Famke Janssen Bio, Age, Height, Plastic Surgery, Wealth and Other Facts

Famke Janssen is a Dutch-born Hollywood actress and filmmaker. She started working as a model in the 1980s and eventually switched to acting in the early 1990s. Her long career in Hollywood is dotted with several acting credits on both the small screen and the big screen. Janssen’s most notable performance to date is her portrayal of the character Jean Gray/Phoenix in the successful X-Men film series.

Famke Janssen Bio (Age)

Famke Beumer Janssen was born on November 5, 1964, in Amstelveen, Netherlands. In addition to her native Dutch, she also speaks English and French with some German. Famke grew up alongside 2 sisters, Antoinette and Marjolein. Information regarding her early education is not available but she is known to have had her college education at the University of Amsterdam where she obtained a degree in economics. She also studied at Columbia University after moving to the United States.

Famke Janssen moved to the United States in 1984 when she launched her modeling career. She’s signed with Elite Model Management and she’s worked with some of the biggest names in fashion. Famke would later quit modeling in the early 90s, after which she made a rapid transition to acting.

Janssen marked his acting debut in 1992 with an appearance in an episode of the Sci-Fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation. That same year, she made her film debut in the crime drama film Fathers and Sons alongside Jeff Goldblum. She had her next major role opposite Pierce Brosnan in the 1995 James Bond film Golden Eye, which earned her international movie star status. She also appeared in the horror film Lord of Illusions (1995) followed by roles in City of Industry (1997), The College (1998), Rounders (1998), House on the Haunted Hill(1999) and several others.

In 2000, the talented actress landed her career-defining role as superhero Dr. Jean Gray in the hit Marvel Studios superhero film X-Men. The film eventually spun off into several much more successful sequels with Janssen appearing in X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, The gluttonous (2013) and also made an appearance in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

Famke Janssen had a recurring role as Ava Moore on Season 2 of the hit medical drama series Nip/Tuck (2004-2010). She was the main star of the 2007 drama film Turn the River and also had a role in the box office hit Taken (2010). The talented actress made her directorial debut in the 2011 comedy film Bring Bobby also writer and co-producer. She reprized her Taken role in the film sequels Taken 2 (2012) and Taken 3 (2014) and also starred in another box office hit Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2014).

Janssen played the lead role of Olivia Godfrey in the 3-season long running Netflix horror series Hemlock Grove (2013-15) and she also featured in the drama series How to Escape Murder (2015-16), the crime series thriller The Blacklist (2016) and its spinoff The Blacklist: Redemption (2017).

His net worth

Famke Janssen has remained consistent since the start of her acting career in 1992 and she has also had a fair share of successful film roles over the years. So it’s no surprise that the talented actress has an estimated net worth of $20 million. Much of her wealth comes from her illustrious Hollywood career, but she has also benefited from several lucrative endorsement deals.

Husband or boyfriend, is she married?

Famke Janssen is known to be in a relationship with her partner of several years, Cole Frates. The duo have been together since 2006, certainly a milestone for a Hollywood couple. Frates is also involved in film, but unlike his famous love interest, he is an executive producer and writer.

Size, Plastic Surgery and Other Facts About Famke

Famke Janssen stands at an impressive height of 5ft 11½ inches (182cm). The Hollywood star maintained his balanced physique at a bodyweight of 62 kg (137 lbs). Janssen’s model figure and long brown hair are her most distinctive features.

Now in his 50s, Janssen has managed to stay ageless over the years. This has led to speculation that the Hollywood star is using some form of cosmetic procedure, either botox injections or plastic surgery, to maintain her stunning appearance. The actress has refuted such spurious claims and she insists she would never resort to cosmetic surgery just to stay in showbiz.

In addition to his flourishing career, Janssen is also a humanitarian and animal rights activist. She led an advocacy campaign for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 2007. She was named a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in January 2008.

Janssen expressed annoyance at being left out of the 2016 X-Men film X-Men: Apocalypse, the ninth installment in the series . According to the actress, her exclusion from the cast is an indicator of Hollywood’s gender discrimination against older women.

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