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* 2024 ''Film/BoyKillsWorld'' as Hilda van der Koy
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Despite the potential pitfall of being a Bond Girl (there is talk of the curse that condemns many an actress' career, as seen with the output of over 50 percent of the actresses in the series after their Bond role), Janssen was savvy enough to not carve out an acting career based solely on blockbusters. After ''Film/DeepRising'', she established herself as a talented indie actress, though she was notable for appearing in the creepy remake of ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999''. She then appeared in five entries of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''[[note]]the original trilogy, ''Film/TheWolverine'', and [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'']] [[/note]] as ComicBook/JeanGrey, widely accepted as a decent portrayal of the character, despite the screwover she got during ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' -- when ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' clearly sets up the Dark Phoenix Saga, perhaps the most famed story from the [[Comicbook/XMen comics]].

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Despite the potential pitfall of being a Bond Girl (there is talk of the curse that condemns many an actress' career, as seen with the output of over 50 percent of the actresses in the series after their Bond role), Janssen was savvy enough to not carve out an acting career based solely on blockbusters.blockbusters (though it also had a lot to do with her not wanting to be typecast as a FemmeFatale after ''Golden[==]Eye''). After ''Film/DeepRising'', she established herself as a talented indie actress, though she was notable for appearing in the creepy remake of ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999''. She then appeared in five entries of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''[[note]]the original trilogy, ''Film/TheWolverine'', and [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'']] [[/note]] as ComicBook/JeanGrey, widely accepted as a decent portrayal of the character, despite the screwover she got during ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' -- when ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' clearly sets up the Dark Phoenix Saga, perhaps the most famed story from the [[Comicbook/XMen comics]].
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* NoPronunciationGuide: In Dutch/Flemish, it's ''Fam - Kee''. apparently ''Fam-KUH'' (Afrikaans) is also acceptible.
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Famke Beumer Janssen is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]]-born actress. Though her birthday is disputed, Wiki/TheOtherWiki cites her as being born in 1964.

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Famke Beumer Janssen is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]]-born actress. Though her birthday is disputed, Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki cites her as being born in 1964.
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removed the section about being freaked out by Xenia because it's not a backlash; Famke has never spoken out against the character itself, only stating she found her to be quite intense and extreme, but spoke positively of Xenia being things that she wasn't.


** She's also spoken out about her experiences filming Goldeneye; while appreciative of everything the film has done for her, she has detailed the feeling of sexism during shooting, be it the Director of Photography refusing to engage her in conversation and address her, or having a crowd of onlookers in what should have been a closed set while filming her love scenes. She was also apparently rather freaked out upon first reading the script and finding out how horrible Xenia was.

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** She's also spoken out about her experiences filming Goldeneye; while appreciative of everything the film has done for her, she has detailed the feeling of sexism during shooting, be it the Director of Photography refusing to engage her in conversation and address her, or having a crowd of onlookers in what should have been a closed set while filming her love scenes. She was also apparently rather freaked out upon first reading the script and finding out how horrible Xenia was.
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** She's also spoken out about her experiences filming Goldeneye; while appreciative of everything the film has done for her, she has detailed the feeling of sexism during shooting, be it the Director of Photography refusing to engage her in conversation and address her, or having a crowd of onlookers in what should have been a closed set while filming her love scenes.

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** She's also spoken out about her experiences filming Goldeneye; while appreciative of everything the film has done for her, she has detailed the feeling of sexism during shooting, be it the Director of Photography refusing to engage her in conversation and address her, or having a crowd of onlookers in what should have been a closed set while filming her love scenes. She was also apparently rather freaked out upon first reading the script and finding out how horrible Xenia was.
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Since then, Janssen has been notable for playing transsexual life coach Ava Moore in ''Series/NipTuck'' and for her (finally!) leading roles in movies such as ''Film/OneHundredFeet'' and ''Turn the River'', as well as a role in ''Film/{{Taken}}'' and its sequels.

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Since then, Janssen has been notable for playing transsexual transgender life coach Ava Moore in ''Series/NipTuck'' and for her (finally!) leading roles in movies such as ''Film/OneHundredFeet'' and ''Turn the River'', as well as a role in ''Film/{{Taken}}'' and its sequels.
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She also plays the manipulative matriarch Oliva Godfrey in the Netflix original Series/{{Hemlock Grove}} and lead the spinoff from ''Series/TheBlacklist'', ''Series/TheBlacklistRedemption'', during its only season in 2017.

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She also plays the manipulative matriarch Oliva Godfrey in the Netflix original Series/{{Hemlock Grove}} and lead led the spinoff from ''Series/TheBlacklist'', ''Series/TheBlacklistRedemption'', during its only season in 2017.
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She also plays the manipulative matriarch Oliva Godfrey in the Netflix original Series/{{Hemlock Grove}} and will series lead the upcoming spinoff from ''Series/TheBlacklist'', ''Series/TheBlacklistRedemption''.

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She also plays the manipulative matriarch Oliva Godfrey in the Netflix original Series/{{Hemlock Grove}} and will series lead the upcoming spinoff from ''Series/TheBlacklist'', ''Series/TheBlacklistRedemption''.
''Series/TheBlacklistRedemption'', during its only season in 2017.
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* FakeAmerican:[[invoked]] Most of her roles. As she has an American accent naturally, she rarely plays Dutch characters.

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* FakeAmerican:[[invoked]] Most of her roles. As she has an American accent naturally, naturally when speaking English, she rarely plays Dutch characters.

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* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] It took her years to admit it but she was disappointed with ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. When she was first cast as Jean, comic fans told her about the Dark Phoenix Saga and she got excited at the thought of doing it in a later film. She expressed disappointment with the final film, saying it had "too many subplots".

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It took her years to admit it but she was disappointed with ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. When she was first cast as Jean, comic fans told her about the Dark Phoenix Saga and she got excited at the thought of doing it in a later film. She expressed disappointment with the final film, saying it had "too many subplots".



* MagnumOpusDissonance:[[invoked]] Her favourite role is a little-known comedy called ''Love & Sex''.

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* MagnumOpusDissonance:[[invoked]] Her favourite favorite role is a little-known comedy called ''Love & Sex''.



* NoStuntDouble: ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999'' has a scene where the glass ceiling breaks around Evelyn. Famke did her own stunt for that.

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''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999'' has a scene where the glass ceiling breaks around Evelyn. Famke did her own stunt for that.



* PlayingWithCharacterType:[[invoked]] In ''Film/TheFaculty'' she plays the ShrinkingViolet Ms Burke, hidden under NerdGlasses, frumpy clothes and MessyHair. Then when the alien possesses her, she goes BeautifulAllAlong and becomes more confident.

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* PlayingWithCharacterType:[[invoked]] In ''Film/TheFaculty'' she plays the ShrinkingViolet Ms Ms. Burke, hidden under NerdGlasses, frumpy clothes and MessyHair. Then when the alien possesses her, she goes BeautifulAllAlong and becomes more confident.



* StatuesqueStunner: A full six feet tall, and a definite MsFanservice...even in her 50s!

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* StatuesqueStunner: A full six feet tall, and a definite MsFanservice... even in her 50s!
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Apparently they're not sure of the exact date, and the agreed birth year is different.


Famke Beumer Janssen is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]]-born actress. Though her birthday is disputed, Wiki/TheOtherWiki cites it as being November 5, 1965.

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Famke Beumer Janssen is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]]-born actress. Though her birthday is disputed, Wiki/TheOtherWiki cites it her as being November 5, 1965.born in 1964.



She also plays the manipulative matriarch Oliva Godfrey in the netflix original Series/{{Hemlock Grove}} and will series lead the upcoming spinoff from ''Series/TheBlacklist'', ''Series/TheBlacklistRedemption''.

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** She's also spoken out about her experiences filming Goldeneye; while appreciative of everything the film has done for her, she has detailed the feeling of sexism during shooting, be it the Director of Photography refusing to engage her in conversation and address her, or having a crowd of onlooker in what should have been a closed set while filming her love scenes.

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** She's also spoken out about her experiences filming Goldeneye; while appreciative of everything the film has done for her, she has detailed the feeling of sexism during shooting, be it the Director of Photography refusing to engage her in conversation and address her, or having a crowd of onlooker onlookers in what should have been a closed set while filming her love scenes.



* FemmeFatale: She plays a lot of these, likely with ''Film/GoldenEye'' to thank for it.

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* FemmeFatale: She plays a lot of these, likely with ''Film/GoldenEye'' to thank for it. She noted in the early 2000's that she had turned down a number of roles akin to Onatopp shortly after that film's success.


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** Similarly she did her own work on Hansel and Gretel, managing to break a rib after being dropped in a sequence requiring a harness; surprisingly this wasn't a first for her - in ''Film/GoldenEye'' she did a number of her own stunts, including driving during the race with Bond and being suspended for her death in the jungle. She also did her own work in the spa fight, resulting in her breaking two ribs after she was run into a wall; this led to Famke expressing some confusion that the scene employed stunt doubles at all during a December 2020 watchalong.
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** She's also spoken out about her experiences filming Goldeneye; while appreciative of everything the film has done for her, she has detailed the feeling of sexism during shooting, be it the Director of Photography refusing to engage her in conversation and address her, or having a crowd of onlooker in what should have been a closed set while filming her love scenes.
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** She was originally cast as Serleena in ''Film/MenInBlackII''; after only one day of filming, she left due to a death in her family. [[Film/WaynesWorld Lara Flynn]] [[Series/TwinPeaks Boyle]] replaced her.
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* 2015 ''Film/JackOfTheRedHearts'' as Kay Adams
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Doing the research. A name that can trip up the unwary or English-speaking.

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* NoPronunciationGuide: In Dutch/Flemish, it's ''Fam - Kee''. apparently ''Fam-KUH'' (Afrikaans) is also acceptible.
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Since then, Janssen has been notable for playing transsexual life coach Ava Moore in ''Series/NipTuck'' and for her (finally!) leading roles in movies such as ''Film/OneHundredFeet'' and ''Turn the River'', as well as a role in ''Film/{{Taken}}'' and its sequel.

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Since then, Janssen has been notable for playing transsexual life coach Ava Moore in ''Series/NipTuck'' and for her (finally!) leading roles in movies such as ''Film/OneHundredFeet'' and ''Turn the River'', as well as a role in ''Film/{{Taken}}'' and its sequel.sequels.
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Despite the potential pitfall of being a Bond Girl (there is talk of the curse that condemns many an actress' career, as seen with the output of over 50 percent of the actresses in the series after their Bond role), Janssen was savvy enough to not carve out an acting career based solely on blockbusters. After ''Film/DeepRising'', she established herself as a talented indie actress, though she was notable for appearing in the creepy remake of ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999''. She then appeared in five entries of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''[[note]]the original trilogy, ''Film/TheWolverine'', and [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast]] [[/note]] as ComicBook/JeanGrey, widely accepted as a decent portrayal of the character, despite the screwover she got during ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' -- when ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' clearly sets up the Dark Phoenix Saga, perhaps the most famed story from the [[Comicbook/XMen comics]].

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Despite the potential pitfall of being a Bond Girl (there is talk of the curse that condemns many an actress' career, as seen with the output of over 50 percent of the actresses in the series after their Bond role), Janssen was savvy enough to not carve out an acting career based solely on blockbusters. After ''Film/DeepRising'', she established herself as a talented indie actress, though she was notable for appearing in the creepy remake of ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999''. She then appeared in five entries of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''[[note]]the original trilogy, ''Film/TheWolverine'', and [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast]] [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'']] [[/note]] as ComicBook/JeanGrey, widely accepted as a decent portrayal of the character, despite the screwover she got during ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' -- when ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' clearly sets up the Dark Phoenix Saga, perhaps the most famed story from the [[Comicbook/XMen comics]].


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Despite the potential pitfall of being a Bond Girl (there is talk of the curse that condemns many an actress' career, as seen with the output of over 50 percent of the actresses in the series after their Bond role), Janssen was savvy enough to not carve out an acting career based solely on blockbusters. After ''Film/DeepRising'', she established herself as a talented indie actress, though she was notable for appearing in the creepy remake of ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999''. She then appeared in four entries of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''[[note]]the original trilogy and ''Film/TheWolverine''[[/note]] as ComicBook/JeanGrey, widely accepted as a decent portrayal of the character, despite the screwover she got during ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' -- when ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' clearly sets up the Dark Phoenix Saga, perhaps the most famed story from the [[Comicbook/XMen comics]].

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Despite the potential pitfall of being a Bond Girl (there is talk of the curse that condemns many an actress' career, as seen with the output of over 50 percent of the actresses in the series after their Bond role), Janssen was savvy enough to not carve out an acting career based solely on blockbusters. After ''Film/DeepRising'', she established herself as a talented indie actress, though she was notable for appearing in the creepy remake of ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999''. She then appeared in four five entries of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''[[note]]the original trilogy trilogy, ''Film/TheWolverine'', and ''Film/TheWolverine''[[/note]] [[spoiler:''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast]] [[/note]] as ComicBook/JeanGrey, widely accepted as a decent portrayal of the character, despite the screwover she got during ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' -- when ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' clearly sets up the Dark Phoenix Saga, perhaps the most famed story from the [[Comicbook/XMen comics]].

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