Jeannetta Arnette

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…

Filmography

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Waking Up Dead ★ 3.5 Waking Up Dead 2022 Homecoming ★ 7.0 Homecoming 2018 Heathers ★ 6.5 Heathers 2018 Hunter Gatherer ★ 6.3 Hunter Gatherer 2016 American Crime Story ★ 7.6 American Crime Story 2016 Beautiful Girl ★ 4.1 Beautiful Girl 2014 Extant ★ 6.3 Extant 2014 Angels in Stardust ★ 5.5 Angels in Stardust 2014 The Amateur The Amateur 2014 Straight A's ★ 5.2 Straight A's 2013 Perception ★ 7.2 Perception 2012 Switched at Birth ★ 7.4 Switched at Birth 2011 Beneath the Dark ★ 4.9 Beneath the Dark 2010 Justified ★ 8.0 Justified 2010 The Mentalist ★ 8.4 The Mentalist 2008 Fringe ★ 8.1 Fringe 2008 Middle of Nowhere ★ 5.8 Middle of Nowhere 2008 Pineapple Express ★ 6.6 Pineapple Express 2008 Snow Angels ★ 6.5 Snow Angels 2007 So NoTORIous ★ 7.8 So NoTORIous 2006 Criminal Minds ★ 8.3 Criminal Minds 2005 Invasion ★ 7.1 Invasion 2005 Lost ★ 8.0 Lost 2004 Sniper 3 ★ 5.5 Sniper 3 2004 Finding Home ★ 4.3 Finding Home 2003 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 Dunsmore ★ 4.0 Dunsmore 2003 Small Town Conspiracy ★ 6.5 Small Town Conspiracy 2003 The Shipping News ★ 6.4 The Shipping News 2001 The Prime Gig ★ 6.0 The Prime Gig 2001 Pay It Forward ★ 7.4 Pay It Forward 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000 The '70s ★ 5.0 The '70s 2000 Mystery Kids ★ 7.5 Mystery Kids 2000 Roswell ★ 7.7 Roswell 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 Boys Don't Cry ★ 7.4 Boys Don't Cry 1999 V.I.P. ★ 5.3 V.I.P. 1998 Judas Kiss ★ 5.7 Judas Kiss 1998 First Love, Last Rites ★ 4.7 First Love, Last Rites 1998 Somebody Is Waiting ★ 5.5 Somebody Is Waiting 1996 Nash Bridges ★ 6.6 Nash Bridges 1996 The Drew Carey Show ★ 6.5 The Drew Carey Show 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 Diagnosis: Murder ★ 7.1 Diagnosis: Murder 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ★ 7.9 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993 The Jackie Thomas Show ★ 9.0 The Jackie Thomas Show 1992 Ladybugs ★ 5.6 Ladybugs 1992 Single Women, Married Men ★ 7.0 Single Women, Married Men 1989 Roseanne ★ 6.8 Roseanne 1988 Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies ★ 9.0 Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies 1987 Head of the Class ★ 6.4 Head of the Class 1986 L.A. Law ★ 7.1 L.A. Law 1986 The Deliberate Stranger ★ 6.4 The Deliberate Stranger 1986 The Deliberate Stranger The Deliberate Stranger 1986 The History of White People in America: Volume II ★ 8.3 The History of White People in America: Volume II 1986 City Killer ★ 6.0 City Killer 1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac ★ 4.8 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac 1984 The A-Team ★ 7.5 The A-Team 1983 St. Elsewhere ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982 Take Your Best Shot ★ 7.0 Take Your Best Shot 1982 The Shadow Riders ★ 6.5 The Shadow Riders 1982 Hill Street Blues ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981 Callie & Son ★ 6.8 Callie & Son 1981 Brave New World ★ 6.2 Brave New World 1980 10 ★ 5.8 10 1979 The Redeemer: Son of Satan! ★ 4.4 The Redeemer: Son of Satan! 1978 Teenage Graffiti ★ 9.0 Teenage Graffiti 1977 Three's Company ★ 7.6 Three's Company 1977 Laverne & Shirley ★ 7.2 Laverne & Shirley 1976