Famke Janssen

November 5, 1964 (age 61) Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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.

Her titles like Taken, X-Men, and X-Men: The Last Stand - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/64

Weighted avg: 6.19 /10

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1

Taken

2008February 2008 by Pierre Morel

Starring as Lenore St. John

Starring as Lenore St. John

7.04 Good++
2

2

X-Men

2000July 2000 by Bryan Singer

Supporting as Jean Grey

Supporting as Jean Grey

6.61 Good
3

3

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006May 2006 by Brett Ratner

Supporting as Jean Grey / Phoenix

Supporting as Jean Grey / Phoenix

5.96 Okay++
4

4

The Wolverine

2013July 2013 by James Mangold

Supporting as Jean Grey / Phoenix

Supporting as Jean Grey / Phoenix

5.97 Okay++
5

5

X2

2003April 2003 by Bryan Singer

Supporting as Jean Grey

Supporting as Jean Grey

6.59 Good
6

6

Taken 2

2012September 2012 by Olivier Megaton

Starring as Lenore St. John

Starring as Lenore St. John

5.90 Okay++
7

7

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

2013January 2013 by Tommy Wirkola

Starring as Muriel

Starring as Muriel

5.62 Okay
8

8

Taken 3

2014December 2014 by Olivier Megaton

Supporting as Lenore St. John

Supporting as Lenore St. John

5.79 Okay+
9

9

GoldenEye

1995November 1995 by Martin Campbell

Supporting as Xenia Onatopp

Supporting as Xenia Onatopp

6.48 Good-
10

10

Hide and Seek

2005January 2005 by John Polson

Starring as Katherine

Starring as Katherine

5.88 Okay+
11

11

Rounders

1998September 1998 by John Dahl

Supporting as Petra

Supporting as Petra

6.59 Good
12

12

The Faculty

1998December 1998 by Robert Rodriguez

Minor role as Miss Elizabeth Burke

Minor role as Miss Elizabeth Burke

6.12 Good--
13

13

House on Haunted Hill

1999October 1999 by William Malone

Starring as Evelyn Stockard-Price

Starring as Evelyn Stockard-Price

5.14 Okay--
14

14

I Spy

2002October 2002 by Betty Thomas

Starring as Rachel

Starring as Rachel

4.95 Mediocre++
15

15

Deep Rising

1998January 1998 by Stephen Sommers

Starring as Trillian St. James

Starring as Trillian St. James

5.71 Okay+
16

16

Knights of the Zodiac

2023April 2023 by Tomek Bagiński

Supporting as Guraad

Supporting as Guraad

5.81 Okay+
17

17

The Postcard Killings

2020March 2020 by Danis Tanović

Starring as Valerie Kanon

Starring as Valerie Kanon

5.86 Okay+
18

18

Don't Say a Word

2001September 2001 by Gary Fleder

Supporting as Aggie Conrad

Supporting as Aggie Conrad

5.80 Okay+
19

19

Redeeming Love

2022January 2022 by D.J. Caruso

Supporting as Duchess

Supporting as Duchess

7.46 Excellent-
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20

100 Feet

2008July 2008 by Eric Red

Lead role as Marnie Watson

Lead role as Marnie Watson

5.32 Okay-
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21

The Vault

2021March 2021 by Jaume Balagueró

Minor role as Margaret

Minor role as Margaret

6.35 Good-
22

22

Once Upon a Time in Venice

2017June 2017 by Mark Cullen

Supporting as Katey Ford

Supporting as Katey Ford

4.75 Mediocre+
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23

Primal

2019December 2019 by Nick Powell

Starring as Dr. Ellen Taylor

Starring as Dr. Ellen Taylor

5.18 Okay--
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24

Locked In

2023November 2023 by Nour Wazzi

Lead role as Katherine Carter

Lead role as Katherine Carter

4.88 Mediocre++
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25

Hemlock Grove

2013–2015 by Brian McGreevy

Supporting as Olivia Godfrey

Supporting as Olivia Godfrey

6.11 Okay++
26

26

Boy Kills World

2024April 2024 by Moritz Mohr

Minor role as Hilda Van Der Koy

Minor role as Hilda Van Der Koy

6.22 Good--
27

27

Dangerous

2021November 2021 by David Hackl

Supporting as Agent Shaughnessy

Supporting as Agent Shaughnessy

5.52 Okay
28

28

Lord of Illusions

1995August 1995 by Clive Barker

Starring as Dorothea Swann

Starring as Dorothea Swann

5.47 Okay
29

29

Celebrity

1998September 1998 by Woody Allen

Supporting as Bonnie

Supporting as Bonnie

5.54 Okay
30

30

The Poison Rose

2019May 2019 by George Gallo

Supporting as Jayne Hunt

Supporting as Jayne Hunt

4.39 Mediocre
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31

The Wackness

2008July 2008 by Jonathan Levine

Starring as Kristin Squires

Starring as Kristin Squires

5.95 Okay++
32

32

The Show

2017September 2017 by Giancarlo Esposito

Starring as Ilana Katz

Starring as Ilana Katz

5.33 Okay-
33

33

Status Update

2018February 2018 by Scott Speer

Minor role as Katherine Alden

Minor role as Katherine Alden

6.83 Good+
34

34

Love & Sex

2000February 2000 by Valerie Breiman

Lead role as Kate Welles

Lead role as Kate Welles

5.75 Okay+
35

35

The Blacklist: Redemption

2017 by Jon Bokenkamp

Starring as Susan 'Scottie' Hargrave

Starring as Susan 'Scottie' Hargrave

5.68 Okay+
36

36

Asher

2018December 2018 by Michael Caton-Jones

Starring as Sophie

Starring as Sophie

5.42 Okay-
37

37

Endless

2020April 2020 by Scott Speer

Supporting as Lee Douglas

Supporting as Lee Douglas

6.12 Good--
38

38

Made

2001July 2001 by Jon Favreau

Supporting as Jessica

Supporting as Jessica

5.44 Okay-
39

39

Jack of the Red Hearts

2016February 2016 by Janet Grillo

Starring as Kay Adams

Starring as Kay Adams

6.48 Good-
40

40

The Gingerbread Man

1998January 1998 by Robert Altman

Supporting as Leeanne Magruder

Supporting as Leeanne Magruder

5.24 Okay-
41

41

Eulogy

2004October 2004 by Michael Clancy

Supporting as Judy Arnolds

Supporting as Judy Arnolds

5.97 Okay++
42

42

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000July 2000 by Thomas C. Grane

Minor role as Self - 'Jean Grey'

Minor role as Self - 'Jean Grey'

6.52 Good-
43

43

All I Wish

2018February 2018 by Susan Walter

Supporting as Vanessa

Supporting as Vanessa

5.33 Okay-
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44

The Ten

2007August 2007 by David Wain

Minor role as Gretchen Reigert

Minor role as Gretchen Reigert

4.57 Mediocre+
45

45

City of Industry

1997March 1997 by John Irvin

Supporting as Rachel Montana

Supporting as Rachel Montana

5.34 Okay-
46

46

Amsterdam Empire

Airing since 2025 by Bart Uytdenhouwen

Lead role as Betty Jonkers

Lead role as Betty Jonkers

5.68 Okay+
47

47

Turn the River

2008May 2008 by Chris Eigeman

Lead role as Kailey

Lead role as Kailey

5.47 Okay
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48

The Chameleon

2010June 2010 by Jean-Paul Salomé

Starring as Jennifer Johnson

Starring as Jennifer Johnson

5.41 Okay-
49

49

Down the Shore

2011January 2011 by Harold Guskin

Lead role as Mary

Lead role as Mary

5.61 Okay
50

50

Bayou Caviar

2018October 2018 by Cuba Gooding Jr.

Starring as Nic

Starring as Nic

5.08 Okay--
51

51

Everything or Nothing

2012October 2012 by Stevan Riley

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.52 Good-
52

52

Circus

2000May 2000 by Rob Walker

Starring as Lily

Starring as Lily

5.33 Okay-
53

53

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

2013December 2013 by Laurent Bouzereau

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

6.20 Good--
54

54

Door Mouse

2023January 2023 by Avan Jogia

Starring as Mama

Starring as Mama

5.76 Okay+
55

55

Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes

1994December 1994 by Oley Sassone

Lead role as Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee

Lead role as Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee

5.65 Okay
56

56

A Fighting Man

2014April 2014 by Damian Lee

Minor role as Diane Schuler

Minor role as Diane Schuler

5.53 Okay
57

57

The Treatment

2007May 2007 by Oren Rudavsky

Supporting as Allegra Marshall

Supporting as Allegra Marshall

5.84 Okay+
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58

Monument Ave.

1998September 1998 by Ted Demme

Minor role as Katy

Minor role as Katy

5.71 Okay+
59

59

Model by Day

1994March 1994 by Christian Duguay

Lead role as Lex / Lady X

Lead role as Lex / Lady X

Needs more reviews
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60

RPM

1998June 1998 by Ian Sharp

Starring as Claudia Haggs

Starring as Claudia Haggs

5.46 Okay
61

61

Fathers & Sons

1992November 1992 by Paul Mones

Supporting as Kyle Christian

Supporting as Kyle Christian

5.76 Okay+
62

62

Dead Girl

1996September 1996 by Adam Coleman Howard

Supporting as Treasure

Supporting as Treasure

5.71 Okay+
63

63

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

1998September 1998 by Tod Williams

Minor role as Fiona

Minor role as Fiona

5.65 Okay
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64

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2

2003November 2003 by Dave Parker

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews