Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen is currently starring as Betty Jonkers in the Netflix crime drama Amsterdam Empire. She is best known for her breakthrough role as the iconic James Bond villain Xenia in GoldenEye, portraying Jean Gray in the X-Men film franchise and playing the female lead opposite Liam Neeson in the Taken trilogy. Janssen’s other notable feature credits include Made, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Hide and Seek, Rounders, The Faculty and Redeeming Love. On the small screen, Janssen has played key roles in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us, The Blacklist: Redemption and Hemlock Grove, and recurred Nip/Tuck and How to Get Away With Murder. She made her directorial debut with the dramedy Bringing Up Bobby, starring Milla Jovovich, and in 2008. the United Nations appointed her as a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity. (Photo by Olivia Witmond, courtesy Netflix.)

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Three Great Things: Famke Janssen

By Famke Janssen | November 7, 2025

Three Great Things: Famke Janssen

The Dutch-born Hollywood star, who comes home in the new crime drama Amsterdam Empire, on her love of coffee, fashion and dance.