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Jeannetta Arnette

Born July 29, 1954 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA (age 72)

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 t…

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Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward · 2000

Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express · 2008

Pineapple Express

MovieActionComedy

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry · 1999

MovieCrimeDrama

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

The Shipping News

The Shipping News · 2001

The Shipping News

MovieDramaRomance

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

Sniper 3

Sniper 3 · 2004

MovieDramaAction

Having taken out warlords, drug kingpins and international assassins, Thomas Beckett must now face the ultimate enemy, his best friend Paul Finnegan.

MovieComedyRomance

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

Straight A's

Straight A's · 2013

MovieComedyDrama

Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Shreveport.

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss · 1998

MovieThrillerCrime

The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.

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Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward · 2000

Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.

Nurse

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express · 2008

Pineapple Express

MovieActionComedy

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Sandra Danby

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry · 1999

MovieCrimeDrama

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

Lana's Mom

The Shipping News

The Shipping News · 2001

The Shipping News

MovieDramaRomance

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

Silver Melville

Sniper 3

Sniper 3 · 2004

MovieDramaAction

Having taken out warlords, drug kingpins and international assassins, Thomas Beckett must now face the ultimate enemy, his best friend Paul Finnegan.

Sydney

MovieComedyRomance

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

Party Guest

Straight A's

Straight A's · 2013

MovieComedyDrama

Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Shreveport.

(uncredited)

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss · 1998

MovieThrillerCrime

The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.

Monica Grimes

The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders · 1982

The Shadow Riders

MovieWesternTV Movie

After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.

Southern Belle

Ladybugs

Ladybugs · 1992

MovieComedyFamily

To climb the corporate ladder to success, a businessman agrees to coach his company's all-girl soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son.

Glynnis Mullen

Beneath the Dark

Beneath the Dark · 2010

Beneath the Dark

MovieDramaThriller

Driving to a wedding in Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert, Paul and Adrienne pull off the highway and into Roy's Motel and Cafe. This roadside artifact proves to be a strange and surreal place with an unsettling mix of travelers, who force our couple to discover the secret hidden between them and ultimately, the horrifying reality of their current situation.

Shirley

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere · 2008

Middle of Nowhere

MovieComedyDrama

The film follows Grace, a young woman whose irresponsible mother blows her college fund on her younger sister's beauty pageant campaign.

Mindy Green

Beautiful Girl

Beautiful Girl · 2014

Odessa is a beautiful girl addicted to the attention and money that being an adult film star brings. William, a lonely mechanic, has a crush on her, and she indulges his fantasy and leads him on. Thinking he can save her and help her find a normal life, he befriends her drug-fueled bodyguard, Angry Jack, to get close to her.

Mom

Snow Angels

Snow Angels · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's restaurant, growing closer to a new kid in town, Lila, after class. When Glenn and Annie's daughter goes missing, the whole town searches for her, as he increasingly spirals out of control.

Louise Parkinson

Brave New World

Brave New World · 1980

Brave New World

MovieScience FictionDrama

A man who grew up in a primitive society educating himself by reading Shakespeare is allowed to join the futuristic society where his parents are from. However, he cannot adapt to their repressive ways.

Dwightina

The Deliberate Stranger

The Deliberate Stranger · 1986

The Deliberate Stranger

MovieDramaCrime

Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.

Mrs. Richter

City Killer

City Killer · 1984

An attractive young girl is being watched closely by her ex-lover, but matters soon start to escalate and run out of control.

Andrea's Neighbor

The '70s

The '70s · 2000

Four friends, fresh from tragedy at Kent Sate, graduate from college and begin their adult lives during the turbulent 1970s. But Dexter, Eileen, Byron and Christie find their paths are heading in different directions. Namely, toward the Black Panthers, the feminist movement, the Watergate Scandal and the Hustle.

Doris Shales

First Love, Last Rites

First Love, Last Rites · 1998

First Love, Last Rites

Passion and infatuation ignite as two lovers flounder through their "first time" in this alarmingly sexy film set in the Louisiana bayou. Joey and Sissel are a young misguided couple trying desperately to make their way through their first intense relationship. Blinded by sexual attraction, they become oblivious to everything around them. But when forced far great than themselves threaten their idyllic existence, each must learn to cope with heart-wrenching pain and loss.

Sissel's Mom

The Prime Gig

The Prime Gig · 2001

MovieDramaRomance

Pendelton "Penny" Wise is a smooth-talking con-artist who scams people with phoney travel comp vacations over the phone when, desperate for more fast cash, he's called to work for a shady, veteran con businessman Kelly Grant. The situation takes a turn for the worst when Penny begins a relationship with Grant's mistress, Caitlin.

Cheryl

Angels in Stardust

Angels in Stardust · 2014

Angels in Stardust

MovieComedyDrama

An imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-in movie lot along the Texas/Oklahoma border, struggles to realize her potential, and escape the world she was born into.

Jacqueline Windsor

Mystery Kids

Mystery Kids · 2000

MovieFamilyMystery

Twelve-year-old mystery writer Geneva is putting her detective skills to work on a real-live case. With her best friend, Tommy, the super-sleuths work out of a tree house and investigate the mystery of a missing girl. But the clues to the puzzle send the duo on a wild chase to solve the case and bring truth and justice to the neighborhood!

Alice Johnson

Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting · 1996

Somebody Is Waiting

An alcoholic father must take control of his wayward children when their mother is killed.

Edna Rice

Callie & Son

Callie & Son · 1981

MovieDramaTV Movie

A fictional drama, covering a 30-year period, about a poverty-stricken teenager forced to give up her illegitimate son at birth, and the climb to wealth and power as the wife of a newspaper publisher who helps her locate her son, in whose future she becomes obsessed.

Receptionist

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

SeriesCrimeDrama

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Sandra Knowles

The Mentalist

The Mentalist · 2008

SeriesCrimeDrama

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

Sue Overton

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds · 2005

SeriesCrimeDrama

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.

Sarah Jean Dawes

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

SeriesCrimeDrama

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

Mrs. Spencer

Lost

SeriesMysteryAction & Adventure

Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.

Lizzy Calloway

Fringe

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.

Dr. West

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder · 1993

Diagnosis: Murder

SeriesDramaFamily

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

Lana

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Mrs. Hawkes

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · 1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.

Doctor Loews

Cold Case

Cold Case · 2003

SeriesCrimeDrama

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.

Chelsey Simpson (2009)

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show · 1995

The Drew Carey Show

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.

Gloria

L.A. Law

L.A. Law · 1986

SeriesDramaWar & Politics

The high-powered law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak handles both criminal and civil cases, usually for high fees. However, office politics and romance often distract the legal staffers from matters in the courtroom.

Vicki Simonetti

The A-Team

The A-Team · 1983

SeriesAction & AdventureComedy

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."

Betty / Sarah

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues · 1981

Hill Street Blues

SeriesDramaCrime

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Three's Company

Three's Company · 1977

Three's Company

When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last roommate. However, hijinks ensure when Jack must pretend to be gay in order to throw off the scent of the trio's conservative landlady.

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere · 1982

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.

Louise Garrison

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel · 1994

Touched by an Angel

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

Gus Jacobs

Justified

Justified · 2010

SeriesCrimeDrama

A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.

Marsha Keyhoe

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges · 1996

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.

Ginny Peacock

V.I.P.

SeriesAction & AdventureComedy

While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's Vallery who becomes the hero. Suddenly, she's thrown into a world of action and danger as owner of a Hollywood protection agency, Vallery Irons Protection (V.I.P.), taking risks to protect others at a price few are willing to pay.

Dr. Lonnie Hippelman

American Crime Story

American Crime Story · 2016

American Crime Story

SeriesCrimeDrama

An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

Delmer Lee Corbin

Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth · 2011

Switched at Birth

SeriesDramaFamily

The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

Ms. Troyer

Perception

Perception · 2012

SeriesCrimeDrama

Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, but his eccentric view of the world and less-than-stellar social skills can often interfere with his work.

Stephanie Nordhoff

Roswell

Roswell · 1999

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.

Dolores Browning