Famke Janssen

Born: November 5, 1965 Amsterdam, Netherlands

This tall, stately, and striking actress was born in Holland. She started out her career as a model, but when she moved to the United States and New York, she decided to major in writing and literature (showing that the cliche of the empty-headed model is dead wrong).

She then started studying acting, practicing her craft in New York before moving to Los Angeles. She is perhaps best known to sci-fi fans as Jean Gray in the X-Men film series.

Personal Quote: "We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them."

MOVIE REVIEWS

The Faculty (1998)
The Treatment (2006)
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)
Rounders (1998)
Family of the Year (2004)
Celebrity (1998)
Eulogy (2004)
RPM (1998)
X2 (2003)
Deep Rising (1998)
I Spy (2002)
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Don't Say a Word (2001)
Snitch (1998)
Made (2001)
City of Industry (1997)
X-Men (2000)
Dead Girl (1996)
Circus (2000)
GoldenEye (1995)
Love & Sex (2000)
Lord of Illusions (1995)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Fathers & Sons (1992)

-- S. Moyer