Jenette Goldstein

Jenette Elise Goldstein (born February 4, 1960) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Private Vasquez in the sci-fi horror film Aliens (1986), which won her the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also played Diamondback in Near Dark (1987) which earned her a second Saturn Award nomination, Megan Shapiro in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Janelle Voight in Terminator 2 (1991). She made cameo appearances in Star Trek Generations (1994) and Titanic (1997), and appeared in two episodes of the television series Star Trek: Short Treks (2019).

Early life

Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills. Her family is from Russia, Morocco, and Brazil. She is Jewish. Goldstein trained to be a gymnast before she started her acting career.

Career

Goldstein's first film role was in James Cameron's science fiction action film Aliens (1986), as the character PFC Jenette Vasquez, for which she received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later appeared as the vampire Diamondback in the neo-Western horror film Near Dark (1987) directed by Kathryn Bigelow, receiving her second Saturn Award nomination. Goldstein then appeared in several action movies, including The Presidio starring Sean Connery, and played Officer Meagan Shapiro in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). In 1991, she played Janelle Voight, John Connor's foster mother, in the science-fiction action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Goldstein had a number of one-scene roles in films including: Miracle Mile (1988), as the USS Enterprise science officer in Star Trek Generations (1994), as Irish immigrant mother in Titanic (1997), and as Alice the Maid in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). On television, she guest-starred on MacGyver, L.A. Law, Strong Medicine, ER and 24. During the 1990s, Goldstein also had supporting roles in the films: Donato and Daughter (1993), Fair Game (1995) and Living Out Loud (1998).

Goldstein is the owner of the store Jenette Bras, a large-cup bra specialist known for its slogan "The alphabet starts at 'D'".

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

• Saturn Awards
  • 1987: Best Supporting Actress – Aliens (Won)
  • 1988: Best Supporting Actress – Near Dark (Nominated)
• DVD Exclusive Awards
  • 2003: Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD) – Aliens (Nominated) with James Cameron, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Christopher Henn, Lance Henriksen, Gale Anne Hurd, Pat McClung, Bill Paxton, Dennis Skotak, Robert Skotak and Stan Winston