Acting credits
70
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 36Series: 34
TMDB ID: 2842
IMDb ID: nm0036261
Known for: Acting
Born: July 29, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2022
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q11723723
Also known as
Jeanetta Arnette • Jeannette 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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jeannetta Arnette.
Waking Up Dead
2022 • Movie
as Dr. Merton
Hunter Gatherer
2016 • Movie
as Mom
Beautiful Girl
2014 • Movie
as Jacqueline Windsor
Angels in Stardust
2014 • Movie
as (uncredited)
Straight A's
2013 • Movie
as Shirley
Beneath the Dark
2010 • Movie
as Mindy Green
Middle of Nowhere
2008 • Movie
as Sandra Danby
Pineapple Express
2008 • Movie
as Louise Parkinson
Snow Angels
2007 • Movie
as Sydney
Sniper 3
2004 • Movie
as Grace
Finding Home
2003 • Movie
as Irma Pritcher
Dunsmore
2003 • Movie
as Donna Jo
Small Town Conspiracy
2003 • Movie
as Silver Melville
The Shipping News
2001 • Movie
as Cheryl
The Prime Gig
2001 • Movie
as Nurse
Pay It Forward
2000 • Movie
as Doris Shales
The '70s
2000 • Movie
as Alice Johnson
Mystery Kids
2000 • Movie
as Lana's Mom
Boys Don't Cry
1999 • Movie
as Monica Grimes
Judas Kiss
1998 • Movie
as Sissel's Mom
First Love, Last Rites
1998 • Movie
as Edna Rice
Somebody Is Waiting
1996 • Movie
as Glynnis Mullen
Ladybugs
1992 • Movie
as Maureen Harrison
Single Women, Married Men
1989 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jeannetta Arnette.
as Woman with dogs • 1 eps
Homecoming
2018 • Series
as Mrs. Kelly • 1 eps
Heathers
2018 • Series
as Delmer Lee Corbin • 2 eps
American Crime Story
2016 • Series
as Anya Sparks • 6 eps
Extant
2014 • Series
as Stephanie Nordhoff • 1 eps
Perception
2012 • Series
as Ms. Troyer • 1 eps
Switched at Birth
2011 • Series
as Marsha Keyhoe • 2 eps
Justified
2010 • Series
as Sue Overton • 1 eps
The Mentalist
2008 • Series
as Dr. West • 1 eps
Fringe
2008 • Series
as Ruthie Rose • 5 eps
So NoTORIous
2006 • Series
as Sarah Jean Dawes • 1 eps
Criminal Minds
2005 • Series
1 eps
Invasion
2005 • Series
as Lizzy Calloway • 1 eps
Lost
2004 • Series
as Chelsey Simpson (2009) • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
as Mrs. Spencer • 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series
as Dolores Browning • 1 eps
Roswell
1999 • Series
as Sandra Knowles • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Dr. Lonnie Hippelman • 1 eps
V.I.P.
1998 • Series
as Ginny Peacock • 1 eps
Nash Bridges
1996 • Series
as Gloria • 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
1995 • Series
as Gus Jacobs • 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
1994 • Series
as Mrs. Hawkes • 1 eps
ER
1994 • Series
as Lana • 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 • Series
as Doctor Loews • 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 • Series