Jenette Goldstein
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Born | Jenette Elise Goldstein February 4, 1960 Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Years active | 1986-present | ||||||
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Jenette Elise Goldstein (born February 4, 1960) is a Saturn Award-winning American actress.
Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in an affluent family in Beverly Hills.[1] Her first film role was in James Cameron's Aliens (1986), playing the Hispanic character Private J. Vasquez (Goldstein is Jewish in real life).[1] 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 Enterprise-B science officer in Star Trek Generations (1994), and an Irish immigrant mother in Titanic (1997). She is known for her ability as a chamelionic character actor. James Cameron often uses her in his films.
[edit] Awards & nominations
- 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
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jenette Goldstein at the Internet Movie Database
- Jenette Goldstein article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Jenette Goldstein at Cinemorgue