Jeannetta Arnette

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-07-29 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Jeannetta Arnette

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • ER

    ER

  • Fringe

    Fringe

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Justified

    Justified

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Perception

    Perception

  • Switched at Birth

    Switched at Birth

  • Snow Angels

    Snow Angels

  • Three's Company

    Three's Company

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Extant

    Extant

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • Dunsmore

    Dunsmore

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

  • Sniper 3

    Sniper 3

  • Invasion

    Invasion

  • Ladybugs

    Ladybugs

  • City Killer

    City Killer

  • Mystery Kids

    Mystery Kids

  • Hunter Gatherer

    Hunter Gatherer

  • Head of the Class

    Head of the Class

  • Middle of Nowhere

    Middle of Nowhere

  • The Deliberate Stranger

    The Deliberate Stranger

  • 10

    10

  • Straight A's

    Straight A's

  • Pay It Forward

    Pay It Forward

  • Pineapple Express

    Pineapple Express

  • The Jackie Thomas Show

    The Jackie Thomas Show

  • Beautiful Girl

    Beautiful Girl

  • Heathers

    Heathers

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • The Shadow Riders

    The Shadow Riders

  • Boys Don't Cry

    Boys Don't Cry

  • So NoTORIous

    So NoTORIous

  • The Shipping News

    The Shipping News

  • Judas Kiss

    Judas Kiss

  • Finding Home

    Finding Home

  • Single Women, Married Men

    Single Women, Married Men

  • The Prime Gig

    The Prime Gig

  • Brave New World

    Brave New World

  • Callie & Son

    Callie & Son

  • Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

    Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

  • The Amateur

    The Amateur

  • The 70s

    The 70s

  • Beneath the Dark

    Beneath the Dark

  • Angels in Stardust

    Angels in Stardust

  • First Love, Last Rites

    First Love, Last Rites

  • Take Your Best Shot

    Take Your Best Shot

  • The History of White People in America: Volume II

    The History of White People in America: Volume II

  • Waking Up Dead

    Waking Up Dead

  • The Redeemer: Son of Satan!

    The Redeemer: Son of Satan!

  • Teenage Graffiti

    Teenage Graffiti

  • Small Town Conspiracy

    Small Town Conspiracy

  • Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

    Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies