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Famke Janssen

Known for acting · Born 5 November 1964 · 61 · Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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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.

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Known for

Taken

2008

Taken 2

2012

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

2013

Hemlock Grove

2013

X-Men

2000

Hide and Seek

2005

X2

2003

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

The Wolverine

2013

Taken 3

2014

I Spy

2002

House on Haunted Hill

1999

Acting (99)

2025Amsterdam EmpireBetty Jonkers · 7 episodesSeries
2025LubachSeries
2024Boy Kills WorldHilda Van Der KoyFilm
2023Knights of the ZodiacGuraadFilm
2023Locked InKatherine CarterFilm
2023Door MouseMamaFilm
2023The Super ModelsSelf (archive footage)Series
2022Redeeming LoveDuchessFilm
2022Long Slow ExhaleDr. Melinda BarringtonSeries
2021The VaultMargaretFilm
2021DangerousAgent ShaughnessyFilm
2020The Postcard KillingsValerie KanonFilm
2020EndlessLee DouglasFilm
2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensSallyFilm
2019When They See UsNancy Ryan · 2 episodesSeries
2019PrimalDr. Ellen TaylorFilm
2019The Poison RoseJayne HuntFilm
2019The CaptureJessica MallorySeries
2018Status UpdateKatherine AldenFilm
2018AsherSophieFilm
2018All I WishVanessaFilm
2018Bayou CaviarNicFilm
2017Once Upon a Time in VeniceKatey FordFilm
2017The ShowIlana KatzFilm
2017The Blacklist: RedemptionSusan 'Scottie' Hargrave · 8 episodesSeries
2017Robert Kirkman's Secret History of ComicsSelfSeries
2016Jack of the Red HeartsKay AdamsFilm
2015UnityNarrator (voice)Film
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastJean GreyFilm
2014Taken 3Lenore St. JohnFilm
2014How to Get Away with MurderEve Rothlo · 10 episodesSeries
2014A Fighting ManDiane SchulerFilm
2013The WolverineJean Grey / PhoenixFilm
2013Hansel & Gretel: Witch HuntersMurielFilm
2013The BlacklistSusan 'Scottie' Hargrave · 4 episodesSeries
2013Hemlock GroveOlivia Godfrey · 33 episodesSeries
2013The Wolverine: Path of a RoninSelfFilm
2012Taken 2Lenore St. JohnFilm
2012Everything or NothingSelfFilm
2011Down the ShoreMaryFilm
2010The ChameleonJennifer JohnsonFilm
2008TakenLenore St. JohnFilm
2008100 FeetMarnie WatsonFilm
2008The WacknessKristin SquiresFilm
2008Turn the RiverKaileyFilm
2007The TenGretchen ReigertFilm
2007The TreatmentAllegra MarshallFilm
2006X-Men: The Last StandJean Grey / PhoenixFilm
2006X3: The Excitement ContinuesSelfFilm
2005Hide and SeekKatherineFilm
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelfSeries
2004EulogyJudy ArnoldsFilm
2003X2Jean GreyFilm
2003Nip/TuckAva Moore · 11 episodesSeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 2 episodesSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelfSeries
2003X2 Global Webcast HighlightsSelfFilm
2003Celebrities UncensoredSelfSeries
2003The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2SelfFilm
2003Evolution X - The Making of X-MenFilm
2002I SpyRachelFilm
2001Don't Say a WordAggie ConradFilm
2001MadeJessicaFilm
2001Once Upon a Time: The Super HeroesJean Grey (archive footage)Film
2000X-MenJean GreyFilm
2000X-Men: The Mutant WatchSelf - 'Jean Grey'Film
2000Love & SexKate WellesFilm
2000CircusLilyFilm
1999House on Haunted HillEvelyn Stockard-PriceFilm
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelfSeries
1999RoveSelfSeries
1998The FacultyMiss BurkeFilm
1998RoundersPetraFilm
1998Deep RisingTrillian St. JamesFilm
1998CelebrityBonnieFilm
1998The Gingerbread ManLeeanne MagruderFilm
1998Monument Ave.KatyFilm
1998The Adventures of Sebastian ColeFionaFilm
1998RPMClaudia HaggsFilm
1997Ally McBealJamie · 2 episodesSeries
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997City of IndustryRachel MontanaFilm
1996The Daily ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1996Dead GirlTreasureFilm
1995GoldenEyeXenia OnatoppFilm
1995Lord of IllusionsDorothea SwannFilm
1994Relentless IV: Ashes to AshesDr. Sara Lee JaffeeFilm
1994Model by DayLex / Lady XFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993The UntouchablesSeries
1992Melrose PlaceDiane AdamsonSeries
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
1992Fathers & SonsKyle ChristianFilm
1992MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - PresenterSeries
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationKamalaSeries
—The ExperimentDr Rachel McVeighFilm
—The Postcard KillerValerie KanonFilm
—One Second AfterMayor Kate LindseyFilm
—TurnbuckleFilm

Directing (1)

2011Bringing Up BobbyDirector, ScreenplayFilm

Production (1)

2025Amsterdam EmpireExecutive Producer, Costume DesignSeries