Jeannetta Arnette
Known For
Acting
Born
1954-07-29 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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).
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sandra Knowles
Criminal Minds
as Sarah Jean Dawes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mrs. Spencer
Lost
as Lizzy Calloway
The Mentalist
as Sue Overton
Fringe
as Dr. West
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Doctor Loews
ER
as Mrs. Hawkes
The A-Team
as Betty / Sarah
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lana
Cold Case
as Chelsey Simpson (2009)
The Drew Carey Show
as Gloria
Hill Street Blues
Justified
as Marsha Keyhoe
St. Elsewhere
as Louise Garrison
American Crime Story
as Delmer Lee Corbin
L.A. Law
as Vicki Simonetti
Nash Bridges
as Ginny Peacock
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Gus Jacobs
Perception
as Stephanie Nordhoff