Acting
Jeannetta Arnette
Also Known As: Jeanetta Arnette , Jeannette Arnette
Birth Date
July 29, 1954
(72 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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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).
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The Mentalist
Sue Overton
2008 • 1 episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sandra Knowles
1999 • 1 episode
Criminal Minds
Sarah Jean Dawes
2005 • 1 episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Spencer
2000 • 1 episode
Lost
Lizzy Calloway
2004 • 1 episode
Fringe
Dr. West
2008 • 1 episode
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Doctor Loews
1993 • 1 episode
Cold Case
Chelsey Simpson (2009)
2003 • 1 episode
The A-Team
Betty / Sarah
1983 • 1 episode
Diagnosis: Murder
Lana
1993 • 1 episode
ER
Mrs. Hawkes
1994 • 1 episode
The Drew Carey Show
Gloria
1995 • 1 episode
Hill Street Blues
1981 • 3 episodes
L.A. Law
Vicki Simonetti
1986 • 1 episode
V.I.P.
Dr. Lonnie Hippelman
1998 • 1 episode
Justified
Marsha Keyhoe
2010 • 2 episodes
Touched by an Angel
Gus Jacobs
1994 • 1 episode
American Crime Story
Delmer Lee Corbin
2016 • 2 episodes
Nash Bridges
Ginny Peacock
1996 • 1 episode
Switched at Birth
Ms. Troyer
2011 • 1 episode