Famke Janssen

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

November 5, 1964 (61 yrs)

place of birth

Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

also known as

Famke Beumer Janssen

total credits

50 movies

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). 

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Known For

Filmography

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Taken 3
6.3

Taken 3

2014as Lenore St. John
Taken
7.4

Taken

2008as Lenore St. John
X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.5

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014as Jean Grey
Redeeming Love
7.9

Redeeming Love

2022as Duchess
GoldenEye
6.9

GoldenEye

1995as Xenia Onatopp
The Faculty
6.6

The Faculty

1998as Miss Elizabeth Burke
Taken 2
6.4

Taken 2

2012as Lenore St. John
Rounders
7.0

Rounders

1998as Petra
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
6.1

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

2013as Muriel
Deep Rising
6.2

Deep Rising

1998as Trillian St. James
The Vault
6.8

The Vault

2021as Margaret
Knights of the Zodiac
6.3

Knights of the Zodiac

2023as Guraad
Boy Kills World
6.7

Boy Kills World

2024as Hilda Van Der Koy
I Spy
5.4

I Spy

2002as Rachel
Don't Say a Word
6.3

Don't Say a Word

2001as Aggie Conrad
Dangerous
6.0

Dangerous

2021as Agent Shaughnessy
Hide and Seek
6.3

Hide and Seek

2005as Katherine
Primal
5.6

Primal

2019as Dr. Ellen Taylor
Status Update
7.3

Status Update

2018as Katherine Alden
Love & Sex
6.1

Love & Sex

2000as Kate Welles
The Poison Rose
4.7

The Poison Rose

2019as Jayne Hunt
Once Upon a Time in Venice
5.2

Once Upon a Time in Venice

2017as Katey Ford
House on Haunted Hill
5.6

House on Haunted Hill

1999as Evelyn Stockard-Price
Celebrity
6.0

Celebrity

1998as Bonnie
Unity
7.5

Unity

2015as Narrator (voice)
Locked In
5.3

Locked In

2023as Katherine Carter
The Postcard Killings
6.3

The Postcard Killings

2020as Valerie Kanon
The Wolverine
6.4

The Wolverine

2013as Jean Grey / Phoenix
The Show
5.7

The Show

2017as Ilana Katz
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
7.0

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000as Self - 'Jean Grey'
City of Industry
5.5

City of Industry

1997as Rachel Montana
100 Feet
5.7

100 Feet

2008as Marnie Watson
Made
5.8

Made

2001as Jessica
The Ten
4.8

The Ten

2007as Gretchen Reigert
Eulogy
6.4

Eulogy

2004as Judy Arnolds
The Gingerbread Man
5.6

The Gingerbread Man

1998as Leeanne Magruder
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
6.9

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

2001as Jean Grey (archive footage)
Lord of Illusions
5.9

Lord of Illusions

1995as Dorothea Swann
Asher
5.8

Asher

2018as Sophie
All I Wish
5.5

All I Wish

2018as Vanessa
The Wackness
6.4

The Wackness

2008as Kristin Squires
Endless
6.6

Endless

2020as Lee Douglas
Circus
5.0

Circus

2000as Lily
Bayou Caviar
4.6

Bayou Caviar

2018as Nic
Fathers & Sons
5.4

Fathers & Sons

1992as Kyle Christian
Dead Girl
4.8

Dead Girl

1996as Treasure
Everything or Nothing
7.2

Everything or Nothing

2012as Self
A Fighting Man
5.5

A Fighting Man

2014as Diane Schuler
Turn the River
5.3

Turn the River

2008as Kailey
Model by Day
3.8

Model by Day

1994as Lex / Lady X