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