Famke Janssen

Childhood and youth

Famke Janssen was born on November 5, 1964. The future star spent her childhood and youth in Amsterdam. Famke lived in the capital of the Netherlands until she was 20 years old. She has two sisters.

In one interview, the girl laughed that she was a foundling in the family, because her sisters are blondes with blue eyes, and only she is a brown-eyed brunette.

Famke does not hide that family always comes first for her. She was 16 years old when her parents separated. The girl had a hard time with the breakup, because to her they seemed like an ideal couple who loved each other. The divorce left a heavy mark.

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Famke Janssen in her youth
After school, Famke Janssen entered the Faculty of Economics at the University of Amsterdam. But during the lectures I dreamed of a modeling career, especially since I had the data for it. The Dutch agency Elite signed a contract with her - the girl combined modeling work with studying at the university.

Janssen was twenty when she entered Columbia University and moved to America. There she studied literature and then tried herself as a dramatic actress. Famke Janssen enrolled in Harold Gaskin's acting class, which many actors start with, and moved to Los Angeles. This city lived up to her hopes.

Famke Janssen.

The future model and movie star was born on January 1, 1964 in Amsterdam, where she lived for the next twenty years with her parents and two sisters. Although family had always been very important to her, twenty-year-old Famke decided that she needed to go to New York to pursue a professional career. At that time, she was studying economics at the University of Amsterdam, but dreamed of the podium.

The Elite agency immediately signed a contract with the young Dutch woman, she began attending Harold Gaskin's acting classes and eventually moved to Los Angeles - a haven for all aspiring actors. Here she continued her studies and soon received a small role in the television film “Fathers and Sons.” This role did not bring much success; success came only after such budget hits as “The Faculty”, “House on Haunted Hill” and “X-Men”. For her role in the James Bond film GoldenEye, Famke was nominated for an MTV Award for Best On-Screen Fight Scene. Famke signed a contract to participate in the film Fooling Everyone immediately after she did not get into the film Men in Black 2, where she was offered to play a villainous alien. The actress herself refused another fantastic role - in Terminator 3, where she was offered to play a female terminator. Famke speaks good German, French and English. Her favorite authors are the Bronte sisters and Vladimir Nabokov. As for the star’s personal life, there is little information about this. Famke does not like to dedicate anyone to his emotional experiences. It is only known that Famke met her future husband in college. “We were so young,” she recalls. But, despite the fact that the couple lived together for eleven years, the marriage broke up. The actress explains the reason for the divorce by saying that she does not have time for family life. “I got divorced after spending almost a year traveling on set. I starred in four films, one after another. The filming took place in different places, I lived in trailers... You understand, this is not the best way to maintain close relationships. In general, things didn’t work out for us.” Famke prefers to spend his free time, which is extremely rare, with friends. “Wherever I film, I make a lot of new friends. We go out and have fun, which is great." She also loves New York for its spontaneity and unpredictability. Loves going to museums and exhibitions.

Movies

Famke Janssen received her first role in 1992 - it was an episode in the film “Fathers and Sons”. True, it was not a breakthrough - the unsuccessful direction did its job. From time to time, directors invited the actress to film, but they offered insignificant roles.

Success came to her in 1995, when the next episode of the Bond movie “GoldenEye” was released, in which the actress played agent 007’s friend Ksenia Onatopp. This role was followed by a series of projects: Famke Janssen starred in the projects “Dead Girl”, “Leader”, “Mission: Impossible 2”, “The Faculty”.

The role of Jean Gray in the X-Men project strengthened the popularity of Famke Janssen. Hugh Jackman was also in the film's cast. After this project, there were several more interesting offers, including the role of a millionaire’s wife in “House of Haunted Nights” and the film “Don’t Say a Word,” where she brilliantly played the wife of a psychiatrist.

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Famke Janssen and Hugh Jackman
Soon the film “Deceive Everyone” was released, in which Famke showed herself as a talented comedic actress. Eddie Murphy became his partner on the set. The actress signed a contract to work in “Deceive Everyone” after filming in the film “Men in Black 2” was disrupted. She was supposed to play an alien.

Famke herself refused the role in Terminator 3. The actress did not comment on the reasons for this decision to the press.

Janssen returned to the role of Jean Gray in the films X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wolverine: Immortal and X-Men: Days of Future Past. In 2021, Sophie Turner played Jean Gray in her youth in the film X-Men: Apocalypse.

In 2005, the actress starred in the film “Hide and Seek”, alongside Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning, who played the main roles. Expressive and intense work takes its rightful place among horror films.

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In 2008, the action film “Taken” was released with Liam Neeson in the title role. Famke played the hero's ex-wife, whose name was Lenore. She repeated the same role in the film's sequels.

At the same time, the performer starred in the popular TV series “Body Parts,” which aired from 2004 to 2010. Critics and viewers warmly received the serial film and spoke positively about Famke’s acting.

In 2011, the actress’s creative biography took a new turn. Janssen tried herself as a director, screenwriter and producer in the film “Bad Mommy”. Famke invited Milla Jovovich to play the main role.

In 2013, the artist’s selected filmography was supplemented by the fantasy film “Witch Hunters,” where she played the role of the supreme dark witch Muriel. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton became colleagues on the set.

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Famke Janssen and Bill Skarsgård
In 2013, the actress began starring in the TV series Hemlock Grove. Here she appeared in the image of Olivia Godfrey (the main character). Her partner was Bill Skarsgård (vampire). All three seasons of the film again won the sympathy of the audience.

In the same year, viewers saw the series “The Black List”. Three years later, Famke Janssen joined the cast of the project in the role of Susan Scotty Hargrave. And already in 2021, a spin-off started, where Famke’s heroine became the main character. However, after the first season the series was canceled.

The actress was also successful in her role as lawyer Eva Rotlow in the popular, acclaimed TV series “How to Get Away with Murder” (2014 – 2020). Appearing in the second season, Famke Janssen provided a stellar performance from Viola Davis (Annalize Keating).

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Famke Janssen in the film “Witch Hunters”
In 2021, the premiere of the film “Swamp Caviar” took place, where Famke played one of the main roles. The same year the films “Esher” and “Status: Updated” were released.

Soon, filming began on the series “Capture” about information technology and ordinary people who find themselves in the path of the authorities. A fascinating story, an unpredictable plot and a bright Famke in the role of Jessica Mallory did their job, and the first season was highly praised by critics and viewers.

In 2021, the actress received the main role in the detective story “Murder by Postcards” and a secondary role in the melodrama “Eternity Between Us.”

Famke Janssen: biography

At her age, Famke Janssen remains a “little girl.” After all, this is how the actress’s name is translated from French. The actress gained fame after her role as a James Bond

. And she consolidated her success with the character of Jean Gray in the cult films about the X-Men.

Famke Janssen was born on November 5, 1964. The future star spent her childhood and youth in Amsterdam. Famke lived in the capital of the Netherlands until she was 20 years old. She has two sisters.

Actress Famke Janssen

In one interview, the girl laughed that she was a foundling in the family, because her sisters are blondes with blue eyes, and only she is a brown-eyed brunette.

Personal life

Famke Janssen does not like to talk about his personal life. She was married to director Todd Williams (Tod Kip Williams - pseudonym), whom she met in college. They lived together for 11 years, but separated in 2000. There were no children.

In one of the interviews, the actress said that they were both young and broke up when Famke spent a year filming. She starred in four films, one after another. There was no time left for family life.

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Famke Janssen and Tod Williams
Famke Janssen is sure that it is more difficult for female actors than for men. Men may take their wives with them on filming, but finding a spouse who will agree to tag along with his wife is difficult. Famke admits that she had to sacrifice a lot for her work and success.

She never thought about children. The dog replaces the actress’s children, girlfriends and family. Janssen's sisters and parents remain close to her, but they rarely see each other. The actress managed to maintain friendly relations with her ex-husband, and she also maintains relations with Kip’s relatives.

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Famke Janssen and Cole Frates
In 2006, Famke began an affair with producer and screenwriter Cole Frates.

Unlike many Hollywood celebrities, the artist does not have an officially verified account on Instagram. Instead, a microblog on the Internet is maintained by fans of the actress. They post frames from films and personal photos of Famke found on the Internet on their profile.

In 2021, viewers noticed changes in the appearance of their favorite actress. Later it became known that Janssen had plastic surgery.

Personal life of celebrities.

Famke Jansson's personal life began in Amsterdam, where she lived until she was twenty with her family - her parents and two sisters. She was already a university student, where she studied economics, when she got the idea to conquer the world's podiums, and for this purpose, Famke went to New York.

She did not exaggerate her capabilities - the Elite modeling agency immediately offered to cooperate with her. But Faike Janssen is a serious girl, she decided that she couldn’t do without a higher education, and entered Columbia University, although not in economics, but in the philological faculty. Then she became seriously interested in dramatic art and became a student of Harold Gaskin's acting courses.

To continue her acting career, Famke moved to Los Angeles, and here she received her first role in the television film “Fathers and Sons.” There is no information about how Famke Janssen’s personal life developed during that period - the actress never liked to share its details with outsiders.

She had several relationships throughout her career, including with such famous personalities as Ben Affleck and Ryan Gosling. The actress met her future husband, director and screenwriter Kip Williams, the son of the famous architect Todd Williams, in college. They lived together for eleven years, but in 2000 their marriage broke up.

The reason for the failures in Famke Janseen’s personal life can be considered the actress’s enormous busyness and busy work schedule, which leave no time for family and relationships with men. Despite the fact that she is now single, the actress does not regret that she chose this particular fate for herself - her career turned out to be more important to her than her personal life, and she is proud of what she managed to achieve in her work. The actress has no children, but she doesn’t regret it either. Famke Janssen admits that motherhood is not for her, she never wanted to have her own children and did not intend to have them.

Children in Famke Janssen's personal life are replaced by the Boston terrier Licorice, which, according to the actress, filled her life with meaning. The dog became her family, friend, and child. And the closest people to Famke are her parents, sisters and their families, whom she doesn’t get to see very often, but she always remembers and adores them. In addition, the actress maintains relations with the family of her ex-husband, with whom she maintains a warm friendship.

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Filmography

1995 – “GoldenEye”
1998 – “Rise from the Depths”
1999 – “House of Night Ghosts”
2000 – “X-Men”
2002 – “Deceive everyone”
2003 – “X-Men 2”
2004-2010 – “Body Parts”
2006 – “X-Men: The Last Stand”
2008 – “Hostage”
2012 – “Hostage 2”
2013 – “Witch Hunters”
2013 – “Wolverine: Immortal”
2014 – “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
2014 – “How to Get Away with Murder”
2016 – “It’s His Own Business”
2017 – “Something for your birthday”
2017 – “The Blacklist: Redemption”
2018 – “Esher”
2019 – “Capture”
2019 – “Animal Fury”
2019 – “When They See Us”
2019 – “Poisonous Rose”
2020 – “Eternity between us”
2020 – “Murders by Postcards”
2020 – “Catch it in 90 minutes”

"Hostage", "Don't Say a Word", "The Capture", "When They See Us"

Famke has long explained her position - she does not want to be responsible for the child. Janssen understands that motherhood is very difficult, and she is not ready to have children. The actress has a beloved dog in her life, to which she devotes all her free time, and she has enough care for it.

Famke Janssen's childhood

Future Hollywood film star Famke Janssen was born in Amsterdam on a cool November day. The actress’s unusual name, translated from Frisian (one of the Dutch dialects), sounds like “little girl.” Famke has two sisters: the eldest, Antoinette Bemeur, a director and screenwriter, and the younger, Marjolein Bemeur, a little-known actress outside the Netherlands.

Famke Janssen with her sisters When the girl turned 16, her parents divorced. Famke suffered a family tragedy very hard and fell into depression. Her parents' divorce greatly affected her future relationships with men.

It must be said that Famke always dreamed of a career as a model, and therefore, after briefly studying as an economist at one of the universities in Amsterdam, she set off to conquer New York - the 20-year-old girl thought that new opportunities would instantly open up for her there.

Young Famke Janssen Indeed, upon arrival, Janssen almost immediately signed a contract with the Elite modeling agency. In those years, she even had the chance to become an advertising face for the famous brand Yves Saint Laurent. However, the girl did not abandon her studies and entered Columbia University, and at the same time attended Harold Gaskin’s acting classes. She soon realized that acting attracted her much more than endless photo shoots and walks on the catwalk.

Famke Janssen began her career in modeling, so the girl broke her contract with the agency and moved to Los Angeles, where she continued to improve her acting skills.