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Famke Janssen

Actress Best Known for the "X-Men" Film Series, "Nip/Tuck" and "Taken"

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Famke Janssen Biography

Famke Janssen is a Dutch actress, director, screenwriter and former fashion model. She played Xenia Onatopp in "GoldenEye," Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series, Ava Moore on "Nip/Tuck" and Lenore Mills in "Taken" and its sequel, "Taken 2." In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations. She made her directorial debut with "Bringing Up Bobby" in 2011.

In 1984, Janssen moved to the United States to begin her professional career as a fashion model. She signed with Elite Model Management and worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Victoria's Secret. She starred in a 1988 commercial for the perfume Exclamation by Coty, Inc. Her looks have been compared to Hedy Lamarr and other 1940s films stars.

After retiring from modelling in the early 1990s, Janssen had guest roles on several television series, including a starring role in the 1992 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Perfect Mate," as empathic metamorph Kamala, opposite Patrick Stewart, with whom she later starred in the X-Men film series. Her first film role was alongside Jeff Goldblum in the 1992 crime drama film "Fathers & Sons."

In 1995, Janssen appeared in Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond film, "GoldenEye," as femme fatale Xenia Onatopp. She also appeared in "Lord of Illusions" with Scott Bakula. In an attempt to fight against typecasting after her Bond girl performance, Janssen began seeking out more intriguing support roles, appearing in John Irvin's "City of Industry," Woody Allen's "Celebrity," Robert Altman's "The Gingerbread Man" and Ted Demme's "Monument Ave."

In 2000, Janssen played superhero Dr. Jean Grey in the Marvel Studios film "X-Men." She later reprised the role in the 2003 sequel, "X2" where her character shows signs of increasing powers but at the end of the film, she is presumably killed. Janssen returns as a very much alive Jean whose death in "X2" awoke her dark alternate personality, Phoenix in "X-Men: The Last Stand." At the end of the film, she is killed by Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman), who only does it because Jean asks him to, not wanting to hurt anyone when Phoenix is in control. For that role, she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She returned as Jean in the 2013 film "The Wolverine" as a hallucination of Wolverine's.

In 2014, Janssen reprised her role of Jean Grey in a brief cameo for "X-Men: Days of Future Past," as did a few of the original actors from the first three films including Anna Paquin and James Marsden. In the film, Wolverine went back in the time and changed the course of the future, causing the death of Jean and Scott to have never happened.

In addition, Janssen had a prominent role in the second season of the popular TV series "Nip/Tuck," as the seductive and manipulative life coach Ava Moore, which earned her Hollywood Life's Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.

In 2011, Janssen made her directorial début with the drama "Bringing Up Bobby." She also wrote the screenplay to the film, which stars Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross. She reprised her role as Lenore Mills in "Taken 2" and starred as the main villain Muriel in "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters."

Janssen has starred in the Netflix Original, horror thriller television series "Hemlock Grove" since 2013 where she plays the role of family matriarch Olivia Godfrey.

Janssen appeared with her dog Licorice, a brindle Boston Terrier, in a 2007 PETA campaign to raise awareness for animal rights. The campaign used the slogan "Be an Angel for Animals." In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime at a United Nations anti-corruption conference held in Nusa Dua, Bali.

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    Speaking fees for Famke Janssen, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Famke Janssen are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Famke Janssen, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Famke Janssen speak about?

    Famke Janssen is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Actors, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Lifestyle, Producers and Directors, Television Personalities, Television Stars.
  • Where does Famke Janssen travel from?

    Famke Janssen generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Famke Janssen’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Famke Janssen for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Famke Janssen for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Famke Janssen or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
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    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Famke Janssen Biography

Famke Janssen is a Dutch actress, director, screenwriter and former fashion model. She played Xenia Onatopp in "GoldenEye," Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series, Ava Moore on "Nip/Tuck" and Lenore Mills in "Taken" and its sequel, "Taken 2." In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations. She made her directorial debut with "Bringing Up Bobby" in 2011.

In 1984, Janssen moved to the United States to begin her professional career as a fashion model. She signed with Elite Model Management and worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Victoria's Secret. She starred in a 1988 commercial for the perfume Exclamation by Coty, Inc. Her looks have been compared to Hedy Lamarr and other 1940s films stars.

After retiring from modelling in the early 1990s, Janssen had guest roles on several television series, including a starring role in the 1992 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Perfect Mate," as empathic metamorph Kamala, opposite Patrick Stewart, with whom she later starred in the X-Men film series. Her first film role was alongside Jeff Goldblum in the 1992 crime drama film "Fathers & Sons."

In 1995, Janssen appeared in Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond film, "GoldenEye," as femme fatale Xenia Onatopp. She also appeared in "Lord of Illusions" with Scott Bakula. In an attempt to fight against typecasting after her Bond girl performance, Janssen began seeking out more intriguing support roles, appearing in John Irvin's "City of Industry," Woody Allen's "Celebrity," Robert Altman's "The Gingerbread Man" and Ted Demme's "Monument Ave."

In 2000, Janssen played superhero Dr. Jean Grey in the Marvel Studios film "X-Men." She later reprised the role in the 2003 sequel, "X2" where her character shows signs of increasing powers but at the end of the film, she is presumably killed. Janssen returns as a very much alive Jean whose death in "X2" awoke her dark alternate personality, Phoenix in "X-Men: The Last Stand." At the end of the film, she is killed by Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman), who only does it because Jean asks him to, not wanting to hurt anyone when Phoenix is in control. For that role, she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She returned as Jean in the 2013 film "The Wolverine" as a hallucination of Wolverine's.

In 2014, Janssen reprised her role of Jean Grey in a brief cameo for "X-Men: Days of Future Past," as did a few of the original actors from the first three films including Anna Paquin and James Marsden. In the film, Wolverine went back in the time and changed the course of the future, causing the death of Jean and Scott to have never happened.

In addition, Janssen had a prominent role in the second season of the popular TV series "Nip/Tuck," as the seductive and manipulative life coach Ava Moore, which earned her Hollywood Life's Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.

In 2011, Janssen made her directorial début with the drama "Bringing Up Bobby." She also wrote the screenplay to the film, which stars Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross. She reprised her role as Lenore Mills in "Taken 2" and starred as the main villain Muriel in "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters."

Janssen has starred in the Netflix Original, horror thriller television series "Hemlock Grove" since 2013 where she plays the role of family matriarch Olivia Godfrey.

Janssen appeared with her dog Licorice, a brindle Boston Terrier, in a 2007 PETA campaign to raise awareness for animal rights. The campaign used the slogan "Be an Angel for Animals." In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime at a United Nations anti-corruption conference held in Nusa Dua, Bali.

Famke Janssen Videos

  • Famke Janssen On "Jack Of The Red Hearts" | AOL BUILD
  • Famke Janssen is a fan of BlackBerry, not of selfies - YouTube
  • Hemlock Grove Season 2 Interview With Famke Janssen - YouTube

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  • How do I book Famke Janssen to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Famke Janssen for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Famke Janssen, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Famke Janssen or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Famke Janssen

    Speaking fees for Famke Janssen, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Famke Janssen are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Famke Janssen, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Famke Janssen speak about?

    Famke Janssen is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Actors, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Lifestyle, Producers and Directors, Television Personalities, Television Stars.
  • Where does Famke Janssen travel from?

    Famke Janssen generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Famke Janssen’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Famke Janssen for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Famke Janssen for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Famke Janssen or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Famke Janssen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Famke Janssen for your event is available upon request. Famke Janssen generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn, Forest Whitaker, Chloë Sevigny and Ashley Hinshaw. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Famke Janssen for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Famke Janssen Speaker Videos

  • Famke Janssen On "Jack Of The Red Hearts" | AOL BUILD
    Famke Janssen is a fan of BlackBerry, not of selfies - YouTube
  • Hemlock Grove Season 2 Interview With Famke Janssen - YouTube
    FAMKE JANSSEN THE WOLVERINE 2013 INTERVIEW - YouTube

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