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Jeannetta Arnette

Cast & creator

Jeannetta Arnette

1954-07-29 (age 72) Washington, District of Columbia, USAIMDb

Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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).

Also known as: Jeanetta Arnette , Jeannette Arnette

Movies

37

film credits

Series

34

television credits

Career

71

1976–2022 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sandra Knowles · 1999

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Sue Overton · 2008

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Mrs. Spencer · 2000

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

Sarah Jean Dawes · 2005

Lost

Lost

Lizzy Calloway · 2004

Across film & television

Filmography (71)

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sandra Knowles

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Sue Overton

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Mrs. Spencer

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

Sarah Jean Dawes

Lost

Lost

Lizzy Calloway

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

Lana

Fringe

Fringe

Dr. West

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Doctor Loews

ER

Mrs. Hawkes

Cold Case

Cold Case

Chelsey Simpson (2009)

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Gus Jacobs

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

Vicki Simonetti

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

Gloria

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

The A-Team

The A-Team

Betty / Sarah

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

Louise Garrison

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

Ginny Peacock

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

Dr. Lonnie Hippelman

Justified

Justified

Marsha Keyhoe

Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth

Ms. Troyer

Perception

Perception

Stephanie Nordhoff

Three's Company

Three's Company

American Crime Story

American Crime Story

Delmer Lee Corbin

Roswell

Roswell

Dolores Browning

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

Extant

Extant

Anya Sparks

Head of the Class

Head of the Class

Bernadette Meara

Invasion

Invasion

Homecoming

Homecoming

Woman with dogs

Roseanne

Roseanne

Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

Nurse

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

Sandra Danby

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

Lana's Mom

Heathers

Heathers

Mrs. Kelly

The Jackie Thomas Show

The Jackie Thomas Show

Sophie Ford

So NoTORIous

So NoTORIous

Ruthie Rose

The Deliberate Stranger

The Deliberate Stranger

Mrs. Richter

Sniper 3

Sniper 3

Sydney

10

Party Guest

The Shipping News

The Shipping News

Silver Melville

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

Mindy Green

The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders

Southern Belle

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

Monica Grimes

Ladybugs

Ladybugs

Glynnis Mullen

Mystery Kids

Mystery Kids

Alice Johnson

Beautiful Girl

Beautiful Girl

Mom

Snow Angels

Snow Angels

Louise Parkinson

Take Your Best Shot

Take Your Best Shot

Fran

City Killer

City Killer

Andrea's Neighbor

Straight A's

Straight A's

(uncredited)

The Deliberate Stranger

The Deliberate Stranger

Mrs. Richter

Angels in Stardust

Angels in Stardust

Jacqueline Windsor

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

Nicki Felch

First Love, Last Rites

First Love, Last Rites

Sissel's Mom

Brave New World

Brave New World

Dwightina

The Prime Gig

The Prime Gig

Cheryl

Single Women, Married Men

Single Women, Married Men

Maureen Harrison

Beneath the Dark

Beneath the Dark

Shirley

Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

Edna Rice

Waking Up Dead

Waking Up Dead

The History of White People in America: Volume II

The History of White People in America: Volume II

Actress

Dunsmore

Dunsmore

Irma Pritcher

The '70s

The '70s

Doris Shales

Finding Home

Finding Home

Grace

Hunter Gatherer

Hunter Gatherer

Dr. Merton

Callie & Son

Callie & Son

Receptionist

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Helene

The Redeemer: Son of Satan!

The Redeemer: Son of Satan!

Cindy

Small Town Conspiracy

Small Town Conspiracy

Donna Jo

Teenage Graffiti

Teenage Graffiti

Annie

The Amateur

Joey's Mom