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Famke Janssen - Biography |
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New Year's Day in 1964 brought the
world an amazing beauty. Famke Janssen was born in Amsterdam, Holland. Her
two sisters are blonde and blue-eyed, while she is the only brunette. "I
felt different born into a family with two sisters who are blonde and
blue-eyed, with me being the only brunette". She began her professional
career as a model in Amsterdam but work for Chanel and other clients
brought had her packing and on a jet plane for New York City.
Life as a model wasn't intellectually stimulating for Ms. Janssen, so she
enrolled at Columbia University to study writing and literature. Famke is
quite intelligent, and says her favorite authors are the Brontė sisters,
Vladimir Nabokov, and Jean Rhys. Just two years later, though, her career
in acting had begun to take off, so Famke left Columbia. She began
studying acting with Harold Guskin.
She then went to Los Angeles, where she continued to study acting under
Roy London. Famke made her feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum in
"Fathers and Sons". But her turn in GoldenEye (opposite Pierce Brosnan) as
the sexy Xenia Onatopp brought her into the spotlight. After the role,
Famke took several supporting roles in many films - including Celebrity
(with Leonardo DiCaprio), The Faculty (with Jordana Brewster), Deep
Rising, and The House on Haunted Hill. Famke was a shoo-in for the role of
Jean Grey in the heavily anticipated film, X-Men. The film performed quite
well at the box office, and brought Famke further acclaim. |
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Famke Janssen - Personal Quotes |
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"I felt different born into a
family with two sisters who are blonde and blue-eyed, with me being
the only brunette". In an interview to People Weekly magazine, July
31, 2000. Volume 54, Number 5.
"I would rather not work than play in a movie that nobody watches."
"We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want
to be them and men want to do them."
I don't want to be exploited. That of course, as an actress, is a
real challenge, not to be exploited. So I'm just going to keep
looking for as many different types of roles as I can find in
different genre movies. That's my goal, my aim. I like doing that.
I've had a pretty varied career so far."
I don't even like talking about dating. It's like having a stamp on
your forehead: 'I'm available and I'm looking'.
"I think acting is just like that. There is something childish and
fun about it."
"I love darkness. I am attracted to the dark side of life! I thought
it was really interesting that Jean Grey went through some changes
in this film." - About her character's change in X2 (2003) (aka
X-Men United)
"Looking back, boy, has there ever been a stigma in being a Bond
Girl. That's what my mission in life is, just to prove them wrong.
That's why I have such an urge to keep going and proving that. It's
so silly. What on earth does the way you look have anything to do
with whether you can act or not."
I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never
get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved the greater
the outcome - or the worse, but you never know so you've got to go
for it. |
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Famke Janssen - Filmography |
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100 Feet (2007) .... Marnie
Watson
Untitled Blake/Shore Project (2007) (TV) .... Christie Winters
Turn the River (2007) .... Kailey
... aka T.T.R. (USA: informal short title)
The Ten (2007) .... Gretchen Reigert
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) .... Jean Grey/Phoenix
... aka X-Men 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X3 (International: English title: informal short title)
(USA: promotional abbreviation)
The Treatment (2006) .... Allegra Marshall
"Nip/Tuck" .... Ava Moore (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
- KiKi (2005) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Joan Rivers (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Trudy Nye (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Oona Wentworth (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
- Julia McNamara (2004) TV Episode .... Ava Moore
(3 more)
Hide and Seek (2005) .... Katherine
Eulogy (2004) .... Judy Arnolds
X2 (2003) .... Jean Grey
... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)
... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
I Spy (2002) .... Special Agent Rachel Wright
... aka I-Spy (USA: promotional title)
Don't Say a Word (2001) .... Aggie Conrad
Made (2001) .... Jessica
"Ally McBeal" .... Jamie (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
- The Ex-Files (2001) TV Episode .... Jamie
- The Man with the Bag (2000) TV Episode .... Jamie
X-Men (2000) .... Jean Grey
... aka X-Men 1.5 (USA: DVD box title)
Circus (2000) .... Lily
Love & Sex (2000) .... Kate Welles
House on Haunted Hill (1999) .... Evelyn Stockard-Price
The Faculty (1998) .... Miss Elizabeth Burke
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998) .... Fiona
Celebrity (1998) .... Bonnie
Rounders (1998) .... Petra
RPM (1998) .... Claudia Haggs
Deep Rising (1998) .... Trillian St. James
The Gingerbread Man (1998) .... Leeanne Magruder
Snitch (1998) .... Katy
... aka Noose (Australia: DVD title) (USA: working title)
... aka Monument Ave. (USA: new title)
City of Industry (1997) .... Rachel Montana
Dead Girl (1996) .... Treasure
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995) (TV) .... Xenia
Onatopp
GoldenEye (1995) .... Xenia Zirgavna Onatopp
Lord of Illusions (1995) .... Dorothea Swann
... aka Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994) .... Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee
"The Untouchables" .... Cleo (1 episode, 1994)
- Voyeur (1994) TV Episode .... Cleo
Model by Day (1994) (TV) .... Lady X
"Melrose Place" .... Diane Adamson (1 episode, 1994)
- Michael's Game (1994) TV Episode .... Diane Adamson
Fathers & Sons (1992) .... Kyle Christian
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" .... Kamala (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The Perfect Mate (1992) TV Episode .... Kamala |
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Famke Janssen - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Famke Janssen
YouTube: Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen at Babemania.com
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