) — Stephanie Nordhoff
  23. Switched at Birth (2011) — Ms. Troyer
  24. Three's Company (1977)
  25. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Gus Jacobs
  26. The Drew Carey Show (1995) — Gloria
  27. Ladybugs (1992) — Glynnis Mullen
  28. Snow Angels (2007) — Louise Parkinson
  29. Straight A's (2013) — (uncredited)
  30. Invasion (2005)
  31. Sniper 3 (2004) — Sydney
  32. Hill Street Blues (1981)
  33. Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — Lana
  34. Nash Bridges (1996) — Ginny Peacock
  35. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Louise Garrison
  36. Middle of Nowhere (2008) — Mindy Green
  37. L.A. Law (1986) — Vicki Simonetti
  38. Laverne & Shirley (1976)
  39. V.I.P. (1998) — Dr. Lonnie Hippelman
  40. Judas Kiss (1998) — Monica Grimes