Jenette Goldstein is a true chameleon. She is so effective as an
actress, it is nearly impossible to recognize her from role to role.
Jenette spent most of her childhood in Los Angeles. Born to
theater-loving parents, she attended fine arts-oriented schools, and
was the young star of the drama classes. She often competed in citywide
drama competitions with soon-to-be famous peers
Val Kilmer,
Gina Gershon,
Kevin Spacey and
Mare Winningham. To hone her craft after
high school, Jenette studied at London's Webber Douglas Academy of
Dramatic Art, and at Circle in the Square Theater in New York City,
mastering drama theory, physicality, dialects and the classics. It was
in London, while performing in local theater productions, where Jenette
answered an audition request for American actors with British Equity
cards. Thinking it was another play or a small film, she read for a
tough, macho Latina character, named 'Vasquez' And shot to fame in
James Cameron's iconic film
Aliens (1986). Cameron was so pleased with
Jenette's creativity and strong work ethic, he recast her as 'Janelle'
in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
and a cameo role as the loving 'Irish Mother' in the epic
Titanic (1997).
Her resume is testament to her range and versatility: Vampy killer
Diamondback in
Near Dark (1987), good
cop Meagan Shapiro in
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Patti
Jean Lynch in
The Presidio (1988),
Alice the Maid in a one-scene role in
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998),
etc.
In addition to film, Jenette has made several appearances on the small
screen. She guest-starred on such award-winning shows as
Six Feet Under (2001),
L.A. Law (1986),
Strong Medicine (2000) and
ER (1994) - where she guest-starred on the
100th anniversary show as a grieving mother, and in a separate episode
opposite
Anthony Edwards, as a
heroic flight nurse. It was only after Jenette was hired for the second
role that the show's producers realized she had done the show before.
Jenette has continued working in theater throughout her career,
appearing in plays in New York, London and Los Angeles. She has performed
the classics,
William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," to more contemporary pieces,
such as
Arthur Miller's "After The
Fall," which won the 2002 Los Angeles Ovation Award for Best Production.
Currently, Jenette is excited about her latest creation: a one-woman
show she is writing herself.
The Woman from Hamburg(2024)as Regina 1991
Subterra(2020)as Greta Locke
Star Trek: Short Treks(2018)as USS Enterprise Computer
Under the Hollywood Sign(2014)as Mary
A Hollywood Affair(2012)as Agent
The Movies That Made Us(2019)
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens'(2003)
Moderated by Matt(2022)as Self - Interviewee
Just Foolin About with Michael Biehn(2024)as Self
Combat Radios A Christmas Carol for a Cure(2024)as Ghost of Christmas Past
Aliens Expanded(2024)as Self - Private Vasquez
Monsters Madness and Magic(2020)as Self
Movie Night Extravaganza(2021)as Self
The Nostalgia Critic(2007)as Self
Tfor2: the Terminator 2 Show(2019)as Self
WatchMojo(2006)as Self - Janelle Voight
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Private Vasquez
