Jeannetta Arnette

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Jeannetta Arnette | image =  | alma_mater = George Washington University (dropped out) | education = North Carolina School of the Arts | occupation = Actress | known_for = ''Head of the Class''<br>''Boys Don't Cry''<br>''Ladybugs'' | birth_date =  | birth_place = | years_active = 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''.<ref name="CST">{{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}}</ref> She has also appeared in numerous films, including 1992's ''Ladybugs'' and 1999's ''Boys Don't Cry'',<ref name="DBNJ">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="CST"/> She dropped out of college to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career there.<ref name="CST"/>

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''.{{citation needed|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 | |}

===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?" |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0036261}} * {{rotten-tomatoes-person|jeannetta_arnette}}

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