Date of birth (location)
5 November 1972
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Mini biography
Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1972in Amersterdam, Netherlands among... (show more)


I Married a Witch (2007) (pre-production) (in talks)
Turn the River (2007) (post-production) .... Kailey
The Ten (2007) (post-production) .... Gretchen


X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) .... Jean Grey/Phoenix
... aka X-Men 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X3 (International: English title: informal short title) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
The Treatment (2006) .... Allegra Marshall
"Nip/Tuck"
- KiKi (2005) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Joan Rivers (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Trudy Nye (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Oona Wentworth (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Julia McNamara (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
(3 more)
Hide and Seek (2005) .... Katherine
Eulogy (2004) .... Judy Arnolds
X2 (2003) .... Jean Grey
... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)
... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
I Spy (2002) .... Special Agent Rachel Wright
... aka I-Spy (USA: promotional title)
Don’t Say a Word (2001) .... Aggie Conrad
Made (2001) .... Jessica
"Ally McBeal"
- The Ex-Files (2001) TV Episode .... Jamie
- The Man with the Bag (2000) TV Episode .... Jamie
X-Men (2000) .... Jean Grey
... aka X-Men 1.5 (USA: DVD box title)
Circus (2000) .... Lily
Love & Sex (2000) .... Kate Welle
House on Haunted Hill (1999) .... Evelyn Stockard-Price
The Faculty (1998) .... Miss Elizabeth Burke
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998) .... Fiona
Celebrity (1998) .... Bonnie
Rounders (1998) .... Petra
RPM (1998) .... Claudia Haggs
Deep Rising (1998) .... Trillian St. James
The Gingerbread Man (1998) .... Leeanne Magruder
Snitch (1998) .... Katy
... aka Noose (Australia: DVD title) (USA: working title)
... aka Monument Ave. (USA: new title)
City of Industry (1997) .... Rachel Montana
Dead Girl (1996) .... Treasure
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995) (TV) .... Xenia Onatopp
GoldenEye (1995) .... Xenia Onatopp
Lord of Illusions (1995) .... Dorothea Swann
... aka Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994) .... Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee
"The Untouchables"
- Voyeur (1994) TV Episode .... Cleo
Model by Day (1994) (TV) .... Lady X
"Melrose Place"
- Michael’s Game (1994) TV Episode .... Diane Adamson
"Star Trek: The Next Generation"
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The Perfect Mate (1992) TV Episode .... Kamala
Fathers & Sons (1992) .... Kyle Christian

Biography for
Famke Janssen

Birth name
Famke Beumer Janssen
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Height
5’ 11"
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Mini biography
Famke was born in Holland, where she began her professional career as a model. She later moved to the United States, where she has made her home since 1984. Initially settling in New York, 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. Famke made her feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers & Sons (1992).


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IMDb mini-biography by
Greg Keller
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Mini biography
Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1965 in Amersterdam, Netherlands among two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s she modeled for Chanel moving to 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 Father & Sons, later she became James Bond’s enemy in GoldenEye (1995). Her career has bloomed from then starring in such films as House on Haunted Hill, Hide and Seek, a reoccurring role on FX’s ’Nip Tuck’ and the blockbuster movies X-Men I,II & III.


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IMDb mini-biography by
Brittany Johnson
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Spouse
Tod Williams (1995 - 2000) (divorce)

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Trivia
Her two sisters are blonde and blue-eyed, while she is the only brunette.

Was cast as Serleena in Men in Black II (2002), but had to drop out due to a death in the family. Lara Flynn Boyle was cast in her place.

Speaks Dutch, German, English and French.

Offered the lead female role in _Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_ , but turned it down.

Sisters Antoinette Beumer and Marjolein Beumer are a director and actress respectively.

Wears size 11 shoes. Because of their large size, her shoes had to be specially made for her for the film GoldenEye (1995).

Measurements: 36-24-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Provides the Dutch-language narration for the Studio Tram Tour at Disney parks.

While appearing on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien" (1993) to promote her role of the sex-crazed assassin in the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995), Famke gave Conan a first hand experience of her character’s signature moves by performing them on him using the top of his desk. When she asked him if he would like the demonstration, Conan responded with "This is what we in the industry call a ’no-brainer’."

Has a puppy named Licorice.

Ranked #69 in Stuff magazine’s "102 Sexiest Women In The World." [2002]

Her sister was visiting South-East Asia during the Tsunami on December 26th, 2004 and had to flee the water to save her life.


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Personal quotes
"I felt different born into a family with two sisters who are blonde and blue-eyed, with me being the only brunette". In an interview to People Weekly magazine, July 31, 2000. Volume 54, Number 5.

"I would rather not work than play in a movie that nobody watches."

"We’ve always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them."

I don’t want to be exploited. That of course, as an actress, is a real challenge, not to be exploited. So I’m just going to keep looking for as many different types of roles as I can find in different genre movies. That’s my goal, my aim. I like doing that. I’ve had a pretty varied career so far."

I don’t even like talking about dating. It’s like having a stamp on your forehead: ’I’m available and I’m looking’.

"I think acting is just like that. There is something childish and fun about it."

so you’ve got to go for it.


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