
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).
TV Shows(30)

Homecoming
Woman with dogs

Heathers
Mrs. Kelly

American Crime Story
Delmer Lee Corbin

Extant
Anya Sparks

Perception
Stephanie Nordhoff

Switched at Birth
Ms. Troyer

Justified
Marsha Keyhoe

The Mentalist
Sue Overton

Fringe
Dr. West

So NoTORIous
Ruthie Rose

Invasion

Criminal Minds
Sarah Jean Dawes

Lost
Lizzy Calloway

Cold Case
Chelsey Simpson (2009)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Spencer

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sandra Knowles

Roswell
Dolores Browning

V.I.P.
Dr. Lonnie Hippelman

Nash Bridges
Ginny Peacock

The Drew Carey Show
Gloria