Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen
Famke Beumer Janssen]; born c. 1964) is a Dutch actress, director, screenwriter and former fashion model. She played Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye, Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series, Ava Moore on Nip/Tuck and Lenore Mills in Takenand its sequels, Taken 2and Taken 3. 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. Janssen is scheduled to star in an upcoming NBC crime thriller, The...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 November 1964
CityAmstelveen, Netherlands
I have a friend in New York who's a stylist and I went over to her place because she's got a lot of clothes. I basically ended up wearing most of it. So it's all stuff that I brought over.
I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
Nobody sets out to make a bad film.
I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.
It's never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you're the lead, you get a lot more screen time and you get a lot more chances to develop that character more thoroughly than you would if you do it in a little supporting part.
My French is still good. That's a beautiful language and I'm happy to speak it.
I'm honestly so incredibly grateful for every opportunity I get in film industry. Don't forget! I was born in a tiny little country in a small town and here I am working in Canada and America and it's incredible.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
I always feel like I want to do my career my own way. I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
I'm intrigued by the dark. Out of darkness comes creation.