Jenette Goldstein

Jenette Elise Goldstein (born February 4, 1960) is an American actress, best known for her Saturn Award-winning role as Private Vasquez in the 1986 science fiction horror action film Aliens, as the foster mother in Terminator 2, as Diamondback in Near Dark (1987) and Detective Megan Shapiro in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), and as the Irish Mother in Titanic (1997). She also appeared in 2 episode of the TV series Star Trek: Short Treks (2019) as the USS Enterprise Computer.

Early life[]

Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills.^[1] Her family is Jewish^[2] (from Russia, Morocco, and Brazil).^[3]

Career[]

Goldstein's first film role was in James Cameron's Aliens (1986), as the Hispanic character PFC Jenette Vasquez. Due to its title, she initially thought the film was about immigration and arrived at her audition for the part of a tough-as-nails space marine in a short skirt and high heels.^[2] She also appeared as the vampire Diamondback in Near Dark (1987), Officer Meagan Shapiro in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Janelle Voight in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), the USS Enterprise science officer in Star Trek Generations (1994), and an Irish immigrant mother in Titanic (1997).

Goldstein is now the proprietor of the store "Jenette Bras",^[4] a large-cup bra specialist known for its slogan "The alphabet starts at 'D'".^[2][5][6]

Filmography & 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

References[]

External links[]

• Jenette Goldstein at IMDb
• Jenette Goldstein at Cinemorgue
• Jenette Bras