
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).

THE MENTALIST メンタリストの捜査ファイル

クリミナル・マインド

FRINGE/フリンジ

JUSTIFIED 俺の正義

LAW & ORDER: 性犯罪特捜班

LOST

スタートレック:ディープ・スペース・ナイン

コールドケース 迷宮事件簿

ER 緊急救命室

ロズウェル/星の恋人たち

The History of White People in America: Volume II

ヒルストリート・ブルース

スリーズ・カンパニー

CSI:科学捜査班

アメリカン・クライム・ストーリー

スイッチ ~運命のいたずら~

特攻野郎Aチーム

ボーイズ・ドント・クライ

ペイ・フォワード

So NoTORIous

Touched by an Angel

Perception

Invasion

Laverne & Shirley

Diagnosis: Murder

L.A. Law

ホームカミング

Roseanne

Callie & Son

Nash Bridges

スモーキング・ハイ

The Drew Carey Show

Heathers

The Shadow Riders

Snow Angels

The Shipping News

Hunter Gatherer

エクスタント

The Deliberate Stranger

Head of the Class

Brave New World

Take Your Best Shot

The Prime Gig

Middle of Nowhere

テン

Judas Kiss

St. Elsewhere

Ladybugs

Angels in Stardust

山猫は眠らない3 決別の照準

City Killer

V.I.P.

Straight A's

Small Town Conspiracy

Mystery Kids

Beneath the Dark

Finding Home

First Love, Last Rites

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

The Redeemer: Son of Satan!

The 70s

Beautiful Girl

Waking Up Dead

Dunsmore

Teenage Graffiti

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Single Women, Married Men

The Jackie Thomas Show