Janelle Voight
John Connor's foster mother, killed and impersonated by the T-1000.
Janelle Voight, portrayed by Jenette Goldstein, is John Connor's foster mother in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In the film she appears to have a strained relationship with John, who refuses to acknowledge her as a mother figure.
Lore & Background
She and her husband Todd direct both the T-800 and the T-1000 on their searches for John, unaware of who they really are. Later the T-1000 returns to their home and kills Janelle in order to impersonate her and lure John back to the house, but the T-800 sees through the ruse. The T-800 confirms that the Voights are dead by tricking the T-1000 into incorrectly naming John's dog.
Reader's Guide
Janelle's death is not shown; a deleted scene shows the T-1000 walking past the bathroom where her legs are seen, implying that it killed her while she was in the shower. In Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, John admits his regret for the Voights' deaths and says that they wanted to adopt him.
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