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).
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An alcoholic father must take control of his wayward children when their mother is killed....
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Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like man...
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Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangel...
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Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grab...
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An imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-...
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Odessa is a beautiful girl addicted to the attention and money that being an adult film star brings....
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After a three-year stint in prison, an unreasonably optimistic middle-aged man returns to his stagna...
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Gatherer (2016) | Dr. Merton | 6 | |
| 2 | Angels in Stardust (2014) | Jacqueline Windsor | - | - |
| 3 | Beautiful Girl (2014) | Mom | - | - |
| 4 | Straight A's (2013) | (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 5 | Beneath the Dark (2010) | Shirley | - | - |
| 6 | Pineapple Express (2008) | Sandra Danby | 7.1 | |
| 7 | Middle of Nowhere (2008) | Mindy Green | 5.5 | |
| 8 | Snow Angels (2007) | Louise Parkinson | 6.7 | |
| 9 | Sniper 3 (2004) | Sydney | 6 | |
| 10 | Finding Home (2003) | Grace | - | - |
| 11 | The Shipping News (2001) | Silver Melville | 7.1 | |
| 12 | Pay It Forward (2000) | Nurse | 7.2 | |
| 13 | Boys Don't Cry (1999) Oscars 2000 | Lana's Mom | 7.5 | |
| 14 | Judas Kiss (1998) | Monica Grimes | - | - |
| 15 | Somebody Is Waiting (1996) | Edna Rice | - | - |
| 16 | Ladybugs (1992) | Glynnis Mullen | 6 | |
| 17 | The Deliberate Stranger (1986) | Mrs. Richter | - | - |
| 18 | City Killer (1984) | Andrea's Neighbor | - | - |
| 19 | Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984) | Nicki Felch | - | - |
| 20 | Take Your Best Shot (1982) | Fran | - | - |
| 21 | The Shadow Riders (1982) | Southern Belle | 7 | |
| 22 | 10 (1979) | Party Guest | 6.5 | |
| 23 | The Redeemer: Son of Satan! (1978) | Cindy | - | - |
