Jeannetta Arnette
Born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA — Jul 29 1954
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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 Fo…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sandra Knowles
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Spencer
The Mentalist
Sue Overton
Criminal Minds
Sarah Jean Dawes
Lost
Lizzy Calloway
Fringe
Dr. West
ER
Mrs. Hawkes
Diagnosis: Murder
Lana
The A-Team
Betty / Sarah
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Doctor Loews
Cold Case
Chelsey Simpson (2009)
L.A. Law
Vicki Simonetti
Nash Bridges
Ginny Peacock
Switched at Birth
Ms. Troyer
St. Elsewhere
Louise Garrison
The Drew Carey Show
Gloria
V.I.P.
Dr. Lonnie Hippelman
American Crime Story
Delmer Lee Corbin
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Gus Jacobs
Hill Street Blues
Three's Company
Justified
Marsha Keyhoe
Roswell
Dolores Browning
Perception
Stephanie Nordhoff
Laverne & Shirley
Extant
Anya Sparks
Homecoming
Woman with dogs
Head of the Class
Bernadette Meara
Invasion
Roseanne
Boys Don't Cry
Lana's Mom
Heathers
Mrs. Kelly
So NoTORIous
Ruthie Rose
Pineapple Express
Sandra Danby
The Shipping News
Silver Melville
10
Party Guest
The Jackie Thomas Show
Sophie Ford
Pay It Forward
Nurse
Sniper 3
Sydney
The Deliberate Stranger
Mrs. Richter
Straight A's
(uncredited)
Snow Angels
Louise Parkinson
The Prime Gig
Cheryl
Ladybugs
Glynnis Mullen
The Shadow Riders
Southern Belle
Callie & Son
Receptionist
Middle of Nowhere
Mindy Green
Beautiful Girl
Mom
Brave New World
Dwightina
Beneath the Dark
Shirley
Angels in Stardust
Jacqueline Windsor
The 70s
Doris Shales
Finding Home
Grace
The Amateur
Joey's Mom
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Nicki Felch
Judas Kiss
Monica Grimes
Hunter Gatherer
Dr. Merton
Single Women, Married Men
Maureen Harrison
City Killer
Andrea's Neighbor
First Love, Last Rites
Sissel's Mom
Take Your Best Shot
Fran
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Actress
Dunsmore
Irma Pritcher
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Helene
Small Town Conspiracy
Donna Jo
Mystery Kids
Alice Johnson
Waking Up Dead
The Redeemer: Son of Satan!
Cindy
Teenage Graffiti
Annie