Famke Janssen
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1964, in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and has two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s, she modeled for Chanel in New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she attended Columbia University, majoring in literature.
This model-turned-actress broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s. Her first film was Rantamurhat (1992). Later she became James Bond's enemy in 007 ja Kultainen Silmä (1995). Her career has bloomed since then with her starring in such films as House on Haunted Hill (1999), Hide and Seek (2005), a recurring role on FX's Muodon vuoksi (2003), and the blockbuster movies X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003), and X-Men: Viimeinen kohtaaminen (2006).
This model-turned-actress broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s. Her first film was Rantamurhat (1992). Later she became James Bond's enemy in 007 ja Kultainen Silmä (1995). Her career has bloomed since then with her starring in such films as House on Haunted Hill (1999), Hide and Seek (2005), a recurring role on FX's Muodon vuoksi (2003), and the blockbuster movies X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003), and X-Men: Viimeinen kohtaaminen (2006).
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