
Jeannetta Arnette
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1954-07-29 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Jeanetta Arnette · Jeannette Arnette
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
TV Shows (34)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sandra Knowles

Criminal Minds
2005
as Sarah Jean Dawes

The Mentalist
2008
as Sue Overton

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Spencer

Lost
2004
as Lizzy Calloway

ER
1994
as Mrs. Hawkes

Fringe
2008
as Dr. West

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lana

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Doctor Loews

Cold Case
2003
as Chelsey Simpson (2009)

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Gloria

The A-Team
1983
as Betty / Sarah

Hill Street Blues
1981

L.A. Law
1986
as Vicki Simonetti

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dr. Gus Jacobs

Justified
2010
as Marsha Keyhoe

V.I.P.
1998
as Dr. Lonnie Hippelman

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Louise Garrison

Nash Bridges
1996
as Ginny Peacock

American Crime Story
2016
as Delmer Lee Corbin

Three's Company
1977

Switched at Birth
2011
as Ms. Troyer

Laverne & Shirley
1976

Perception
2012
as Stephanie Nordhoff

Roswell
1999
as Dolores Browning

Extant
2014
as Anya Sparks

Invasion
2005

Head of the Class
1986
as Bernadette Meara

Homecoming
2018
as Woman with dogs

Roseanne
1988

Heathers
2018
as Mrs. Kelly

So NoTORIous
2006
as Ruthie Rose

The Jackie Thomas Show
1992
as Sophie Ford

The Deliberate Stranger
1986
as Mrs. Richter
Movies (37)

Pineapple Express
2008
as Sandra Danby

Ladybugs
1992
as Glynnis Mullen

Pay It Forward
2000
as Nurse

10
1979
as Party Guest

Boys Don't Cry
1999
as Lana's Mom

Sniper 3
2004
as Sydney

The Shipping News
2001
as Silver Melville

Dunsmore
2003
as Irma Pritcher

The Deliberate Stranger
1986
as Mrs. Richter

Beautiful Girl
2014
as Mom

The Shadow Riders
1982
as Southern Belle

Middle of Nowhere
2008
as Mindy Green

Judas Kiss
1998
as Monica Grimes

Callie & Son
1981
as Receptionist

Snow Angels
2007
as Louise Parkinson

City Killer
1984
as Andrea's Neighbor

Beneath the Dark
2010
as Shirley

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984
as Nicki Felch

Straight A's
2013
as (uncredited)

The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
as Actress

The Prime Gig
2001
as Cheryl

Finding Home
2003
as Grace

Angels in Stardust
2014
as Jacqueline Windsor

Brave New World
1980
as Dwightina

The '70s
2000
as Doris Shales

Hunter Gatherer
2016
as Dr. Merton

Somebody Is Waiting
1996
as Edna Rice

Take Your Best Shot
1982
as Fran

Waking Up Dead
2022

First Love, Last Rites
1998
as Sissel's Mom

Single Women, Married Men
1989
as Maureen Harrison

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987
as Helene

Mystery Kids
2000
as Alice Johnson
The Amateur
2014
as Joey's Mom

The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
1978
as Cindy

Teenage Graffiti
1977
as Annie

Small Town Conspiracy
2003
as Donna Jo
About Jeannetta Arnette
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 i… With 71 credits spanning from 1976 to 2022, Jeannetta Arnette has appeared in 37 films and 34 TV shows.
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- Pineapple Express (2008) — as Sandra Danby
- Ladybugs (1992) — as Glynnis Mullen
- Pay It Forward (2000) — as Nurse
- 10 (1979) — as Party Guest
- Boys Don't Cry (1999) — as Lana's Mom
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