Jenette Goldstein

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Jenette Goldstein
Born	Jenette Elise Goldstein February 4, 1960 (1960-02-04) (age 48) Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active	1986-present
Awards won Other Awards Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress 1987 Aliens

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

• 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

[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