Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
- Born
- July 29, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Known For
- Женский
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).
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sandra Knowles
1999
The Mentalist
as Sue Overton
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mrs. Spencer
2000
Criminal Minds
as Sarah Jean Dawes
2005
Lost
as Lizzy Calloway
2004
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lana
1993
Fringe
as Dr. West
2008
ER
as Mrs. Hawkes
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Doctor Loews
1993
Cold Case
as Chelsey Simpson (2009)
2003
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Gus Jacobs
1994
L.A. Law
as Vicki Simonetti
1986
The Drew Carey Show
as Gloria
1995
Hill Street Blues
1981
The A-Team
as Betty / Sarah
1983
St. Elsewhere
as Louise Garrison
1982
Nash Bridges
as Ginny Peacock
1996
V.I.P.
as Dr. Lonnie Hippelman
1998
Justified
as Marsha Keyhoe
2010
Switched at Birth
as Ms. Troyer
2011
American Crime Story
as Delmer Lee Corbin
2016
Perception
as Stephanie Nordhoff
2012
Three's Company
1977
Roswell
as Dolores Browning
1999
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Extant
as Anya Sparks
2014
Head of the Class
as Bernadette Meara
1986
Homecoming
as Woman with dogs
2018
Invasion
2005
Roseanne
1988
Heathers
as Mrs. Kelly
2018