Famke Janssen

Actor, Producer, Director, Writer

November 5, 1964 (61 years)
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).

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Don't Say a Word
    Don't Say a Word2001
  • Nip/Tuck
    Nip/Tuck2 seasons
  • Hemlock Grove
    Hemlock Grove3 seasons
  • Celebrity
    Celebrity1998
  • Made
    Made2001
  • Primal
    Primal2019
  • Locked In
    Locked In2023
  • Dangerous
    Dangerous2021
  • Status Update
    Status Update2018
  • This Is Your Death
    This Is Your Death2017
  • Bayou Caviar
    Bayou Caviar2018
  • Jack of the Red Hearts
    Jack of the Red Hearts2016
  • Bringing Up Bobby
    Bringing Up Bobby2011
  • Turn the River
    Turn the River2008
  • Endless
    Endless2020

Known For

  • Taken
    Taken2008
  • X-Men
    X-Men2000
  • X-Men: The Last Stand
    X-Men: The Last Stand2006
  • Taken 2
    Taken 22012
  • The Wolverine
    The Wolverine2013
  • X2: X-Men United
    X2: X-Men United2003
  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
    Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013
  • GoldenEye
    GoldenEye1995
  • Taken 3
    Taken 32014
  • House on Haunted Hill
    House on Haunted Hill1999
  • Hide and Seek
    Hide and Seek2005
  • Deep Rising
    Deep Rising1998
  • I Spy
    I Spy2002
  • The Faculty
    The Faculty1998
  • Hemlock Grove
    Hemlock Grove3 seasons
  • 100 Feet
    100 Feet2008
  • Locked In
    Locked In2023
  • The Wackness
    The Wackness2008
  • Don't Say a Word
    Don't Say a Word2001
  • The Postcard Killings
    The Postcard Killings2020

Featured Videos

  • Famke Janssen
    Famke JanssenThe Blacklist: RedemptionFeb 17, 2017
  • Famke Janssen About Lenore's Character In This Movie
    Famke Janssen About Lenore's Character In This MovieTaken 3Dec 16, 2014
  • Famke Janssen On Hugh Jackman
    Famke Janssen On Hugh JackmanThe WolverineJul 11, 2013
  • Hansel & Gretel: Famke Janssen On Her Character
    Hansel & Gretel: Famke Janssen On Her CharacterHansel & Gretel: Witch HuntersJan 15, 2013

Filmography

2026
2025
Amsterdam Empire · as Betty
2025
2023
Boy Kills World · as Hilda Van Der Koy
2023
Locked In · as Katherine CarterOn Plex
2023
Then You Run · as Dagmar
2023
2022
Door Mouse · as Mama
2022
Long Slow Exhale · as Dr. Melinda Barrington
2022
Redeeming Love · as Duchess
2021
Dangerous · as Agent ShaughnessyOn Plex
2021
The Vault · as Margaret
2020
Endless · as Lee DouglasOn Plex
2020
The Postcard Killings · as Valerie Kanon
2019
Primal · as Dr. Ellen TaylorOn Plex
2019
When They See Us · as Nancy Ryan
2019
The Poison Rose · as Jayne Hunt
2019
The Capture · as Jessica Mallory
2018
Asher · as Sophie
2018
Bayou Caviar · as NicOn Plex
2018
Status Update · as Katherine AldenOn Plex
2017
This Is Your Death · as Ilana KatzOn Plex
2017
2017
2017
The Blacklist: Redemption · as Susan 'scottie' Hargrave
2015
Jack of the Red Hearts · as Kay AdamsOn Plex
2015
SuperMansion · as Frau Mantis
2015
Unity · as Narrator (voice)
2014
Taken 3 · as Lenore St. John
2014
2014
2014
A Fighting Man · as Diane Schuler
2013
The Blacklist · as Susan 'scottie' Hargrave
2013
The Wolverine · as Jean Grey / Phoenix
2013
Hemlock Grove · as Olivia GodfreyOn Plex
2013
2012
Taken 2 · as Lenore St. John
2011
Down the Shore · as Mary
2010
The Chameleon · as Jennifer Johnson
2009
The Farm · as Valentina Galindo
2008
The Wackness · as Kristin Squires
2008
100 Feet · as Marnie Watson
2008
Taken · as Lenore St. John
2007
Turn the River · as KaileyOn Plex
2007
The Ten · as Gretchen Reigert
2006
X-Men: The Last Stand · as Jean Grey / Phoenix
2006
The Treatment · as Allegra Marshall
2006
2005
Robot Chicken · as Jean Grey
2005
Hide and Seek · as Katherine
2004
2004
Eulogy · as Judy Arnolds
2003
Nip/Tuck · as Ava MooreOn Plex
2003
X2: X-Men United · as Jean Grey
2003
2002
Best Ever Bond · as Xenia Onatopp
2002
Bond Girls Are Forever · as Xenia Onatopp
2002
I Spy · as Rachel
2001
2001
Don't Say a Word · as Aggie ConradOn Plex
2001
Made · as JessicaOn Plex
2000
X-Men · as Jean Grey
2000
Circus · as Lily
2000
Love & Sex · as Kate Welles
2000
X-Men: Deleted Scenes · as Jean Grey
1999
House on Haunted Hill · as Evelyn Stockard-Price
1998
The Faculty · as Miss Elizabeth Burke
1998
Celebrity · as BonnieOn Plex
1998
Monument Ave. · as Katy
1998
Rounders · as Petra
1998
1998
Deep Rising · as Trillian St. James
1998
The Gingerbread Man · as Leeanne Magruder
1997
RPM · as Claudia Haggs
1997
Ally McBeal · as Jamie
1997
City of Industry · as Rachel Montana
1996
Dead Girl · as Treasure
1995
GoldenEye · as Xenia Onatopp
1995
Lord of Illusions · as Dorothea Swann
1995
1994
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes · as Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee
1994
Model by Day · as Lex / Lady X
1993
1992
Fathers & Sons · as Kyle Christian
1992
Melrose Place · as Diane Adamson
1992
1987