Acting credits
68
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
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Movies: 35Series: 33
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: 6.77
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.
2.6
Waking Up Dead
2022 Movie
6.3
Hunter Gatherer
as Dr. Merton
2016 Movie
4.1
Beautiful Girl
as Mom
2014 Movie
5.5
Angels in Stardust
as Jacqueline Windsor
2014 Movie
5.2
Straight A's
as (uncredited)
2013 Movie
4.9
Beneath the Dark
as Shirley
2010 Movie
5.8
Middle of Nowhere
as Mindy Green
2008 Movie
6.6
Pineapple Express
as Sandra Danby
2008 Movie
6.4
Snow Angels
as Louise Parkinson
2007 Movie
5.4
Sniper 3
as Sydney
2004 Movie
4.5
Finding Home
as Grace
2003 Movie
2.0
Dunsmore
as Irma Pritcher
2003 Movie
5.0
Small Town Conspiracy
as Donna Jo
2003 Movie
6.4
The Shipping News
as Silver Melville
2001 Movie
5.9
The Prime Gig
as Cheryl
2001 Movie
7.4
Pay It Forward
as Nurse
2000 Movie
4.3
The 70s
as Doris Shales
2000 Movie
5.0
Mystery Kids
as Alice Johnson
2000 Movie
7.4
Boys Don't Cry
as Lana's Mom
1999 Movie
5.6
Judas Kiss
as Monica Grimes
1998 Movie
4.4
First Love, Last Rites
as Sissel's Mom
1998 Movie
5.6
Ladybugs
as Glynnis Mullen
1992 Movie
Single Women, Married Men
as Maureen Harrison
1989 Movie
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
as Helene
1987 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jeannetta Arnette.
7.0
Homecoming
as Woman with dogs • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Heathers
as Mrs. Kelly • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
American Crime Story
as Delmer Lee Corbin • 2 eps
2016 Series
6.3
Extant
as Anya Sparks • 6 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Perception
as Stephanie Nordhoff • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Switched at Birth
as Ms. Troyer • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.0
Justified
as Marsha Keyhoe • 2 eps
2010 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Sue Overton • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.1
Fringe
as Dr. West • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.3
So NoTORIous
as Ruthie Rose • 5 eps
2006 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Sarah Jean Dawes • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.1
Invasion
1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Lost
as Lizzy Calloway • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Chelsey Simpson (2009) • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mrs. Spencer • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.7
Roswell
as Dolores Browning • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sandra Knowles • 1 eps
1999 Series
5.3
V.I.P.
as Dr. Lonnie Hippelman • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.7
Nash Bridges
as Ginny Peacock • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
as Gloria • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Gus Jacobs • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.8
ER
as Mrs. Hawkes • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lana • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Doctor Loews • 1 eps
1993 Series