Early life

Goldstein was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Beverly Hills.

Career

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 USS 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 'D'".

Filmography

Awards and 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

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