Famke Janssen

Q: Has Famke Janssen won any awards?

Famke Janssen has received several nominations throughout her career, including a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'X-Men'. She has not won an Oscar but is well-respected in the industry.

Q: What was Famke Janssen's first film?

Famke Janssen made her film debut in the 1992 film 'Father Figure'. This marked the beginning of her transition from modeling to acting.

Q: What character did Famke Janssen play in 'X-Men'?

In 'X-Men', Famke Janssen portrayed Jean Grey, a powerful mutant with telepathic and telekinetic abilities, becoming one of her most iconic roles.

Q: Is Famke Janssen involved in television?

Yes, Famke Janssen has appeared in several television series, including 'Nip/Tuck' and 'The Blacklist', showcasing her range and adaptability as an actress.

Q: What is Famke Janssen's estimated net worth?

Famke Janssen's estimated net worth is around $20 million, reflecting her successful career in film and television over the years.

Q: What type of roles is Famke Janssen known for?

Famke Janssen is known for her roles in action, thriller, and dramatic films. She often plays strong, complex characters that resonate with audiences.

Q: Has Famke Janssen directed any films?

Yes, Famke Janssen made her directorial debut with the film 'Bringing Up Bobby' in 2011, showcasing her talents beyond acting.

Known for

Taken (2008)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

2008 / Action, Thriller / 90 min

While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced...

X-Men (2000)

IMDb 7.4 / 10

2000 / Action, Adventure / 100mins

A group of mutated humans with special powers take shelter at the college of Professor Xavier, while another mutant, Magneto, sets out to destroy...

Taken 2 (2012)

IMDb 6.2 / 10

2012 / Action, Thriller / 92 min

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his...

Name

Famke Janssen

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Born

5 November 1964, Amstelveen, Netherlands

Spouses

Kenny G (1996–2000)

Children

Parents

Marianne Janssen, Hendrik Janssen

Estimated Net Worth

$20 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	TV Amsterdam Empire When Jack's affair comes to light, his wife Betty hatches a bitter plan to strip him of the thing he...	Betty	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2025	TV Lubach Basically, LUBACH will probably be very similar to De Avondshow with Arjen Lubach. The presenter also discusses current affairs in...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2024	Movie Boy Kills World When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman...	Hilda Van Der Koy	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2023	Movie Locked In A kindly nurse tries to unlock the secrets of a coma patient's injuries — and discovers the bitter rivalry, infidelity,...	Katherine Carter	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2023	TV The Super Models In the '80s, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington became fashion icons—then transcended their industry by uniting....	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2023	Movie Knights of the Zodiac When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he...	Guraad	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2023	Movie Door Mouse A burlesque dancer with dreams of becoming a comic book artist investigates the disappearance of a close friend.	Mama	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2022	TV Long Slow Exhale Set in the competitive world of women's college basketball, this series follows the successful head coach of a championship team...	Dr. Melinda Barrington	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2022	Movie Redeeming Love A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for...	Duchess	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2021	Movie Dangerous A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island...	Agent Shaughnessy	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2021	Movie The Vault Madrid, Spain, 2010. While the whole city follows the national team's successful participation in the World Cup, a group of...	Margaret	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2020	Movie Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a celebration of the lives lost to AIDS told in free-verse monologues...	Sally	Not rated
2020	Movie Endless When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself...	Lee Douglas	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2020	Movie The Postcard Killings After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on...	Valerie Kanon	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	Movie Primal A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly...	Dr. Ellen Taylor	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2019	TV The Capture When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to...	Jessica Mallory	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2019	TV When They See Us Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.	Nancy Ryan	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2019	Movie The Poison Rose A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears...	Jayne Hunt	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2018	Movie Asher Asher is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the...	Sophie	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2018	Movie Bayou Caviar Rodney is a former boxing champ who, after a deathbed visit to his trainer and mentor, is propelled into reclaiming...	Nic	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2018	Movie Status Update After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a...	Katherine Alden	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2018	Movie All I Wish A woman struggles to escape the clutches of her overbearing, co-dependent mother, while gradually falling for a sexy, sophisticated attorney.	Vanessa	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2017	TV Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics A six-part documentary series that takes a deeper look into the stories, people and events that have transformed the world...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2017	Movie The Show An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's...	Ilana Katz	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2017	Movie Once Upon a Time in Venice Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and...	Katey Ford	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2017	TV The Blacklist: Redemption Covert operative Tom Keen joins forces with Susan "Scottie" Hargrave, the brilliant and cunning chief of a covert mercenary organization...	Susan 'Scottie' Hargrave	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2016	Movie Jack of the Red Hearts A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.	Kay Adams	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	Movie Unity Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2014	Movie Taken 3 Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to...	Lenore St. John	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2014	TV How to Get Away with Murder A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They...	Eve Rothlo	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2014	Movie X-Men: Days of Future Past The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join...	Jean Grey	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2014	Movie A Fighting Man Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives.	Diane Schuler	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2013	Movie The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2013	TV The Blacklist Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He...	Susan 'Scottie' Hargrave	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2013	Movie The Wolverine Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage...	Jean Grey / Phoenix	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2013	TV Hemlock Grove One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania...	Olivia Godfrey	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	Movie Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now,...	Muriel	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2012	Movie Everything or Nothing The story of three men with a shared dream: James Bond franchise producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2012	Movie Taken 2 In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills...	Lenore St. John	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2011	Movie Down the Shore Set on the Jersey shore, the lives of three childhood friends begin to unravel when a secret from their past...	Mary	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2010	Movie The Chameleon The amazing true story of Frédéric Bourdin, who after having plundered all the centers for runaway minors and deliquents in...	Jennifer Johnson	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2008	Movie 100 Feet After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the...	Marnie Watson	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2008	Movie The Wackness Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer,...	Kristin Squires	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2008	Movie Turn the River A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband.	Kailey	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2008	Movie Taken Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his...	Lenore St. John	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2007	Movie The Ten Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.	Gretchen Reigert	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2007	Movie The Treatment Jake Singer is at loose ends in NYC, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales when he...	Allegra Marshall	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2006	Movie X-Men: The Last Stand When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men led by Professor Charles Xavier, and...	Jean Grey / Phoenix	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2005	Movie Hide and Seek David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to...	Katherine	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2005	TV The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson,...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Eulogy A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch -...	Judy Arnolds	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2003	Movie The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 Documentary on the making of 'X2: X-Men United'.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2003	Movie X2 Global Webcast Highlights In this piece, Michael Broidy of Fox Publicity sits with Bryan Singer, producers Ralph Winter and Lauren Shuler Donner, and...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2003	TV Nip/Tuck Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and...	Ava Moore	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2003	TV Celebrities Uncensored Celebrities Uncensored is a TV program on the E! network that edited together amusing paparazzi footage of celebrities, usually in...	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2003	Movie X2 Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col....	Jean Grey	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2003	Movie Evolution X - The Making of X-Men A four part documentary on the making of the first X-Men film, from pre-production, to principal photography, to post-production, and...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	Movie I Spy When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the...	Rachel	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2001	Movie Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to...	Jean Grey (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2001	Movie Don't Say a Word When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he...	Aggie Conrad	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2001	Movie Made Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.	Jessica	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2000	Movie X-Men Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must...	Jean Grey	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie X-Men: The Mutant Watch While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie,...	Self - 'Jean Grey'	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie Circus Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily,...	Lily	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2000	Movie Love & Sex When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an...	Kate Welles	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1999	Movie House on Haunted Hill An amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a decrepit...	Evelyn Stockard-Price	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1999	TV Rove Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999,...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1999	TV The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1998	Movie The Faculty When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by...	Miss Elizabeth Burke	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1998	Movie Celebrity The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and...	Bonnie	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1998	Movie Monument Ave. Bobby O'Grady is a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total...	Katy	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1998	Movie Rounders Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American...	Petra	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1998	Movie The Adventures of Sebastian Cole Hank marries the divorced Joan, who's the mother of teens Sebastian and Jessica. After living with his new family for...	Fiona	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1998	Movie RPM A professional car thief pulls off the heist of a lifetime when he steals a prototype supercar.	Claudia Haggs	TMDB 3.3 / 10
1998	Movie Deep Rising A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only...	Trillian St. James	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1998	Movie The Gingerbread Man A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.	Leeanne Magruder	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1997	TV Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are...	Jamie	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	Movie City of Industry A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with...	Rachel Montana	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1996	Movie Dead Girl Ari Rose is a failing actor who cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy. He first dreams about and then meets...	Treasure	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1995	Movie GoldenEye When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using...	Xenia Onatopp	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1995	Movie Lord of Illusions During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are...	Dorothea Swann	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1994	Movie Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes Sam Dietz is back and must find and stop another serial killer before he kills again. Detective work for Dietz...	Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1994	Movie Model by Day Lady X is a woman who works during the day as a model but turns into a fighter for justice...	Lex / Lady X	TMDB 3.8 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	TV The Untouchables The Untouchables is an American crime drama series that aired for two seasons in syndication, from January 1993 to May...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1992	Movie Fathers & Sons A beach runner and bookworm has difficulty communicating with his son. He meets a psychic on a pier at the...	Kyle Christian	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1992	TV Melrose Place Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los...	Diane Adamson	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1992	TV MTV Movie & TV Awards The annual film & TV awards show presented by MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1987	TV Star Trek: The Next Generation Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they...	Kamala	TMDB 8.4 / 10
TBA	Movie Turnbuckle A small-town errand runner for a local drug producer faces one insurmountable task after another over 24 hours.	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Experiment In 2080, an elite special ops team is sent into a top secret military facility on a rescue mission after...	Dr Rachel McVeigh	Not rated
TBA	Movie One Second After In a small North Carolina town, a former military officer must protect his family and community after an electromagnetic pulse...	Mayor Kate Lindsey	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Postcard Killer In the chilling sequel to The Postcard Killings, NYPD detective Jacob Kanon faces new terror. Haunted by his daughter's murder,...	Valerie Kanon	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	TV Amsterdam Empire When Jack's affair comes to light, his wife Betty hatches a bitter plan to strip him of the thing he...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2025	TV Amsterdam Empire When Jack's affair comes to light, his wife Betty hatches a bitter plan to strip him of the thing he...	Costume Design Costume & Make-Up	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2011	Movie Bringing Up Bobby Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2011	Movie Bringing Up Bobby Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.9 / 10

Boy Kills World

2024 / TMDB 6.7

Locked In

2023 / TMDB 5.3

Knights of the Zodiac

2023 / TMDB 6.3

Door Mouse

2023 / TMDB 5.8

Redeeming Love

2022 / TMDB 7.9

Dangerous

2021 / TMDB 6.0

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Boy Kills World: Release date and where to watch in Australia

In Boy Kills World, Bill Skarsgård portrays a vengeance-driven man named Boy, who, after training for years, is now ready to avenge his family's death.

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