FAMKE JANSSEN

Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 5, 1964
Place of Birth: Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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). 

Filmography

Starring

2025·
Lubach
Betty
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Melinda Barrington
Mayor Kate Lindsey
Duchess
2021·
Dangerous
Agent Shaughnessy
2021·
The Vault
Margaret
Valerie Kanon
2020·
Endless
Lee Douglas
Nancy Ryan
Jessica Mallory
Jayne Hunt
2019·
Primal
Dr. Ellen Taylor
Nic
2018·
Asher
Sophie
Katherine Alden
Vanessa
Susan 'Scottie' Hargrave
Susan 'Scottie' Hargrave
Olivia Godfrey
2003·
Nip/Tuck
Ava Moore
Jean Grey (archive footage)
Self - 'Jean Grey'
1999·
Rove
Self
1997·
The View
Self
Jamie
Self
1996·
Dead Girl
Treasure
Self, Self - Guest
Self - Presenter
Diane Adamson
Valerie Kanon
Dr Rachel McVeigh
Hilda Van Der Koy
2023·
Locked In
Katherine Carter
Mama
2017·
The Show
Ilana Katz
Kay Adams
2015·
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2014·
Taken 3
Lenore St. John
Diane Schuler
Jean Grey / Phoenix
2012·
Taken 2
Lenore St. John
Mary
Jennifer Johnson
Kailey
Kristin Squires
2008·
100 Feet
Marnie Watson
2008·
Taken
Lenore St. John
Allegra Marshall
2007·
The Ten
Gretchen Reigert
Jean Grey / Phoenix
Katherine
2004·
Eulogy
Judy Arnolds
2003·
X2
Jean Grey
2002·
I Spy
Rachel
2001·
Made
Jessica
Aggie Conrad
2000·
Circus
Lily
2000·
X-Men
Jean Grey
Kate Welles
Evelyn Stockard-Price
1998·
RPM
Claudia Haggs
Leeanne Magruder
Miss Elizabeth Burke
1998·
Celebrity
Bonnie
Trillian St. James
Katy
1998·
Rounders
Petra
Rachel Montana
Dorothea Swann
1995·
GoldenEye
Xenia Onatopp
Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee
Lex / Lady X
Kyle Christian

Production

Costume Design, Executive Producer
Director, Screenplay