Famke Janssen took-on her first starring role in Lord of Illusions. Immediately following, she landed the female lead in the new James Bond movie, GoldenEye, in which she stars with Pierce Brosnan, the new Agent 007. GoldenEye came out to excellent reviews on November 17, 1995.
Famke's unique name means 'little girl' in Frisian. She was born in Holland, where she began her professional career as a model. From there she moved to the United States, where she has made her home since 1984. Initially settling in New York, she majored in writing and literature at Columbia University and studied acting with Harold Guskin. She then went to Los Angeles, where she continued to study acting under Roy London. Famke made her feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers and Sons. She has completed work on her next film, The Leading Man, a low-budget independent project starring Jon Bon Jovi and Thandie Newton, and has just wrapped filming on the John Irvin directed Largo movie City of Industry with Timothy Hutton, Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff and Coolio.
Famke's role in City of Industry is said to be that of a grocery store clerk. She supposedly wore Dickies or something from a uniform store for her audition.
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- Famke Janssen, who played the sadomasochistic Bond girl in ``Goldeneye,'' is replacing Claire Forlani in the action thriller ``Deep Rising,'' sources said.
Bond Girl Janssen Set For 'Deep Rising'
By Anita M. Busch
HOLLYWOOD (Variety)
Forlani was dismissed Saturday during the first day of shooting in Vancouver. She had last portrayed Sean Connery's daughter in ``The Rock.'' Sources cited friction on the set.
The project, which also stars Treat Williams and Wes Studi, is about a gang of thieves aboard a luxury cruise liner who discover the ship is mysteriously empty of passengers but is occupied by a killer creature.
Stephen Sommers is directing the Disney movie from his own script and it is slated for a summer 1997 release.
Reuters/Variety
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Born 1965 in Amsterdam, Holland
Married: (Husband:Todd "Kip" Williams)
Siblings: Two Sisters
Languages: Four (Dutch, German, English and French)
Height: 5'11"
Bust-waist-hips: 36-24-36
Dress size: 8-10
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Hazel
Shoe size: 11
Former Agency: ELITE
Favorite Authors: The Bront� sisters, Vladimir Nabokov, and Jean Rhys
Representation: Chuck Binder (manager) and Adam Isaacs of UTA
Some Quotes From Famke...
Famke On Guns: "I know it's politically incorrect, but I think they're really thrilling, sexy, beautiful to look at."
HIT for 1995: "They abolished the speed limit in Montana."
THE PITS for 1995: "Somebody allowed Ace of Base to put out a new album."
- Television
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- Appeared in a Star Trek:The Next Generation episode, The Perfect Mate (1992), as Kamala, an empathic metamorph.
- Appeared in Paramount Television's The Untouchables.
- Appeared in FOX TV movie Model by Day (1994) as Lady X.
- Appearance on FOX Television's Melrose Place.
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- Motion Pictures
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- Featured with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers and Sons (1992) as Kyle Christian.
- Featured in Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994) as Psychologist Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee.
- Starred with Scott Bakula in Lord of Illusions (1995) as Dorothea Swann.
- Starred with Pierce Brosnan in GoldenEye (1995) as Xenia Onatopp, a Russian ex-fighter pilot turned gangster.
- Starred in The Leading Man (1996) with Jon Bon Jovi.
- Starred in City of Industry (1996) with Harvey Keitel, Timothy Hutton and Stephen Dorff.
- Starring in Deep Rising (1997) with Treat Williams.
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Updated: 21 December 1996
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