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Famke Janssen

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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 Fathers & Sons (1992). Later she became James Bond's enemy in GoldenEye (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 Nip/Tuck (2003), and the blockbuster movies X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
BornNovember 5, 1964
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Famke Janssen in Endless (2020)
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Famke Janssen in GoldenEye (1995)
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Famke Janssen in Model by Day (1994)
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Famke Janssen in Model by Day (1994)

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Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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  • Jean Grey
  • Phoenix
  • 2006
Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)
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  • Xenia Onatopp
  • 1995
Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
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  • Jean Grey
  • 2000
Geoffrey Rush, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in House on Haunted Hill (1999)
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  • Evelyn
  • 1999

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  • Boy Kills World
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  • The Experiment
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  • Locked In
    • In Production
  • Knights of the Zodiac
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  • Famke Janssen, Keith Powers, and Hayley Law in Door Mouse (2022)
    Door Mouse
  • Josh Lucas, Rose Rollins, and Ian Harding in Long Slow Exhale (2022)
    Long Slow Exhale
  • Abigail Cowen and Tom Lewis in Redeeming Love (2022)
    Redeeming Love
  • Mel Gibson, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, Tyrese Gibson, and Scott Eastwood in Dangerous (2021)
    Dangerous
  • Freddie Highmore, Sam Riley, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey in The Vault (2021)
    The Vault
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    How to Get Away with Murder
  • Alexandra Shipp and Nicholas Hamilton in Endless (2020)
    Endless
  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Cush Jumbo in The Postcard Killings (2020)
    The Postcard Killings
  • Nicolas Cage in Primal (2019)
    Primal
  • The Capture (2019)
    The Capture
  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
    When They See Us
  • Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, and Kat Graham in The Poison Rose (2019)
    The Poison Rose
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Lia Marie Johnson in Bayou Caviar (2018)
    Bayou Caviar
  • Ron Perlman in Asher (2018)
    Asher
  • Olivia Holt, Ross Lynch, and Josh Ostrovsky in Status Update (2018)
    Status Update

Writer

  • Milla Jovovich, Famke Janssen, Bill Pullman, Marcia Cross, and Spencer List in Bringing Up Bobby (2011)
    Bringing Up Bobby

Director

  • Milla Jovovich, Famke Janssen, Bill Pullman, Marcia Cross, and Spencer List in Bringing Up Bobby (2011)
    Bringing Up Bobby

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    • November 5, 1964
    • Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Tod Williams1995 - 2000 (divorced)
    • Antoinette Beumer(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appears in commercials for a charity for fighting against HIV
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    • 12 Interviews
    • 30 Articles
    • 130 Pictorials
    • 98 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Speaks Dutch, German, English and French.
  • Quotes
    I felt different born into a family with two sisters who are blonde and blue-eyed, with me being the only brunette. [interview with People Weekly magazine, July 31, 2000. Volume 54, Number 5]
    • Natural brunette hair

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