Jenette Elise Goldstein is a character actress from America who garnered fame and accolades for her performance as Private Vasquez in the 1986 science fiction action film ‘Aliens’. Her other memorable roles include Diamondback in ‘Near Dark’, Detective Megan Shapiro in ‘Lethal Weapon 2’, and Nurse Marian in ‘Autopsy’. A California native, Goldstein always wanted to be an actress. In 1986, she made her acting debut in ‘Aliens’, which incidentally is also the most significant film of her career. Over the course of the past three decades, she has appeared in various small roles in both films and TV shows. In 2004, she portrayed the recurring character Rae Plachecki in ‘24’. For her performance in ‘Aliens’, Goldstein received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987.