Jeannetta Arnette

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Acting

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).

Filmography

• Waking Up Dead (2022)
• Hunter Gatherer (2016)
• Beautiful Girl (2014)
• Angels in Stardust (2014)
• The Amateur (2014)
• Straight A's (2013)
• Beneath the Dark (2010)
• Middle of Nowhere (2008)
• Pineapple Express (2008)
• Snow Angels (2007)
• Sniper 3 (2004)
• Finding Home (2003)
• Dunsmore (2003)
• Small Town Conspiracy (2003)
• The Shipping News (2001)
• The Prime Gig (2001)
• Pay It Forward (2000)
• The '70s (2000)
• Mystery Kids (2000)
• Boys Don't Cry (1999)
• Judas Kiss (1998)
• First Love, Last Rites (1998)
• Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
• Ladybugs (1992)
• Single Women, Married Men (1989)
• Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987)
• The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
• The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986)
• City Killer (1984)
• Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984)
• Take Your Best Shot (1982)
• The Shadow Riders (1982)
• Callie & Son (1981)
• Brave New World (1980)
• 10 (1979)
• The Redeemer: Son of Satan! (1978)
• Teenage Graffiti (1977)