Famke Janssen

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Summary

Famke Janssen is a Dutch actor and filmmaker known for GoldenEye, the X-Men films, Taken, and her directorial debut Bringing Up Bobby. Her roles range from femme fatales and supernatural figures to independent women, and she has spoken about making underwritten female characters more rounded. Janssen has criticized Hollywood’s sexism toward older women and discussed objectification and patriarchal beauty standards. Her public record also includes animal-welfare campaigns for PETA; no public statements on race-focused activism, LGBTQ advocacy, DEI, or party campaigning are on record.