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Jenette Goldstein

Jenette Goldstein
Photo: Cpl. Jessica Massi · Public domain

About

Jenette Goldstein (born February 4, 1960, in Los Angeles) is an American actress and businesswoman who won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Private Vasquez in James Cameron's Aliens (1986). She went on to appear in Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Titanic (1997), as well as Near Dark, Lethal Weapon 2, and Star Trek: Generations. Away from acting, she co-founded Jenette Bras, a chain of bra-fitting boutiques specializing in larger cup sizes.

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Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress (Aliens, 1986)
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collaboration with director James Cameron (Aliens, Terminator 2, Titanic)
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Jenette Bras boutique branches (Southern California and Atlanta)

What's new

  • 2026-06

    Goldstein participated in Fan Expo Anaheim: Special Edition (June 2026) in Anaheim as a guest.

  • 2026-03

    In March 2026, Goldstein appeared at WonderCon in Anaheim as an invited guest.

  • 2025-05

    The magazine Lingerie Briefs published an interview with Goldstein about her boutiques Jenette Bras.

  • 2024-09

    At Baltimore Comic-Con (September 2024), Goldstein participated in the Aliens United panel with Mark Rolston and Daniel Kash.

  • 2024-06

    Goldstein appeared in the crowdfunded documentary Aliens Expanded (June 2024), which chronicles the creation of the cult sci-fi film Aliens.

Tracks

Aliens (1986)role of soldier Vasquez - breakthrough performance awarded the Saturn Award
Near Dark (1987)vampire Diamondback in Kathryn Bigelow's neo-western horror, second Saturn Award nomination
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)Janelle Voight, adoptive mother of John Connor
Titanic (1997)Irish immigrant mother in third collaboration with James Cameron
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)officer Meagan Shapiro in action hit with Mel Gibson

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