Cast
Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
Cast
Jeannetta Arnette
Known for
Acting
Born
1954-07-29
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as Jeanetta Arnette , Jeannette Arnette
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).
Pineapple Express
as Sandra Danby
Ladybugs
as Glynnis Mullen
Pay It Forward
as Nurse
10
as Party Guest
Boys Don't Cry
as Lana's Mom
Sniper 3
as Sydney
Dunsmore
as Irma Pritcher
The Shipping News
as Silver Melville
Beautiful Girl
as Mom
Judas Kiss
as Monica Grimes
Middle of Nowhere
as Mindy Green
The Shadow Riders
as Southern Belle
The Deliberate Stranger
as Mrs. Richter
Snow Angels
as Louise Parkinson
City Killer
as Andrea's Neighbor
Callie & Son
as Receptionist
The Prime Gig
as Cheryl
Somebody Is Waiting
as Edna Rice
Straight A's
as (uncredited)
Brave New World
as Dwightina
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
as Nicki Felch
The History of White People in America: Volume II
as Actress
Angels in Stardust
as Jacqueline Windsor
Finding Home
as Grace
The '70s
as Doris Shales
Beneath the Dark
as Shirley
Take Your Best Shot
as Fran
First Love, Last Rites
as Sissel's Mom
Hunter Gatherer
as Dr. Merton
Waking Up Dead
Mystery Kids
as Alice Johnson
Single Women, Married Men
as Maureen Harrison
The Amateur
as Joey's Mom
Teenage Graffiti
as Annie
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
as Helene
Small Town Conspiracy
as Donna Jo
The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
as Cindy