Famke Janssen Biography

Famke Janssen

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Famous as :

Actress

Birth Name :

Famke Beumer Janssen

Birth Date :

November 05, 1965

Birth Place :

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Claim to fame :

As Xenia Onatopp in "GoldenEye" (1995)

Biography


by AceShowbiz.com

to draw rave reviews from critics for her stunning performance in Jon Favreau's vehicle of "Love & Sex." This great outcome in turn made the public really regarded the fine talent she possesses within and therefore completely released her from the Bond-girl oblivion many actresses failed to escape after starring in the franchise.

Walked smoothly next with a handful of high-profile movies, like "Don't Say a Word" (2001), "I Spy" (2002), "X-Men 2" (2003), plus "Hide and Seek" (2005), 2006 apparently still proved to be a prolific period for Famke as she not only joined Ian Holm and Blair Brown to film "The Treatment" but also reprised her role as Jean Grey in the highly anticipated "X-Men: The Last Stand", which proved to be one of the most profitable flicks of the year, thanks to its worldwide total of over $459 million. The remarkable success subsequently brought her more acting stints to undergo for at least the following two years, such as those in "The Ten" (2007), "Turn the River" (2007), "100 Feet" (2008), "The Wackness" (2008), and "Taken" (2008).

Concerning her love life, Famke once married to filmmaker Tod "Kip" Williams in 1995 and the couple even worked ...

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together in "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" (1998). Sadly, the knot did not last long as they concluded to separate in 1999 to then have a divorce in 2000. Following this, there were heavy reports on her romance with Ben Affleck in 2001 yet she denied all, insisting that she never dated him despite being spotted kissing the actor passionately earlier that year.

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