Jenette Goldstein


Jenette Elise Goldstein 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 ', as Diamondback in Near Dark and Detective Megan Shapiro in Lethal Weapon 2, and as the Irish Mother in Titanic. and appeared in 2 episode of the tv series ' as the USS Enterprise Computer.

Early life

Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills. Her family is Jewish.

Career

Goldstein's first film role was in James Cameron's Aliens, 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. She also appeared as the vampire Diamondback in Near Dark, Officer Meagan Shapiro in Lethal Weapon 2, Janelle Voight in , the science officer in Star Trek Generations, and an Irish immigrant mother in Titanic.
Goldstein is now the proprietor of the store 'Jenette Bras', a large-cup bra specialist known for its slogan "The alphabet starts at 'D'.

Filmography & Television

Video games

Awards and nominations