Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
Born: 1954-07-29 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
The Mentalist
Sue Overton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sandra Knowles
Criminal Minds
Sarah Jean Dawes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Spencer
Lost
Lizzy Calloway
V.I.P.
Dr. Lonnie Hippelman
Cold Case
Chelsey Simpson (2009)
Diagnosis: Murder
Lana
Fringe
Dr. West
The A-Team
Betty / Sarah
ER
Mrs. Hawkes
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Doctor Loews
Switched at Birth
Ms. Troyer
Hill Street Blues
Justified
Marsha Keyhoe
L.A. Law
Vicki Simonetti
The Drew Carey Show
Gloria
Touched by an Angel
Gus Jacobs
Three's Company
Nash Bridges
Ginny Peacock
St. Elsewhere
Louise Garrison
American Crime Story
Delmer Lee Corbin
Roswell
Dolores Browning
Perception
Stephanie Nordhoff
Laverne & Shirley
Extant
Anya Sparks
Invasion
Heathers
Mrs. Kelly
Head of the Class
Bernadette Meara
Pineapple Express
Sandra Danby
Homecoming
Woman with dogs
Pay It Forward
Nurse
The Deliberate Stranger
Mrs. Richter
Roseanne
Sniper 3
Sydney
So NoTORIous
Ruthie Rose
Boys Don't Cry
Lana's Mom
The Jackie Thomas Show
Sophie Ford
10
Party Guest
Judas Kiss
Monica Grimes