Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
1954-07-29 · 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).
movieWaking Up Dead
as · 2022 · 3.5
tvHomecoming
as Woman with dogs · 2018 · 7.0
tvHeathers
as Mrs. Kelly · 2018 · 6.5
movieHunter Gatherer
as Dr. Merton · 2016 · 6.3
tvAmerican Crime Story
as Delmer Lee Corbin · 2016 · 7.6
movieBeautiful Girl
as Mom · 2014 · 4.1
tvExtant
as Anya Sparks · 2014 · 6.3
movieAngels in Stardust
as Jacqueline Windsor · 2014 · 5.5
movieThe Amateur
as Joey's Mom · 2014 · 0.0
movieStraight A's
as (uncredited) · 2013 · 5.2
tvPerception
as Stephanie Nordhoff · 2012 · 7.2
tvSwitched at Birth
as Ms. Troyer · 2011 · 7.4
movieBeneath the Dark
as Shirley · 2010 · 4.9
tvJustified
as Marsha Keyhoe · 2010 · 8.0
tvThe Mentalist
as Sue Overton · 2008 · 8.4
tvFringe
as Dr. West · 2008 · 8.1
movieMiddle of Nowhere
as Mindy Green · 2008 · 5.8
moviePineapple Express
as Sandra Danby · 2008 · 6.6
movieSnow Angels
as Louise Parkinson · 2007 · 6.5
tvSo NoTORIous
as Ruthie Rose · 2006 · 7.8
tvCriminal Minds
as Sarah Jean Dawes · 2005 · 8.3
tvInvasion
as · 2005 · 7.1
tvLost
as Lizzy Calloway · 2004 · 8.0
movieSniper 3
as Sydney · 2004 · 5.5