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Famke Janssen
Acting

Famke Janssen

Born November 5, 1964Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I kept the fire inside until the final period got dramatic.”

Most Likely to Make Power Look Haunted

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 ...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Taken

Taken

as Lenore St. John

OTHERverse

Taken 2

Taken 2

as Lenore St. John

OTHERverse

Taken 3

Taken 3

as Lenore St. John

OTHERverse

I Spy

I Spy

as Rachel

OTHERverse

GoldenEye

GoldenEye

as Xenia Onatopp

OTHERverse

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

as Jean Grey / Phoenix

Marvel

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

as Jean Grey / Phoenix

Marvel

X2

X2

as Jean Grey

Marvel

X-Men (2000)

X-Men (2000)

as Jean Grey

Marvel

Famke Janssen in Cinematic Lore

All Lore

Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Phrase

Shaken, Not Stirred

The most famous drink order in cinema history.

DEPTH III
Philosophy

The Bond Mythos

Not a man. A mythology.

DEPTH IV
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Also Known For

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

2013

Redeeming Love

Redeeming Love

2022

The Faculty

The Faculty

1998

Deep Rising

Deep Rising

1998

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2005

Don't Say a Word

Don't Say a Word

2001

Knights of the Zodiac

Knights of the Zodiac

2023

Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World

2024

The Vault

The Vault

2021

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