Acting · geboren 1954-07-29 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Jeannetta Arnette

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).

Bekannt aus

• Lost (2004) – Lizzy Calloway
• The Mentalist (2008) – Sue Overton
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) – Sandra Knowles
• Ananas Express (2008) – Sandra Danby
• Criminal Minds (2005) – Sarah Jean Dawes
• Fringe - Grenzfälle des FBI (2008) – Dr. West
• Das Glücksprinzip (2000) – Nurse
• Boys Don't Cry (1999) – Lana's Mom
• CSI - Den Tätern auf der Spur (2000) – Mrs. Spencer
• Das A-Team (1983) – Betty / Sarah
• American Crime Story (2016) – Delmer Lee Corbin
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) – Doctor Loews
• Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme (1994) – Mrs. Hawkes
• Justified (2010) – Marsha Keyhoe
• Roswell (1999) – Dolores Browning
• Cold Case - Kein Opfer ist je vergessen (2003) – Chelsey Simpson (2009)
• Schiffsmeldungen (2001) – Silver Melville
• Roseanne (1988)
• Extant (2014) – Anya Sparks
• Homecoming (2018) – Woman with dogs
• Zehn - Die Traumfrau (1979) – Party Guest
• Perception (2012) – Stephanie Nordhoff
• Switched at Birth (2011) – Ms. Troyer
• Herzbube mit zwei Damen (1977)
• Ein Hauch von Himmel (1994) – Gus Jacobs
• Ein Witzbold namens Carey (1995) – Gloria
• Monty - Immer hart am Ball (1992) – Glynnis Mullen
• Engel im Schnee (2007) – Louise Parkinson
• Invasion (2005)
• Straight A's - Jede Familie hat ein schwarzes Schaf (2013) – (uncredited)
• Sniper 3 (2004) – Sydney
• Polizeirevier Hill Street (1981)
• Diagnose: Mord (1993) – Lana
• Nash Bridges (1996) – Ginny Peacock
• Chefarzt Dr. Westphall (1982) – Louise Garrison
• L.A. Law – Staranwälte, Tricks, Prozesse (1986) – Vicki Simonetti
• Middle of Nowhere (2008) – Mindy Green
• Laverne & Shirley (1976)
• V.I.P. – Die Bodyguards (1998) – Dr. Lonnie Hippelman
• Judas Kiss (1998) – Monica Grimes