Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
Born: July 29, 1954 (age 72) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Highest Rated
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
Lost
2004
The Mentalist
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Pineapple Express
2008
Criminal Minds
2005
Fringe
2008
Pay It Forward
2000
Boys Don't Cry
1999
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The A-Team
1983
American Crime Story
2016
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Photos (1)
Movies (36)
Pay It Forward
Nurse
Boys Don't Cry
Lana's Mom
Pineapple Express
Sandra Danby
The Shipping News
Silver Melville
Sniper 3
Sydney
10
Party Guest
Beneath the Dark
Shirley
The Shadow Riders
Southern Belle
Ladybugs
Glynnis Mullen
Judas Kiss
Monica Grimes
Beautiful Girl
Mom
Middle of Nowhere
Mindy Green
Straight A's
(uncredited)
Snow Angels
Louise Parkinson
The Prime Gig
Cheryl
Angels in Stardust
Jacqueline Windsor
City Killer
Andrea's Neighbor
The Deliberate Stranger
Mrs. Richter
First Love, Last Rites
Sissel's Mom
Brave New World
Dwightina
The '70s
Doris Shales
Dunsmore
Irma Pritcher
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Actress
Single Women, Married Men
Maureen Harrison
Mystery Kids
Alice Johnson
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Nicki Felch
Callie & Son
Receptionist
The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
Cindy
Hunter Gatherer
Dr. Merton
Somebody Is Waiting
Edna Rice
Take Your Best Shot
Fran
Finding Home
Grace
Waking Up Dead
2022
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Helene
Small Town Conspiracy
Donna Jo
Teenage Graffiti
Annie
TV Shows (34)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sandra Knowles · 1 eps
The Mentalist
Sue Overton · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Sarah Jean Dawes · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Spencer · 1 eps
Lost
Lizzy Calloway · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Lana · 1 eps
Fringe
Dr. West · 1 eps
ER
Mrs. Hawkes · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Doctor Loews · 1 eps
Cold Case
Chelsey Simpson (2009) · 1 eps
Three's Company
1 eps
L.A. Law
Vicki Simonetti · 1 eps
The A-Team
Betty / Sarah · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
3 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Gloria · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Gus Jacobs · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Louise Garrison · 1 eps
Nash Bridges
Ginny Peacock · 1 eps
Justified
Marsha Keyhoe · 2 eps
V.I.P.
Dr. Lonnie Hippelman · 1 eps
American Crime Story
Delmer Lee Corbin · 2 eps
Perception
Stephanie Nordhoff · 1 eps
Switched at Birth
Ms. Troyer · 1 eps
Roswell
Dolores Browning · 1 eps
Laverne & Shirley
1 eps
Extant
Anya Sparks · 6 eps
Head of the Class
Bernadette Meara · 114 eps
Homecoming
Woman with dogs · 1 eps
Invasion
1 eps
Roseanne
1 eps
Heathers
Mrs. Kelly · 1 eps
So NoTORIous
Ruthie Rose · 5 eps
The Jackie Thomas Show
Sophie Ford · 1 eps
The Deliberate Stranger
Mrs. Richter · 2 eps