Jenette Goldstein
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Born | [1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 4, 1960
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 Star Trek: Short Treks (2019).
Early life
[edit]Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills.[2] Her family[3] is from Russia, Morocco, and Brazil. She is Jewish. [4] Goldstein trained to be a gymnast before she started her acting career.[5]
Career
[edit]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.[3] 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,[6] a large-cup bra specialist known for its slogan "The alphabet starts at 'D'".[3][7][8]
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 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 |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Episode/s |
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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 | Star Trek: Short Treks | USS Enterprise computer (voice) | 2 episodes |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | Star Trek: Invasion | Typhoon Engineer |
2002 | X-Men: Next Dimension | Jean Grey / Phoenix |
2009 | Real Heroes: Firefighter | Esmeralda "Ezzy" Vasquez |
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Jenette Goldstein".
- ^ "Tough, But Totally Female". Los Angeles Daily News. August 4, 1986. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c Wills, Adam (June 10, 2009). "An evening with Vasquez:"Actress Finds Feminist Fanboys in 'Alien' Places"". Jewish Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ ""Aliens" Star Jenette Goldstein Reflects on Controversial Casting -- And Shares Touching "Titanic" Story About James Cameron". toofab. April 25, 2016.
- ^ "Jenette Goldstein | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ^ "THE ALPHABET STARTS AT D..." jenettebras.com. 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ Padilla, Max "Store openings: Jenette Bras, Vamp Shoes", All the Rage, Los Angeles Times blog, May 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009
- ^ Binkley, Christina (May 13, 2010). "Bra Building: New Engineering for Bigger Curves". Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved May 12, 2020. (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Jenette Goldstein at IMDb
- Jenette Goldstein Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine at Cinemorgue
- 1960 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Beverly Hills, California
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- American businesspeople in retailing
- American film actresses
- American people of Brazilian-Jewish descent
- American people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American television actresses
- Businesspeople from Los Angeles
- Jewish American actresses
- Living people
- 21st-century American Jews