Famke Janssen

About

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.

Known for

Ally McBealSeries • 1997The BlacklistSeries • 2013Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987How to Get Away with MurderSeries • 2014Melrose PlaceSeries • 1992Nip/TuckSeries • 2003Hemlock GroveSeries • 2013X-Men: Days of Future PastMovie • 2014The CaptureSeries • 2019Taken 2Movie • 2012TakenMovie • 2008Taken 3Movie • 2014Hansel & Gretel: Witch HuntersMovie • 2013GoldenEyeMovie • 1995When They See UsSeries • 2019Redeeming LoveMovie • 2022The Blacklist: RedemptionSeries • 2017Deep RisingMovie • 1998Boy Kills WorldMovie • 2024The FacultyMovie • 1998Don't Say a WordMovie • 2001The VaultMovie • 2021The UntouchablesSeries • 1993I SpyMovie • 2002