Background
Goldstein was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills.
Goldstein was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills.
Her 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. 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 United States Ship 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, a large-size bra specialist known for its slogan "The alphabet starts at "Doctorate"".
Saturn Digital Video Disc Exclusive.
Saturn Awards 1987: Best Supporting Actress—Aliens (Won) 1988: Best Supporting Actress—Near Dark (Nominated) Digital Video Disc Exclusive Awards 2003: Best Audio Commentary (New for Digital Video Disc)—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.
