Jeannetta Arnette Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Jeannetta Arnette

Jeannetta Arnette

Acting

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 Movies

Acting

Boys Don't Cry movie poster
MOVIE

Boys Don't Cry

7.4(1.5K)
Boys Don't Cry
Lana's Mom
Sniper 3 movie poster
MOVIE

Sniper 3

5.5(0.1K)
Sniper 3
Sydney
Small Town Conspiracy movie poster
MOVIE

Small Town Conspiracy

6.5(0.0K)
Small Town Conspiracy
Donna Jo
Waking Up Dead movie poster
MOVIE

Waking Up Dead

3.5(0.0K)
Waking Up Dead
Take Your Best Shot movie poster
MOVIE

Take Your Best Shot

7.0(0.0K)
Take Your Best Shot
Fran
Pineapple Express movie poster
MOVIE

Pineapple Express

6.6(4.2K)
Pineapple Express
Sandra Danby
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac movie poster
MOVIE

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

4.8(0.0K)
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Nicki Felch
Teenage Graffiti movie poster
MOVIE

Teenage Graffiti

9.0(0.0K)
Teenage Graffiti
Annie
Angels in Stardust movie poster
MOVIE

Angels in Stardust

5.5(0.0K)
Angels in Stardust
Jacqueline Windsor
Finding Home movie poster
MOVIE

Finding Home

4.5(0.0K)
Finding Home
Grace

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