| Jenette Goldstein | |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1960[1] |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1986–present |
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 (2019).
Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills.[2] Her family is from Russia, Morocco, and Brazil. She is Jewish. [3] Goldstein trained to be a gymnast before she started her acting career.[4]
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.[5] 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 .
Goldstein had a number of one-scene roles in films including: Miracle Mile (1988), as the 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,[6] a large-cup bra specialist known for its slogan "The alphabet starts at 'D'.[5] [7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Aliens | PFC Vasquez | |
| 1987 | Near Dark | Diamondback | |
| 1988 | The Presidio | Patti Jean Lynch | |
| Miracle Mile | Beverly Hills Chick #1 | ||
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Detective Megan Shapiro | |
| 1991 | Janelle Voight / T-1000 as Janelle | ||
| 1993 | Donato and Daughter | Detective Judy McCartney | TV movie |
| 1994 | Star Trek Generations | USS Enterprise-B Science Officer | |
| 1995 | Fair Game | Rosa | |
| 1997 | Touch Me | Gabrielle | |
| Titanic | Irish Mother | ||
| 1998 | Senseless | Nurse Alvarez | |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Alice the Maid | ||
| Living Out Loud | Fanny | ||
| 1999 | Smut | Unknown role | |
| 2001 | It Is What It Is | Rivka Stern | |
| 2002 | Clockstoppers | Doctor | |
| Home Room | Main Nurse | ||
| 2003 | Duplex | Moderator | |
| 2008 | Autopsy | Nurse Marian | |
| 2014 | Under the Hollywood Sign | Mary | |
| Year | Title | Role | Episode/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Max Headroom | Bella | "Dream Thieves" | |
| 1988 | Martini Ranch "Reach" | Unknown role | Music Video | |
| 1991 | MacGyver | Rachel Bradley | "The Prometheus Syndrome" | |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Patricia Twain | "Drone of Arc" | |
| 1994 | Star Trek Generations | USS Enterprise-B Science Officer | ||
| L.A. Law | Tanya Geiss | "Cold Cuts" | ||
| 1995 | The Client | Karen Kelso | "The Peach Orchard" | |
| 1998 | 7th Heaven | Mrs. Reese | "The Legacy" | |
| 1998–2004 | ER | Helicopter Pilot/Judy Stiles | 2 Episodes | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | An unnamed friend | "Dependency" | |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Obstetrician | "The Trip" | |
| 2003 | Alias | Medical Bay Technician | "Double Agent" | |
| 2004 | 24 | Rae Plachecki | 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | The Inside | Traci Armstrong | "Loneliest Number" | |
| 2010 | Medium | Mrs. Pinsley | "Allison Rolen Got Married" | |
| 2013 | A Hollywood Affair | Agent | "Agent Meeting" | |
| 2019 | USS Enterprise computer (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Typhoon Engineer | ||
| 2002 | Jean Grey / Phoenix | ||
| 2009 | Esmeralda "Ezzy" Vasquez |