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Jeanetta Arnette
Jeannette Arnette
Jeannetta Arnette
Acting
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 Pineap…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Waking Up Dead
Hunter Gatherer
as Dr. Merton
Beautiful Girl
as Mom
Angels in Stardust
as Jacqueline Windsor
The Amateur
as Joey's Mom
Straight A's
as (uncredited)
Beneath the Dark
as Shirley
Pineapple Express
as Sandra Danby
Middle of Nowhere
as Mindy Green
Snow Angels
as Louise Parkinson
TV Shows
Homecoming
as Woman with dogs · 1 ep.
Heathers
as Mrs. Kelly · 1 ep.
American Crime Story
as Delmer Lee Corbin · 2 ep.
Extant
as Anya Sparks · 6 ep.
Perception
as Stephanie Nordhoff · 1 ep.
Switched at Birth
as Ms. Troyer · 1 ep.
Justified
as Marsha Keyhoe · 2 ep.
The Mentalist
as Sue Overton · 1 ep.
Fringe
as Dr. West · 1 ep.
So NoTORIous
as Ruthie Rose · 5 ep.
