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.

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Jenette Goldstein, Laramie Landis, and Reece P. Thompson III in Titanic (1997)

Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, and Joshua John Miller in Near Dark (1987)

Jenette Goldstein and Xander Berkeley in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Bill Paxton, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein, and Paul Reiser in Aliens (1986)

Bill Paxton, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Paul Reiser, Mark Rolston, Colette Hiller, William Hope, Daniel Kash, Al Matthews, Ricco Ross, Cynthia Dale Scott, Trevor Steedman, and Tip Tipping in Aliens (1986)

Jenette Goldstein, Robert Patrick, and Ashley Schneider in Autopsy (2008)

Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein, and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

William Shatner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Generations (1994)

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