Jeannetta Arnette
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).
Waking Up Dead
Hunter Gatherer
Dr. Merton
Beautiful Girl
Mom
Angels in Stardust
Jacqueline Windsor
The Amateur
Joey's Mom
Straight A's
(uncredited)
Beneath the Dark
Shirley
Middle of Nowhere
Mindy Green
Pineapple Express
Sandra Danby
Snow Angels
Louise Parkinson
Sniper 3
Sydney
Finding Home
Grace
Dunsmore
Irma Pritcher
Small Town Conspiracy
Donna Jo
The Shipping News
Silver Melville
The Prime Gig
Cheryl
Pay It Forward
Nurse
The 70s
Doris Shales
Mystery Kids
Alice Johnson
Boys Don't Cry
Lana's Mom
Judas Kiss
Monica Grimes
First Love, Last Rites
Sissel's Mom
Ladybugs
Glynnis Mullen
Single Women, Married Men
Maureen Harrison
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Helene
The Deliberate Stranger
Mrs. Richter
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Actress
City Killer
Andrea's Neighbor
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Nicki Felch
Take Your Best Shot
Fran
The Shadow Riders
Southern Belle
Callie & Son
Receptionist
Brave New World
Dwightina
10
Party Guest
The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
Cindy
Teenage Graffiti
Annie