Famke Janssen wallpapers & Biography
Famke Beymer Janssen 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 in 2011 with Bringing Up Bobby. 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
Early life
Femke Beymer Janssen was born on November 5, 1964 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. She has two sisters, director Antoinette Beymer and actress Marjolein Beymer, both of whom changed their surnames to Beymer after their parents divorced.
In addition to her native Dutch, Janssen also speaks English and French. She learned German but was unable to continue. After graduating from high school, Janssen studied economics for a year at the University of Amsterdam, which she later described as "the stupidest idea that ever came into my mind". In the early 1990s, she enrolled at Columbia University's School of General Studies to study creative writing and literature.
Personal life
In 1995, Janssen married writer and director Kip Williams, the son of architect Tod Williams. They divorced in 2000. She has said she does not want children.
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