I have the greatest respect for this particular lady of horror. She is absolutely gorgeous. Incredible beauty, amazing eyes, a true woman who could take your breath away. What else is there to say?

Bio -She wore the most luxurious fashions of the 1980s. Her face is the envy of millions. So when Famke Janssen was cast as Xenia Onatopp, the new “Bond Girl” of the 1990s in the James Bond thriller, “GoldenEye” (1995), it was front-page news in The Hollywood Reporter. When the movie premiered, she was interviewed everywhere, and her name was added to wish lists all over Hollywood. Janssen was born on November 5, 1965 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and began modeling at a young age, becoming immediately successful in her native Holland. When work for Chanel brought her to New York City in 1984, she decided to stay. Still young for a model (not yet 25), she quit to study creative writing and literature at Columbia University and enrolled in an acting workshop. Having appeared in an episode of Fox’s campy night-time soap “Melrose Place” (Fox, 1992-99), Janssen landed her first significant role as Jeff Goldblum’s romantic interest in “Fathers and Sons” (1992). She followed up playing a model by day, crime fighter by night in the aptly-named, but otherwise awful television movie “Model By Day” (Fox, 1994), a role she has said she would rather forget. The multilingual actress co-starred with Scott Bakula in Clive Barker’s “Lord of Illusions” (1995) before hitting screens in her breakthrough role as the villainous Russian killer who crushes men to death with her thighs in “GoldenEye.” After “GoldenEye,” Janssen was careful not to fall into the usual trap of so many other models-turned-actresses and avoided roles that amounted to nothing more than onscreen eye candy. She opted instead to tackle a variety of characters that required her to stretch her acting muscles, not just smile pretty for the camera. One of the only actresses to escape Bond-girl oblivion (few of James Bond’s female co-stars have gone on to bigger and better projects), the busy actress appeared in six releases in 1998, announcing that she would rather work with quality directors and actors than star in tent-pole movies. She essayed characters ranging from a bitter alcoholic in “The Gingerbread Man” to a Russian-born owner of a gambling joint in “Rounders” to a tough, blue-collar Bostonian in “Monument Avenue.” Woody Allen cast her as a sophisticated book editor in “Celebrity,” reuniting her with her “Gingerbread Man” costar Kenneth Branagh, while Robert Rodriguez tapped her to be a timid high school teacher in “The Faculty.” Her deft performances prompted critics and co-stars to marvel at her chameleonic versatility and uncanny knack for imitating accents. Janssen slowed down the following year, appearing only in the forgettable horror flick “The House on Haunted Hill.” She returned with gusto in 2000, earning rave reviews for her performance in the romantic comedy “Love & Sex,” playing a magazine journalist tired of writing fluff pieces who starts a column on love and sex as a means to exorcise her past relationship demons, especially the breakup with her neurotic painter boyfriend (Jon Favreau). Janssen next landed her biggest role to date, playing the conflicted Jean Grey in Bryan Singer’s excellent adaptation of the Marvel comic “X-Men” (2000). She returned to comedy in the Favreau-helmed vehicle, “Made” (2001), again showing great chemistry with Favreau and a effective range in an otherwise small role. In the kidnapping thriller “Don’t Say a Word” (2001), Janssen breathed life into the thankless role of Michael Douglas’ bedridden wife, imbuing the character with a great sense of vulnerability when their daughter is abducted. She switched gears in 2002 for the big screen version of the 1960s TV hit “I Spy” starring Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy—even during the most comedic moments with those two, Janssen demonstrated an ability to keep her performance rooted in reality and, after several turns downplaying her looks, using her considerable sex appeal to great effect. She returned to the role of Jean Grey (with red hair like her comic book counterpart) for the much-anticipated sequel “X2: X-Men United” (2003), setting in motion events that would make her character pivotal to a third outing. Her next move was to the small screen in a recurring role in the 2004 season of FX’s hit drama “Nip/Tuck” as the provocative “life coach” Ava Moore whose relationship with the McNamara’s teen son revealed a seamier relationship with her own offspring. After supporting roles in “Eulogy” (2004), a low-budget comedy about three generations of a dysfunctional family gathering in Rhode Island to bury their patriarch, and “Hide & Seek” (2005), a low-budget horror about a widower (Robert De Niro) who discovers his daughter’s imaginary friend is really a malicious and violent reality, Janssen revived Jean Grey for the third installment of the series, “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006), directed by Brett Ratner. This time, the mutants face a peculiar choice after a cure for mutations is found: retain their uniqueness and remain isolated from society or give up their strange powers and become human. Born: on 01/01/1964 in Amsterdam, The NetherlandsJob Titles: Actor, ModelFamilySister: Lucy Janssen. Sister: Natalya Janssen. Milestones1987 Moved to the USA 1992 Appeared in an episode of TV’s campy night-time soap “Melrose Place” (Fox) 1992 Film debut in “Fathers and Sons”, opposite Jeff Goldblum 1994 TV-movie debut as lead in “Model By Day” (Fox) 1995 Co-starred as ex-Soviet fighter pilot Xenia Onatopp opposite Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond in “GoldenEye” 1998 Acted in six films, including “Rounders”, “Celebrity” and “The Faculty” 1999 Had featured role in “The Adventures of Sebastian Cole”, written and directed by Tod Williams 2000 Had recurring role as the ex-wife of Robert Downey Jr’s character in episodes of “Ally McBeal” 2000 Cast as Jean Grey, one of the planet’s most powerful telepaths and telekinetics, in the feature version of the Marvel comic “X-Men” 2000 Headlined the romantic comedy “Love & Sex”; screened at Sundance; first collaboration with actor-writer-director Jon Favreau 2001 Cast in villainous role in “Men in Black 2″; had to withdraw from project due to a family illness 2001 Co-starred in Favreau’s mob comedy “Made” 2002 Had leading role in film version of “I Spy” 2003 Again played Jean Grey in “X2″ 2004 Cast in the ensemble black comedy “Eulogy” 2004 Join the cast of FX’s “Nip/Tuck” as a woman who becomes a ‘life coach’ to Joely Richardson’s character 2005 Starred opposite Robert DeNiro and Dakota Fanning in the thriller “Hide and Seek” 2006 Reprised the role of Jean Grey in the third installment of the “X-Men” series, “X-Men: The Last Stand” 2007 Co-starred with Chris Eigeman and Ian Holm in “The Treatment” Raised in The Netherlands Worked as a model for Chanel and other designers 

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September 28th, 2007
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