Jeannetta Arnette

{{Infobox person

| name = Jeannetta Arnette

| image =

| alma_mater = George Washington University

| education = North Carolina School of the Arts

| occupation = Actress

| known_for = Head of the Class
Boys Don't Cry
Ladybugs

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| yearsactive = 1977-present

}}

Jeannetta Arnette is an American actress. She became known for her television role as Miss Meara on the situation comedy Head of the Class.{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Jae-Ha|title=She Mothers 'Class' - Jeannetta Arnette likes to share lessons in acting|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB36D9FAF889FEA&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=0FD52E94025F7DBD|accessdate=February 18, 2018|date=December 23, 1987|page=45|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425012357/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0EB36D9FAF889FEA&f=basic |archive-date=April 25, 2022}} She has also appeared in numerous films, including 1992's Ladybugs and 1999's Boys Don't Cry,{{cite news|last1=Farance|first1=Jeff|title=Actress, 'Boys Don't Cry' moved one another|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB51AA2F9FF38FC&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=0FD52E94025F7DBD|accessdate=February 18, 2018|publisher=Daytona Beach News-Journal|date=April 21, 2000|language=en}} and guest-starring roles on television.

Arnette grew up in North Carolina and attended high school at North Carolina School of the Arts, studied acting in England and attended college at George Washington University where she began acting in local theatrical productions. She dropped out of college to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career there.

In 2006, she co-starred in Tori Spelling's VH1 sitcom, So NoTORIous and played Sarah Jean, an innocent death-row inmate, on CBS' Criminal Minds. In 2014, she played in a recurring role in the CBS series, Extant.{{cn|date=July 2018}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1977 \|Teenage Graffiti \|Annie \|
1978 \|{{sortname\|The\|Redeemer: Son of Satan}} \|Cindy \|
1992 \|Ladybugs \|Glynnis Mullen \|
1996 \|Somebody Is Waiting \|Edna Rice \|
1998 \|Judas Kiss \|Monica Grimes \|
1999 \|Boys Don't Cry \|Linda Tisdel \|
2000 \|Finding Kelly \|Alice Johnson \|
2000 \|{{sortname\|The\|Prime Gig}} \|Cheryl \|
2001 \|Your Guardian \|Lillian \|
2001 \|{{sortname\|The\|Shipping News\|The Shipping News (film)}} \|Silver Melville \|
2003 \|Small Town Conspiracy \|Donna Jo \|
2003 \|Dunsmore \|Irma Pritcher \|
2003 \|Finding Home \|Grace \|
2004 \|Sniper 3 \|Sydney \|Video
2007 \|Snow Angels \|Louise Parkinson \|
2008 \|Pineapple Express \|Sandra Danby \|
2008 \|Middle of Nowhere \|Mindy Green \|
2010 \|Beneath the Dark \|Shirley \|
2014 \|Angels in Stardust \|Jacqueline Windsor \|
2016 \|Hunter Gatherer \|Dr. Merton \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1977

|Teenage Graffiti

|Annie

1978

|{{sortname|The|Redeemer: Son of Satan}}

|Cindy

1992

|Ladybugs

|Glynnis Mullen

1996

|Somebody Is Waiting

|Edna Rice

1998

|Judas Kiss

|Monica Grimes

1999

|Boys Don't Cry

|Linda Tisdel

2000

|Finding Kelly

|Alice Johnson

2000

|{{sortname|The|Prime Gig}}

|Cheryl

2001

|Your Guardian

|Lillian

2001

|{{sortname|The|Shipping News|The Shipping News (film)}}

|Silver Melville

2003

|Small Town Conspiracy

|Donna Jo

2003

|Dunsmore

|Irma Pritcher

2003

|Finding Home

|Grace

2004

|Sniper 3

|Sydney

|Video

2007

|Snow Angels

|Louise Parkinson

2008

|Pineapple Express

|Sandra Danby

2008

|Middle of Nowhere

|Mindy Green

2010

|Beneath the Dark

|Shirley

2014

|Angels in Stardust

|Jacqueline Windsor

2016

|Hunter Gatherer

|Dr. Merton

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1978 \|Chico and the Man \|Chongo AKA Lavinia Pemberton \|Episode: "Waiting for Chongo"
1980 \|Brave New World \|Dwightina \|TV film
1980 \|Camp Grizzly \|Jean \|TV film
1980 \|Brothers \|Rhonda \|TV film
1981 \|Stephanie \|Rita Melvoin \|TV film
1981 \|Hill Street Blues \|Jennifer Cross \|Episode: "Jungle Madness"
1982 \|Take Your Best Shot \|Fran \|TV film
1983 \|Hill Street Blues \|Lenore Kramer \|Episode: "Gung Ho"
1983 \|Three's Company \|Det. Green \|Episode: "Going to Pot"
1983 \|Laverne & Shirley \|Marianne Vimvoli \|Episode: "The Ghost Story"
1983 \|Ryan's Four \|Rachel \|Episode: "Ryan's Four"
1983 \|St. Elsewhere \|Louise Garrison \|Episode: "Qui Transtulit Sustinet"
1984 \|Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac \|Patricia 'Nikki' Felch \|TV film
1984 \|{{sortname\|The\|Bounder\|nolink=1}} \|Bonnie \|TV film
1985 \|Riptide \|Francine \|Episode: "Girls Night Out"
1985 \|{{sortname\|The\|A-Team}} \|Betty / Sarah \|Episode: "The Doctor Is Out"
1986 \|The Fall Guy \|Chris Travers \|Episode: "War on Wheels"
1986 \|Hardcastle and McCormick \|Melinda Marshall \|Episode: "When I Look Back on All the Things"
1986 \|{{sortname\|The\|Deliberate Stranger}} \|Barbara \|TV film
1986–1991 \|Head of the Class \|Bernadette Meara \|Main role
1987 \|Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies \|Helene \|TV film
1988 \|L.A. Law \|Vicki Simonetti \|Episode: "Leapin' Lizards"
1989 \|Single Women Married Men \|Maureen Harrison \|TV film
1992–1993 \|{{sortname\|The\|Jackie Thomas Show}} \|Sophie Ford \|Regular role
1994 \|Hotel Malibu \|Ms. Robinette \|Episode: "Do Not Disturb"
1995 \|Pins and Needles \|Doris Swanson \|TV film
1995 \|Touched by an Angel \|Dr. Gus Jacobs \|Episode: "Interview with an Angel"
1997 \|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine \|Dr. Loews \|Episode: "Statistical Probabilities"
1998 \|Grace Under Fire \|Maxine \|Episode: "Grace Under Class"
1999 \|V.I.P. \|Dr. Lonnie Hippelman \|Episode: "K-Val"
2000 \|Chicken Soup for the Soul \|Suzie \|Episode: "Letters to Suzie"
2000 \|Nash Bridges \|Ginny Peacock \|Episode: "Missing Key"
2000 \|{{sortname\|The\|'70s\|nolink=1}} \|Doris Shales \|TV film
2000 \|Diagnosis: Murder \|Lana \|Episode: "Death by Design"
2001 \|{{sortname\|The\|Clark Family\|nolink=1}} \|Mrs. Clark \|TV film
2001 \|Roswell \|Dolores Browning \|Episode: "Busted"
2002 \|{{sortname\|The\|Drew Carey Show}} \|Gloria \|Episode: "Family Affair"
2002–2003 \|Passions \|Flo \|Recurring role
2003 \|ER \|Mrs. Hawkes \|Episode: "A Saint in the City"
2004 \|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \|Sandra Knowles \|Episode: "Haunted"
2005 \|Invasion \|Ruth \|Episode: "Pilot"
2005 \|Lost \|Calloway \|Episode: "Adrift"
2005 \|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \|Mrs. Spencer \|Episode: "Shooting Stars"
2006 \|{{sortname\|A\|House Divided\|nolink=1}} \|Elaine \|TV film
2006 \|Criminal Minds \|Sarah Jean Dawes \|Episode: "Riding the Lightning"
2006 \|So Notorious \|Ruthie Rose \|Regular role
2009 \|Cold Case \|Chelsey Simpson \|Episode: "Hood Rats"
2009 \|Washington Field \|Senator Loring \|TV film
2009 \|Fringe \|Dr. West \|Episode: "Grey Matters"
2012 \|{{sortname\|The\|Mentalist}} \|Sue Overton \|Episode: "Blood Feud"
2013 \|Perception \|Stephanie Nordhoff \|Episode: "Caleidoscope"
2014 \|Switched at Birth \|Ms. Troyer \|Episode: "Drowning Girl"
2014 \|Justified \|Marsha Keyhoe \|Episodes: "A Murder of Crowes", "Starvation"
2014 \|Extant \|Anya Sparks \|Recurring role
2018 \|Heathers \|Mrs. Kelly \|Episode: "I'm a No-Rust-Build-up Man Myself"
2018 \|Homecoming \|Woman With Dogs \|Episode: "Stop"
2021 \|Impeachment: American Crime Story \|Delmer Lee Corbin \|Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1978

|Chico and the Man

|Chongo AKA Lavinia Pemberton

|Episode: "Waiting for Chongo"

1980

|Brave New World

|Dwightina

|TV film

1980

|Camp Grizzly

|Jean

|TV film

1980

|Brothers

|Rhonda

|TV film

1981

|Stephanie

|Rita Melvoin

|TV film

1981

|Hill Street Blues

|Jennifer Cross

|Episode: "Jungle Madness"

1982

|Take Your Best Shot

|Fran

|TV film

1983

|Hill Street Blues

|Lenore Kramer

|Episode: "Gung Ho"

1983

|Three's Company

|Det. Green

|Episode: "Going to Pot"

1983

|Laverne & Shirley

|Marianne Vimvoli

|Episode: "The Ghost Story"

1983

|Ryan's Four

|Rachel

|Episode: "Ryan's Four"

1983

|St. Elsewhere

|Louise Garrison

|Episode: "Qui Transtulit Sustinet"

1984

|Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

|Patricia 'Nikki' Felch

|TV film

1984

|{{sortname|The|Bounder|nolink=1}}

|Bonnie

|TV film

1985

|Riptide

|Francine

|Episode: "Girls Night Out"

1985

|{{sortname|The|A-Team}}

|Betty / Sarah

|Episode: "The Doctor Is Out"

1986

|The Fall Guy

|Chris Travers

|Episode: "War on Wheels"

1986

|Hardcastle and McCormick

|Melinda Marshall

|Episode: "When I Look Back on All the Things"

1986

|{{sortname|The|Deliberate Stranger}}

|Barbara

|TV film

1986–1991

|Head of the Class

|Bernadette Meara

|Main role

1987

|Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

|Helene

|TV film

1988

|L.A. Law

|Vicki Simonetti

|Episode: "Leapin' Lizards"

1989

|Single Women Married Men

|Maureen Harrison

|TV film

1992–1993

|{{sortname|The|Jackie Thomas Show}}

|Sophie Ford

|Regular role

1994

|Hotel Malibu

|Ms. Robinette

|Episode: "Do Not Disturb"

1995

|Pins and Needles

|Doris Swanson

|TV film

1995

|Touched by an Angel

|Dr. Gus Jacobs

|Episode: "Interview with an Angel"

1997

|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

|Dr. Loews

|Episode: "Statistical Probabilities"

1998

|Grace Under Fire

|Maxine

|Episode: "Grace Under Class"

1999

|V.I.P.

|Dr. Lonnie Hippelman

|Episode: "K-Val"

2000

|Chicken Soup for the Soul

|Suzie

|Episode: "Letters to Suzie"

2000

|Nash Bridges

|Ginny Peacock

|Episode: "Missing Key"

2000

|{{sortname|The|'70s|nolink=1}}

|Doris Shales

|TV film

2000

|Diagnosis: Murder

|Lana

|Episode: "Death by Design"

2001

|{{sortname|The|Clark Family|nolink=1}}

|Mrs. Clark

|TV film

2001

|Roswell

|Dolores Browning

|Episode: "Busted"

2002

|{{sortname|The|Drew Carey Show}}

|Gloria

|Episode: "Family Affair"

2002–2003

|Passions

|Flo

|Recurring role

2003

|ER

|Mrs. Hawkes

|Episode: "A Saint in the City"

2004

|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

|Sandra Knowles

|Episode: "Haunted"

2005

|Invasion

|Ruth

|Episode: "Pilot"

2005

|Lost

|Calloway

|Episode: "Adrift"

2005

|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

|Mrs. Spencer

|Episode: "Shooting Stars"

2006

|{{sortname|A|House Divided|nolink=1}}

|Elaine

|TV film

2006

|Criminal Minds

|Sarah Jean Dawes

|Episode: "Riding the Lightning"

2006

|So Notorious

|Ruthie Rose

|Regular role

2009

|Cold Case

|Chelsey Simpson

|Episode: "Hood Rats"

2009

|Washington Field

|Senator Loring

|TV film

2009

|Fringe

|Dr. West

|Episode: "Grey Matters"

2012

|{{sortname|The|Mentalist}}

|Sue Overton

|Episode: "Blood Feud"

2013

|Perception

|Stephanie Nordhoff

|Episode: "Caleidoscope"

2014

|Switched at Birth

|Ms. Troyer

|Episode: "Drowning Girl"

2014

|Justified

|Marsha Keyhoe

|Episodes: "A Murder of Crowes", "Starvation"

2014

|Extant

|Anya Sparks

|Recurring role

2018

|Heathers

|Mrs. Kelly

|Episode: "I'm a No-Rust-Build-up Man Myself"

2018

|Homecoming

|Woman With Dogs

|Episode: "Stop"

2021

|Impeachment: American Crime Story

|Delmer Lee Corbin

|Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0036261}}
{{rotten-tomatoes-person|jeannetta_arnette}}

Category:Living people

Category:American film actresses

Category:American television actresses

Category:Actresses from North Carolina

Category:20th-century American actresses

Category:21st-century American actresses

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)