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Jenette Goldstein

Jenette Goldstein

16 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jenette Goldstein is an American actress who trained as a gymnast before turning to acting and became known for her repeated work with director James Cameron. She made her film debut as Private Vasquez in Cameron's Aliens (1986), a performance that earned her a Saturn Award for best supporting actress. She followed it with Diamondback, a vampire, in Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (1987), which brought a second Saturn nomination, and with parts in The Presidio (1988) and Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). She returned to Cameron's films as Janelle Voight in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and had small roles in Titanic (1997) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). Later credits include Star Trek Generations (1994) and Living Out Loud (1998), and she has made guest appearances on television series including ER, Six Feet Under and 24.

66years old

Turns 67 on February 4in 95 days

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as Jenette Elise Goldstein

Movie Career

Films
16
Career span
36 years1986 to 2022

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  1. First role

    Goldstein's first film part was Private Vasquez in James Cameron's Aliens (1986). That performance brought her the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress the next year.

  2. A change of course

    Goldstein owns Jenette Bras, a chain store company that specializes in large-cup bras. Its slogan is "The alphabet starts at 'D'."

Jenette Goldstein movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Aliens1986 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Private Vasquez

    IMDb rating 8.4848K votes

  2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991 Action, Sci-Fias Janelle Voight

    IMDb rating 8.61.3M votes

  3. Near Dark1987as Diamondback

    IMDb rating 6.950K votes

  4. Lethal Weapon 21989as Meagan Shapiro

    IMDb rating 7.3203K votes

  5. Autopsy2008as Nurse Marian

    IMDb rating 5.07.9K votes

  6. The Presidio1988as Patti Jean Lynch

    IMDb rating 6.022K votes

  7. Star Trek: Generations1994as Science Officer

    IMDb rating 6.692K votes

  8. Senseless1998as Nurse Alvarez

    IMDb rating 6.018K votes

Most often with

James Cameron directed two of these films. Lance Henriksen appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Jenette Goldstein's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

8 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 16 films: 8 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991as Janelle Voight
    $518M47.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Lethal Weapon 21989as Meagan Shapiro
    $228M20.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Aliens1986as Private Vasquez
    $183M16.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Star Trek: Generations1994as Science Officer
    $118M10.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The Presidio1988as Patti Jean Lynch
    $20M1.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Senseless1998as Nurse Alvarez
    $13M1.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Living Out Loud1998as Fanny
    $13M1.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Near Dark1987as Diamondback
    $3.4M0.3% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Jenette Goldstein's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActressWon

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