Career
Born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was attending New York’s prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, "The Sign in Sidney Brustien’s Window" by Lorraine Hansberry. She went on to stand by for Stephanie Mills as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz. In March 2008 Arnetia can be seen in the role of Grandma Clara in the feature film comedy College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné.
Walker’s films include Foreign Love of the Game, Love Crimes, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
She also appeared in the Home Box Office movie Cast a Deadly Spell (starring Fred Ward). She has worked extensively in television, including as a series regular in the American Broadcasting Company sitcom The Big House, Camp P, the National Broadcasting Company sitcom, Nurses, and as a guest star in "Living Single", Everybody Loves Raymond, City of Angels, Touched by an Angel, The Steve Harvey Show, Just Shoot Maine, and New York City Police Department Blue.
Her nickname is Netia.
