Jeannetta Arnette (born July 29, 1954) is an American actress, best known for her television role as Miss Meara on the situation comedy Head of the Class. She has also appeared in numerous films (including 1992's Ladybugs and 1999's Boys Don't Cry) and guest-starring roles on television. 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.