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Famke Janssen

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Famke Janssen

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Nov 5, 1964 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Biography

Famke Beumer Janssen (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈfɑmkə ˈbøːmər ˈjɑnsə(n)]; born 5 November 1964) is a Dutch actress and former model. She played Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye (1995), Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and Lenore Mills in the Taken film trilogy (2008–2014). In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations. She made her directorial debut with Bringing Up Bobby in 2011. She is also known for her roles in the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove (2013–2015), FX's Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), and ABC's How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020). Janssen starred in the 2017 NBC crime thriller The Blacklist: Redemption. Description above from the Wikipedia article Famke Janssen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026Turnbuckle
2025Amsterdam EmpireBetty
2025Lubach
2024Boy Kills WorldHilda Van Der Koy
2023Knights of the ZodiacGuraad
2023Door MouseMama
2023Locked InKatherine Carter
2022Redeeming LoveDuchess
2022Long Slow ExhaleDr. Melinda Barrington
2021The VaultMargaret
2021DangerousAgent Shaughnessy
2020EndlessLee Douglas
2020The Postcard KillingsValerie Kanon
2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensSally
2019PrimalDr. Ellen Taylor
2019The Poison RoseJayne Hunt
2019The CaptureJessica Mallory
2019When They See UsNancy Ryan
2018Status UpdateKatherine Alden
2018All I WishVanessa
2018Bayou CaviarNic
2018AsherSophie
2017Once Upon a Time in VeniceKatey Ford
2017The ShowIlana Katz
2017Robert Kirkman's Secret History of ComicsSelf
2017The Blacklist: RedemptionSusan 'Scottie' Hargrave
2016Jack of the Red HeartsKay Adams
2015UnityNarrator (voice)
2014A Fighting ManDiane Schuler
2014Taken 3Lenore St. John
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastJean Grey
2014How to Get Away with MurderEve Rothlo
2013Hansel & Gretel: Witch HuntersMuriel
2013The WolverineJean Grey / Phoenix
2013The Wolverine: Path of a RoninSelf
2013Hemlock GroveOlivia Godfrey
2013The BlacklistSusan 'Scottie' Hargrave
2012Taken 2Lenore St. John
2012Everything or NothingSelf
2011Down the ShoreMary
2010The ChameleonJennifer Johnson
2008TakenLenore St. John
2008100 FeetMarnie Watson
2008The WacknessKristin Squires
2008Turn the RiverKailey
2007The TenGretchen Reigert
2007The TreatmentAllegra Marshall
2006X-Men: The Last StandJean Grey / Phoenix
2005Hide and SeekKatherine
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
2004EulogyJudy Arnolds
2003X2Jean Grey
2003Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2Self
2003X2 Global Webcast HighlightsSelf
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Nip/TuckAva Moore
2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf
2002I SpyRachel
2001Don't Say a WordAggie Conrad
2001MadeJessica
2001Once Upon a Time: The Super HeroesJean Grey (archive footage)
2000Love & SexKate Welles
2000X-MenJean Grey
2000CircusLily
2000X-Men: The Mutant WatchSelf - 'Jean Grey'
1999House on Haunted HillEvelyn Stockard-Price
1999RoveSelf
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf
1998RoundersPetra
1998Monument Ave.Katy
1998Deep RisingTrillian St. James
1998CelebrityBonnie
1998The FacultyMiss Elizabeth Burke
1998The Gingerbread ManLeeanne Magruder
1998RPMClaudia Haggs
1998The Adventures of Sebastian ColeFiona
1997City of IndustryRachel Montana
1997Ally McBealJamie
1997The ViewSelf
1996Dead GirlTreasure
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1995GoldenEyeXenia Onatopp
1995Lord of IllusionsDorothea Swann
1994Model by DayLex / Lady X
1994Relentless IV: Ashes to AshesDr. Sara Lee Jaffee
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993The Untouchables
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf
1992Fathers & SonsKyle Christian
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992Melrose PlaceDiane Adamson
1992MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - Presenter
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationKamala
-The ExperimentDr Rachel McVeigh
-The Postcard KillerValerie Kanon
-One Second AfterMayor Kate Lindsey
Production
2025Amsterdam EmpireExecutive Producer
Directing
2011Bringing Up BobbyDirector
Writing
2011Bringing Up BobbyScreenplay