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