Famke Janssen
Birth name	Famke Beumer Janssen
Born	November 05, 1965 (1965-11-05) (age 41) Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Notable roles	Evelyn Stockard-Price in House on Haunted Hill Jean Grey/Phoenix in X-Men, X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye Ava Moore in Nip/Tuck

Famke Beumer Janssen (born November 5, 1965) is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in GoldenEye, Nip/Tuck, and the X-Men film series. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Amstelveen is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 horror film. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... X-Men is a 2000 American action film, featuring a group of comic book superheroes called the X-Men. ... This page is about the 2003 movie X2; see X2 (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... A list of henchmen from the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye from the List of James Bond henchmen // Spoiler warning: Xenia Sergeyevna Onatopp (Russian: Ксения Сергеевна Онатопп) is a fictional character in the James Bond film GoldenEye, played by actress Famke Janssen. ... GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film. ... This article is about the Nip/Tuck character. ... Nip/Tuck is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, pornography, fashion, advertising, etc. ... GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film. ... Nip/Tuck is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. ... X-Men is a 2000 American action film, featuring a group of comic book superheroes called the X-Men. ...

Biography

Early life

Janssen was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, the only brunette in a family of blondes. There, besides her native Dutch, she learned to speak English, German, and French. She has two sisters, Antoinette Beumer (director) and Marjolein Beumer (actress). Janssen moved to the United States in 1984 and began her professional career as a fashion model. She was signed with Elite Model Management, and worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Victoria's Secret, although she lost several months due to a car crash which required her to wear a neck brace. After studying writing and literature at Columbia University, she moved to Los Angeles to establish her acting career. Amstelveen is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Marjolein Beumer (born Oct 27, 1966, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch actress and is sister of Goldeneye and X-Men actress, Famke Janssen and director Antoinette Beumer. ... Elite is a modeling agency founded in Paris in 1972 by Gerald Marie, John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ... Yves Saint-Laurent (born August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria) is a French fashion designer. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The cover of a Victorias Secret catalog from 1990 with Jill Goodacre on the cover. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ...

Career

Upon moving to Los Angeles, Janssen obtained her first parts, appearing in guest roles on TV series (such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Melrose Place). Her first film role was with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers & Sons (1992). Later she appeared in the first Pierce Brosnan James Bond film, GoldenEye, as femme fatale Xenia Onatopp. In 1998, she starred in eight films. The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Melrose Place is an American television series that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ... Fathers & Sons is a 1992 film drama written and directed by Paul Mones about a serial killer starring Jeff Goldblum, Rory Cochrane and Famke Janssen. ... Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE[1] (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor and producer best known for portraying James Bond in four films: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film. ... Convicted spy Mata Hari made her name synonymous with femme fatale during WWI. A femme fatale (plural: femmes fatales) is an alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous and deadly situations. ... A list of henchmen from the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye from the List of James Bond henchmen // Spoiler warning: Xenia Sergeyevna Onatopp (Russian: Ксения Сергеевна Онатопп) is a fictional character in the James Bond film GoldenEye, played by actress Famke Janssen. ...

Janssen played superheroine Dr. Jean Grey/Phoenix in X-Men, X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand. Janssen also starred in the movies Lord of Illusions, The Faculty, House on Haunted Hill, I Spy, Rounders, Deep Rising and Hide and Seek. In addition, Janssen had a prominent role in the second season of the popular TV show Nip/Tuck as seductive and manipulative life coach Ava Moore. [[ For the bands, see Superheroes (band) and Super Heroines. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... X-Men is a 2000 American action film, featuring a group of comic book superheroes called the X-Men. ... X2 is an action movie, first released in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2003, and in the United States on May 2, 2003. ... Lord of Illusions is a horror film, written and directed by English author, filmmaker, and artist, Clive Barker. ... The Faculty is a 1998 horror/science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Robert Rodríguez. ... House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 Warner Brothers horror movie, directed by William Malone, written by Dick Beebe and starring Geoffrey Rush as Stephen Price. ... I Spy is a 2002 american comedy/action movie based on the I Spy TV series, and it stars Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. ... Rounders was a 1998 film starring Matt Damon as a professional poker player. ... Deep Rising is a 1998 motion picture written and directed by Stephen Sommers. ... Hide and seek (sometimes also called hide and go seek) is a popular tag variant in which one or more players search for the other players. ... Nip/Tuck is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. ... Life coaching is used by a growing number of psychologists to aid clients with transitions in their personal life, and in the process of self-actualization. ... This article is about the Nip/Tuck character. ...

Janssen has signed on toplining a new police drama for NBC. The show will be created by David Shore, also the creater and executive producer of House. The writer of House - Peter Blake will also help develop the project. The show will be a light drama with procedural elements that center on a female police officer (Janssen). NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... House, also known as House, M.D., is a critically-acclaimed American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. ... There have been several notable individuals named Peter Blake. ...

Janssen provides the Dutch-language narration for the Studio Tram Tour at all Disney parks. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ...

Personal life

Janssen lives in New York City, in Greenwich Village. She was married to writer/director Tod Culpan Williams, son of architect Tod Williams, from 1995 to 2000. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tod Williams can refer to: www. ...

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Janssen has a brindle Boston Terrier named Licorice, with whom she frequently travels.^[1] The Bronte sisters, Vladimir Nabokov, and Jean Rhys are her favourite writers. Galgo Español with light brindle coat This article concerns animal colour. ... The Boston Terrier is a breed of dog originating in the United States of America. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков, pronounced ) (April 22 [O.S. April 10] 1899, Saint Petersburg – July 2, 1977, Montreux) was a Russian-American author. ... Jean Rhys (August 24, 1890 - May 14, 1979), originally Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, was a Caribbean novelist who wrote in the mid 20th century. ...

Janssen has gained some media notoriety for her exceptionally long feet (US size 11, EU size 44), because her shoes for GoldenEye, her first major role, had to be custom-made to fit her. This bit of trivia eventually made its way into a scene in her 2000 film Love & Sex, in which Jon Favreau's character teases a blushing Janssen about her shoe size. Love & Sex is a 2000 film written and directed by Valerie Breiman. ... Jonathan K. Favreau (born on October 19, 1966) is an American actor and director. ...

Selected filmography

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Lord of Illusions is a horror film, written and directed by English author, filmmaker, and artist, Clive Barker. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... // February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ... The Faculty is a 1998 horror/science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Robert Rodríguez. ... The Adventures of Sebastian Cole is a 1998 comedy-drama film. ... Celebrity is a 1998 film written and directed by Woody Allen and shot in black-and-white. ... Rounders is a 1998 film about the underground world of high-stakes poker. ... Deep Rising is a 1998 motion picture written and directed by Stephen Sommers. ... The Gingerbread Man is a 1998 legal thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript. ... Monument Ave. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 Warner Brothers horror movie, directed by William Malone, written by Dick Beebe and starring Geoffrey Rush as Stephen Price. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... X-Men is a 2000 American action film, featuring a group of comic book superheroes called the X-Men. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Circus is a 2000 British crime thriller movie directed by Rob Walker and written by David Logan. ... Love & Sex is a 2000 film written and directed by Valerie Breiman. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Dont Say a Word is a 2001 motion picture that tells the story of a psychiatrist, whose daughter is being held hostage while he attempts to connect with a young mental patient who holds the key to a fortune in her memory. ... 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Hide and Seek is a 2005 film, directed by John Polson and starring Robert De Niro, Famke Janssen and Dakota Fanning. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Treatment is a 2001 book by British crime-writer Tits Mcgee]]. The novel, which deals to some extent with issues of pedophilia, won the WH Smith Thumping Great Read Award in 2002. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and three film franchises from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, and Oceans Thirteen, and in... The Ten is a comedy film directed by David Wain and cowritten by Ken Marino, set to be released in 2007 through City Lights Pictures. ... 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See also

• List of famous tall women

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References

External links

• Famke Janssen at the Internet Movie Database
• FJ.Org
• Beautiful - Fansite