Jenette Goldstein
- Actress
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.
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.
