Birth Date: November 5, 1965
Height: 5′ 11″
Measurements: 36-24-36
Occupation: Actress

Famke Janssen moved to the United States in 1984 and began her career as a professional model. She worked for Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel. After studying stagecraft at Columbia University she moved to Los Angeles where she appeared in TV guest roles (such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Melrose Place.)

Her first film role was with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers & Sons (1992), later she appeared in the first Pierce Brosnan James Bond film, GoldenEye, making an impression on the cinema world as Xenia Onatopp. After her brilliant performance, she became one of the most sought after actresses by many directors. In 1998 alone, she starred in eight fims. She was also cast in Men in Black II as villainess Serleena in 2002, but had to drop out due to a death in the family. She was also offered the role of the T-X in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, but turned it down and was replaced by Kristanna Loken.

Janssen played the highly coveted role of super-heroine Jean Grey in X-Men, X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand. In the films, she plays Dr. Jean Grey, a teacher and medical expert at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, where she also doubles as a core member of the X-Men. Her mutant powers are telekinesis and telepathy

Famke also starred in the movies Lord of Illusions, Rounders, and Deep Rising.

Janssen also had a prominent role in the second season of the popular TV show Nip/Tuck, as seductive and manipulative life coach Ava Moore.

She speaks Dutch, English, French, and German and is the only brunette in a family of blondes.

There have been rumors that Famke will play Sniper Wolf in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie, though none of these have been proven, and are most likely just speculation by fans.

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