Famke Janssen Biography

Birthday: 1964-11-05
Place of Birth: Amstelveen, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Wiki Biography: Famke Janssen was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and has two other siblings. She studied economics for a year at the University of Amsterdam, which she has called "the stupidest idea I ever had." Moving to America in 1984, Famke modeled for Chanel in New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she majored in writing and literature at Columbia University and studied acting with Harold Guskin. She then went to Los Angeles, where she continued to study acting under Roy London.
Her first film was Fathers & Sons (1992), where she played the love interest of Jeff Goldblum. Later, she became James Bond's enemy in GoldenEye (1995) opposite Pierce Brosnan. Famke received strong critical acclaim for her electrifying performance as the femme fatale, Xenia Onatopp. Her career has bloomed since then with her starring in such films as House on Haunted Hill (1999), a reoccurring role on FX's "Nip/Tuck" (2003) and the blockbuster trilogy X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
Fathers and Sons | Kyle Christian | 1992 | Drama |
X Men | Jean Grey | 1992 | Action |
The Faculty | Miss Elizabeth Burke | 1998 | Horror |
X-Men | Jean Grey | 2000 | Action |
Made | Jessica | 2002 - | Comedy |
Hemlock Grove | Olivia Godfrey | 2013 | |
Taken | Lenore | 2017 | Action |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
Goldeneye | Xenia Onatopp | 1989 | 0 |
Fathers & Sons | Kyle Christian | 1992 | Drama, Thriller |
Dead Girl | Treasure | 1997 | Comedy |
City of Industry | Rachel Montana | 1997 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Rounders | Petra | 1998 | 0 |
The Gingerbread Man | Leeanne Magruder | 1998 | Thriller |
Deep Rising | Trillian St. James | 1998 | Action, Horror, Sci Fi |
Monument Ave. | Katy | 1998 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
The Faculty | Miss Elizabeth Burke | 1998 | Horror, Mystery, Sci Fi |
House on Haunted Hill | Evelyn Stockard-Price | 1999 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
X-Men | Jean Grey | 2000 | 0, Sport |
Circus | Lily | 2000 | Crime, Thriller, Drama |
Love & Sex | Kate Welles | 2000 | Comedy, Romance, Drama |
RPM | Claudia Haggs | 2000 | Comedy |
Ten | Gretchen Reigert | 2002 | |
I Spy | Rachel | 2002 | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
X2 | Jean Grey | 2003 | 0, Sport, Game Show |
Hide and Seek | Katherine | 2005 | Reality Tv |
Eulogy | Judy Arnolds | 2005 | Comedy, Drama |
X-Men: The Last Stand | Jean Grey | 2006 | 0, Sport, Game Show |
Turn the River | 2007 | ||
The Ten | Gretchen Reigert | 2007 | |
Taken | Lenore | 2008 | 0 |
The Wackness | Mrs. Squires | 2008 | 0, 0 |
100 Feet | Marnie Watson | 2008 | Horror, Thriller |
Made | Jessica | 2009 | 0 |
Down the Shore | Mary | 2011 | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
Taken 2 | Lenore | 2012 | Action, Crime, Thriller |
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | Muriel | 2013 | 0, Reality Tv |
Held | Sara | 2014 | Crime |
A Fighting Man | Diane Schuler | 2014 | Drama |
Jack of the Red Hearts | Kay | 2015 | Drama, Family |
New Amsterdam | Agatha Van Der Donck | 2016 | Adventure |