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Famke Janssen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

November 5, 1964(61)

Place of Birth

Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Also Known As

Famke Beumer Janssen
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Famke Janssen

Acting

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. She starred in the Netflix Dutch crime series Amsterdam Empire (2025).  Description above from the Wikipedia article Famke Janssen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography