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{{Short description|Dutch actress and model (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Famke Janssen
| image              = Famke Janssen by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption            = Janssen at the 2023 [[WonderCon]]
| birth_name         = Famke Beumer Janssen
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1964|11|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Amstelveen]], Netherlands
| alma mater         = [[Columbia University]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|former model}}
| years_active       = {{plainlist|
* 1984–1992 (model)
* 1992–present (actress)
}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Tod Williams (filmmaker)|Kip Williams]]|1989|2000|end=divorced}}
| relatives          = [[Antoinette Beumer]] (sister)<br /> [[Marjolein Beumer]] (sister)
}}
'''Famke Beumer Janssen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈfɑmkə ˈbøːmər ˈjɑnsə(n)}}; born 5 November 1964) is a Dutch actress and former model. She played [[Xenia Onatopp]] in ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995), [[Jean Grey (film character)|Jean Grey / Phoenix]] in the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]] (2000–2014), and Lenore Mills in the [[Taken (franchise)|''Taken'' film trilogy]] (2008–2014). In 2008, she was appointed a [[Goodwill Ambassador]] for Integrity by the United Nations. She made her directorial debut with ''[[Bringing Up Bobby (2011 film)|Bringing Up Bobby]]'' in 2011. She is also known for her roles in the [[Netflix]] original series ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'' (2013–2015), [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'s ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' (2003–2010), and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]'' (2014–2020). Janssen starred in the 2017 [[NBC]] [[crime thriller]] ''[[The Blacklist: Redemption]]''. Most recently, starring as Betty Jonkers, a scorned wife who is determined to destroy her husband’s Amsterdam coffee shop empire in the Netflix Dutch crime series, ''[[Amsterdam Empire]]'' (2025). This marks the first time she has performed speaking her native Dutch language.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeAngelo |first=Mike |date=2025-10-31 |title=‘Amsterdam Empire’: Famke Janssen On Her Wild Weed Fueled Netflix Crime Series, Netherlands, & Why She’s Not In ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ [Bingeworthy Podcast] |url=https://theplaylist.net/amsterdam-empire-famke-janssen-on-her-wild-weed-fueled-netflix-crime-series-netherlands-why-shes-not-in-avengers-doomsday-bingeworthy-podcast-20251031/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=The Playlist |language=en-US}}</ref> 

== Early life==
Famke Beumer Janssen<ref name=yahoobio>{{cite web |url= https://movies.yahoo.com/person/famke-janssen/biography.html |title=Famke Janssen- Biography |publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=23 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120805213716/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/famke-janssen/biography.html |archive-date= 5 August 2012}}</ref> was born on November 5, 1964,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/05/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-5-Kris-Jenner-Famke-Janssen/1681667601547/|title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 5: Kris Jenner, Famke Janssen|website=UPI|date=November 5, 2022}}</ref> in [[Amstelveen]], the Netherlands.<ref name= "NYTimesArticle1">{{cite news | first = Justine | last = Elias | title = Famke Janssen; Transformations As a Way of Life, Not Just on Screen | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = 15 November 1998 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/15/movies/holiday-films-up-coming-famke-janssen-transformations-way-life-not-just-screen.html | access-date = 16 October 2011}}</ref><ref name= "newnetherlandinstitute1">{{cite web |url=http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/famke-janssen/ |title=Famke Janssen [1965] Stage and Screen Performer |publisher=New Netherland Institute |access-date=2 May 2016 |quote=Also note that Famke retained her family name Janssen but her sisters changed their family name to Beumer.}}</ref> She has two sisters, director [[Antoinette Beumer]] and actress [[Marjolein Beumer]], both of whom changed their surnames to Beumer after their parents divorced.<ref name= "NYTimesArticle2">{{cite news | first = Jamie | last = Malanowski | title = A Scene Stealer's Big Score | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = 20 August 2000 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/20/movies/film-a-scene-stealer-s-big-score.html?pagewanted=all | access-date = 16 October 2009}}</ref>

In addition to her native Dutch, Janssen speaks English and French. She learned German, but has not kept up with it.<ref name="timeout-hotseat">{{cite journal | first = Drew | last = Toal | title = The Hot Seat: She's a hustler, baby | journal = [[Time Out (company)|Time Out New York]] | date = 7–13 May 2008 | url = https://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/hot-seat/29235/famke-janssen | access-date = 16 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080726094943/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/hot-seat/29235/famke-janssen | archive-date = 26 July 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Following her high school graduation, Janssen studied economics for a year at the [[University of Amsterdam]], which she later called "the stupidest idea I ever had."<ref name="NYTimesArticle2"/> In the early 1990s, she enrolled at [[Columbia University]]'s [[School of General Studies]] to study creative writing and literature.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruyle|first=Megan|date=8 May 2012|title=Famke Janssen|url=https://thehill.com/capital-living/my-5-minutes-with-the-president/258423-famke-janssen|access-date=25 June 2020|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Owl Magazine|url=https://gs.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/News/columbia-gs-owl-magazine-2009.pdf|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Columbia University School of General Studies}}</ref>

== Career ==
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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 (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Giorgio Armani]], [[Chanel]], and [[Victoria's Secret]]. She starred in a 1988 commercial for the perfume Exclamation by [[Coty]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Famke Janssen Exclamation perfume commercial | date = 24 March 2009 | via = [[YouTube]] | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZVWblJ2utI | access-date = 16 October 2011}}</ref> Her looks have been compared to 1940s movie stars like [[Hedy Lamarr]].<ref name="NYTimesArticle1"/>

After retiring from modelling in the early 1990s, Janssen had guest roles on several television series, including a 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.<ref name="NYTimesArticle1"/> That same year, Janssen was offered the role of [[Jadzia Dax]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title = X-Men's Famke Janssen Changed Star Trek: DS9's Trills, Says Dax Actress | url = https://screenrant.com/star-trek-ds9-famke-janssen-tng-trill-change | work = [[Screen Rant]] | date = 7 December 2023 | access-date = 16 March 2024}}</ref> but turned it down to pursue film roles. Her first film role was alongside [[Jeff Goldblum]] in the 1992 crime drama film ''[[Fathers & Sons (1992 film)|Fathers & Sons]]''.

[[File:FamkeeJanssenOct08.jpg|thumb|upright|Janssen in 2008]]

In 1995, Janssen appeared in [[Pierce Brosnan]]'s debut [[James Bond]] film, ''GoldenEye'', as ''[[femme fatale]]'' Xenia Onatopp. She appeared in ''[[Lord of Illusions]]'' with [[Scott Bakula]]. In an attempt to fight against [[typecasting (acting)|typecasting]] after her [[Bond girl]] performance, Janssen began seeking out more intriguing supporting roles, appearing in [[John Irvin]]'s ''[[City of Industry (film)|City of Industry]]'', [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Celebrity (1998 film)|Celebrity]]'', [[Robert Altman]]'s ''[[The Gingerbread Man (film)|The Gingerbread Man]]'', and [[Ted Demme]]'s ''[[Monument Ave. (film)|Monument Ave.]]''<ref name="tavissmiley">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200805/20080506_janssen.html |access-date=16 October 2011 |title=Famke Janssen on ''Tavis Smiley'' |work=[[PBS]] |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523213246/http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200805/20080506_janssen.html |archive-date=23 May 2010 }}</ref> [[Denis Leary]], her co-star in ''Monument Ave.'', was impressed by how easily she blended in, initially not recognizing her, as she was already in character.<ref name="NYTimesArticle1"/> In the late 1990s, she appeared in ''[[The Faculty]]'', ''[[Rounders (film)|Rounders]]'', ''[[Deep Rising]]'', and ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]''.

In 2000, Janssen played [[superhero]] Dr. Jean Grey in the [[20th Century Fox]] film ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''. She later reprised the role in the 2003 sequel, ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'', where her character shows signs of increasing powers, but at the end of the film, she is presumably killed. Janssen returns as Jean, whose death in ''X2'' awoke her dark alternate personality, [[Phoenix Force|Phoenix]], in ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006). For that role, she won a [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name="newnetherlandinstitute2">{{cite web |url=http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/famke-janssen/ |title=Famke Janssen [1965] Stage and Screen Performer |publisher=New Netherland Institute |access-date=2 May 2016 |quote=In 2007, she won three awards, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress...}}</ref> She returned as Jean in the 2013 film ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]'' as a hallucination of Wolverine,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Robert Yaniz Jr.|title='The Wolverine': Hugh Jackman on Jean Grey's Return|url=https://screenrant.com/wolverine-hugh-jackman-jean-grey-famke-janssen/|work=Screen Rant|date=29 March 2013|access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref> followed by a brief cameo for ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past (film)|X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite news|first=Rob|last=Keyes|title=Famke Janssen on 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Return: 'Stay Tuned'|url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-days-of-future-past-famke-janssen-jean-grey/|work=Screen Rant|date=1 October 2012|access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Marc|last=Malkin|title=X-Men: How Famke Janssen Kept Her Days of Future Past Cameo a Secret|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/546666/x-men-how-famke-janssen-kept-her-days-of-future-past-cameo-a-secret|work=[[E! News]]|date=30 May 2014|access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref>

In 2002, Janssen landed the role of villainess Serleena in ''[[Men in Black II]]'', but had to abandon the film due to a death in her family and was replaced by [[Lara Flynn Boyle]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/inside-move-janssen-out-of-mib-2-1117803054/ |title=Inside Move: Janssen out of 'MIB:2' |access-date=27 November 2017 |last=Brodesser |first= Claude|date=18 July 2001 |work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Janssen had a prominent role in the second season of the 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/famke-janssen-at-the-hollywood-life-magazines-news-footage/75783322|title=Famke Janssen at the Hollywood Life Magazine's Breakthrough of the...|date=27 July 2007 |publisher=Getty Images}}</ref> She reprised her role in the final two episodes of the series.

In 2007, she starred in ''[[Turn the River]]'', for which she was awarded the Special Recognition Best Actress Award at the [[Hamptons International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web | title = 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival Awards | website = HamptonsFilmFest.org | date = 4 January 2008 | url = http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/2008/01/2007-hamptons-international-film-festival-awards/ | access-date = 16 October 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110930060723/http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/2008/01/2007-hamptons-international-film-festival-awards/ | archive-date = 30 September 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The following year, she starred in [[Luc Besson]]'s ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]''. Janssen continued to work in television, appearing in TV pilots for [[NBC]]'s police drama ''Winters'' and [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s ''The Farm'', a spinoff of ''[[The L Word]]'', set in a women's prison. Both pilots were rejected by their networks. Janssen provided the [[Dutch language]] narration for the Studio Tram Tour at all [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] theme parks.<ref name="tavissmiley"/>

In 2011, Janssen made her directorial debut with the drama ''[[Bringing Up Bobby (2011 film)|Bringing Up Bobby]]''. She wrote the screenplay to the film, which stars [[Milla Jovovich]], [[Bill Pullman]], and [[Marcia Cross]].<ref>{{cite news | first = Joan | last = Gilmore | title = Around Town: Bobby crew at JRB gallery | newspaper = The Journal Record | date = 5 August 2010 | url = http://journalrecord.com/2010/08/05/around-town-bobby-opinion/ | access-date = 16 October 2011}}</ref> She reprised her role as Lenore Mills in ''[[Taken 2]]'' (2012) and ''[[Taken 3]]'' (2014). She starred as the main villain Muriel in ''[[Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters]]'' (2013).
[[File:Famke Janssen (2016) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85|Janssen in 2016]]
Janssen starred in the Netflix original horror thriller television series ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'', wherein she plays the role of family matriarch Olivia Godfrey.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Gina McIntyre|title='Hemlock Grove' first look: Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard in Season 2|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/hemlock-grove-first-look-famke-janssen-bill-skarsgard-in-season-2/|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=27 May 2014|access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref> Janssen had a recurring role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] crime thriller television series ''[[How To Get Away With Murder]]'', appearing in ten episodes throughout the series, beginning her role in season two of the show and concluding it in the series finale.

Janssen was cast in a starring role in the NBC crime thriller ''[[The Blacklist: Redemption]]'', a spin-off of the NBC series ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]'', in March 2016;<ref name="Spinoff">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/the-blacklist-spinoff-famke-janssen-star-nbc-1201728137/|title=''The Blacklist'' Spinoff Starring Famke Janssen In the Works At NBC|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=29 March 2016|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> it was picked up to series in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nellie|last=Andreeva |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/the-blacklist-redemption-spinoff-series-cruel-intentions-nbc-title-1201755724/ |title=The Blacklist Spinoff Picked Up To Series, NBC, Cruel Intentions Alive |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=14 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> The following month, Janssen expressed frustration in not being cast in ''[[X-Men: Apocalypse]]'', saying Hollywood was sexist toward older women. She said: "Women, it's interesting because they're replaced, and the older versions are never to be seen again... whereas the men are allowed to be both ages."<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Ross, Dalton |date=April 22, 2016 |title=X-Men: Famke Janssen pushes for return of 'older' Jean Grey |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/22/x-men-famke-janssen-jean-grey/ |url-status= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240422001541/https://ew.com/article/2016/04/22/x-men-famke-janssen-jean-grey/ |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2019, she served as a juror for the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aaron-rodgers-angela-bassett-sheila-nevins-tribeca-2019-jurors-1202332| title=Tribeca: Aaron Rodgers, Angela Bassett, Sheila Nevins Among Jurors| last=Lewis| first=Hilary| work=The Hollywood Reporter| date=16 April 2019| access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref> Also in 2019, Janssen joined [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] in ''[[The Postcard Killings]]'', which was released in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|title= Famke Janssen Joins Jeffrey Dean Morgan in 'The Postcard Killings,' First Look Image (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/global/famke-janssen-jeffrey-dean-morgan-postcard-killings-1203216870/|date=15 May 2019|access-date=20 February 2021|website=Variety}}</ref> In 2021, Janssen starred in the Christian romantic drama film ''[[Redeeming Love (2022 film)|Redeeming Love]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/dj-caruso-adapts-romance-novel-redeeming-love-from-pure-flix-entertainment/|title=DJ Caruso Adapts Romance Novel 'Redeeming Love' With Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis|publisher=[[The Wrap]]|author=Bryan Welk|date=29 April 2020|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> and the  action-thriller ''[[Dangerous (2021 film)|Dangerous]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ritman|first=Alex|title=Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson to Lead Action-Thriller 'Dangerous'|date=12 November 2020|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scott-eastwood-to-lead-action-thriller-dangerous-mel-gibson-gets-supporting-role|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref>

In a March 2021 interview, she revealed to ''[[Forbes]]'' some details about her involvement with the [[Knights of the Zodiac (film)|live-action adaptation]] of ''[[Saint Seiya]]'', a popular anime and manga. Janssen declared that filming was supposed to take place in Europe the previous year, but production had been postponed twice due to the [[coronavirus pandemic]]. She also hinted that she will play one of the main characters, but did not specify their name.<ref name="Saint Seiya">{{Cite web|last=Dawson|first=Angela|title='For Queen And Country' Drives Famke Janssen's Character In 'The Vault'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adawson/2021/03/23/for-queen-and-country-drives-famke-janssens-character-in-the-vault/|access-date=31 March 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>The movie, titled ''[[Knights of the Zodiac (film)|Knights of the Zodiac]],'' was eventually released in 2023, with Janssen playing the role of Vander Guraad.<ref name=":0" />

Famke Janssen made her first Dutch-language acting appearance in the 2025 Netflix crime drama series ''Amsterdam Empire'', set in Amsterdam's cannabis scene, where she stars as Betty, an ex-pop diva seeking revenge. She also served as an executive producer on the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netflix Unveils Official Trailer for Amsterdam Empire Starring Famke Janssen |url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-unveils-official-trailer-for-amsterdam-empire-starring-famke-janssen |date=2 October 2025 |publisher=Netflix |accessdate=2 October 2025}}</ref>

==Activism==
Janssen appeared with her dog, Licorice, a [[brindle]] [[Boston Terrier]], in a 2007 [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] campaign to raise awareness for animal rights. The campaign used the slogan "Be an Angel for Animals."<ref>{{cite web | title = Famke Janssen Is an Angel for Animals | publisher = [[PETA]] | url = http://www.peta2.com/OUTTHERE/o-famke.asp | access-date = 16 October 2011 | archive-date = 26 November 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091126022726/http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-famke.asp | url-status = dead }}</ref> On 28 January 2008, she was appointed a [[Goodwill Ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity]] for the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] at a United Nations anticorruption conference held in [[Nusa Dua]], [[Bali]].<ref>{{cite web | title = UN Anti-Corruption Conference Opens in Bali | publisher = United Nations Information Service Vienna | date = 28 January 2008 | url = http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2008/unisnar1021.html | access-date = 16 October 2011}}</ref>

== Personal life==
From 1989 to 2000,<ref>Ancestry.com. [https://www.ancestry.com/inst/discoveries/PfRecord?collectionId=61406&recordId=904607071 ''New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018''] [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.</ref> Janssen was married to writer and director [[Tod Williams (filmmaker)|Kip Williams]], son of architect [[Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects|Tod Williams]].<ref name= "newnetherlandinstitute1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Famke Janssen says 'no' to kids|url=https://okmagazine.com/news/famke-janssen-says-no-kids/|date=8 July 2008|access-date=5 November 2020|website=[[OK!|OK Magazine]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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! class="unsortable" | Refs.
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| 1992
| ''[[Fathers & Sons (1992 film)|Fathers & Sons]]''
| Kyle Christian
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes]]''
| Dr. Sara Lee Jaffee
| [[Direct-to-video film]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''Model by Day''
| Lex / Lady X
| Television film
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[Lord of Illusions]]''
| Dorothea Swann
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[GoldenEye]]''
| [[Xenia Onatopp]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Dead Girl (film)|Dead Girl]]''
| Treasure
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1997
| ''[[City of Industry (film)|City of Industry]]''
| Rachel Montana
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1998
| ''[[Monument Ave. (film)|Monument Ave.]]''
| Katy O'Connor
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Gingerbread Man|The Gingerbread Man (film)}}''
| Leeanne Magruder
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Deep Rising]]''
| Trillian St. James
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[RPM (film)|RPM]]''
| Claudia Haggs
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Rounders (film)|Rounders]]''
| Petra
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Celebrity (1998 film)|Celebrity]]''
| Bonnie
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Sebastian Cole}}''
| Fiona
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Faculty}}''
| Miss Elizabeth Burke
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1999
| ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]''
| Evelyn Stockard-Price
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| ''[[Love & Sex]]''
| Kate Welles
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Circus (2000 film)|Circus]]''
| Lily Garfield
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''
| [[Jean Grey (film character)|Jean Grey]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Made (2001 film)|Made]]''
| Jessica
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Don't Say a Word]]''
| Agatha "Aggie" Conrad
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2002
| ''[[I Spy (2002 film)|I Spy]]''
| Rachel Wright
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2003
| ''[[X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]''
| [[Jean Grey (film character)|Jean Grey]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Eulogy (film)|Eulogy]]''
| Judy Arnolds
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
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| 2005
| ''[[Hide and Seek (2005 film)|Hide and Seek]]''
| Dr. Katherine Carson
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''
| [[Jean Grey (film character)|Jean Grey / Phoenix]]
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Treatment|The Treatment (2006 film)}}''
| Allegra Marshall
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| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''{{sortname|The|Ten|dab=film}}''
| Gretchen Reigert
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Turn the River]]''
| Kailey Sullivan
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''Winters''
| Christie Winters
| Television film
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|Wackness}}''
| Kristen Squires
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]''
| Lenore "Lenny" Mills
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[100 Feet]]''
| Marnie Watson
| Direct-to-video film 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2009
| ''The Farm''
| Valentina Galindo
| Television film
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Chameleon (2010 film)|The Chameleon]]''
| Jennifer Johnson
| Direct-to-video film 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Down the Shore (film)|Down the Shore]]''
| Mary Reed
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Taken 2]]''
| Lenore "Lenny" Mills
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters]]''
| Muriel
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]''
| Jean Grey
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''The Being Experience''
| {{TableTBA|N/A}}
| Originally titled ''In the Woods''
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[A Fighting Man]]''
| Diane Schuler 
| Direct-to-video film 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]''
| Jean Grey
| Cameo
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Taken 3]]''
| Lenore "Lenny" Mills
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[Jack of the Red Hearts]]''
| Kay
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| ''[[The Show (2017 film)|The Show]]''
| Ilana Katz
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| ''[[All I Wish]]''
| Vanessa
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sharon-stones-a-little-something-936150|title=Sharon Stone's 'A Little Something for Your Birthday Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Ritman|first=Alex|date=7 October 2016|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Venice]]''
| Katey Ford
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Status Update]]''
| Katherine Alden 
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/status-update-rob-riggle-famke-janssen-wendi-mclendon-covey-cast-voltage-pictures-1201788809/|title= Rob Riggle, Famke Janssen, Wendi McMcLendon-Covey & More Round Out 'Status Update' Cast|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=19 July 2016|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bayou Caviar]]''
| Nic
| Originally titled ''Louisiana Caviar''
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/cuba-gooding-jr-directs-louisiana-caviar-richard-dreyfuss-famke-janssen-1202116076/|title=Cuba Gooding Jr's Helming Debut Is 'Louisiana Caviar'; Richard Dreyfuss & Famke Janssen Star|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=19 June 2017|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Asher (film)|Asher]]''
| Sophie
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/famke-janssen-asher-movie-michael-caton-jones-1202078603/|title=Famke Janssen Joining Cast Of Michael Caton-Jones' Movie 'Asher'|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=27 April 2017|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711173059/https://deadline.com/2017/04/famke-janssen-asher-movie-michael-caton-jones-1202078603/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[The Poison Rose]]''
| Jayne Hunt
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/famke-janssen-john-travolta-poison-rose-1202811578/ |title=Famke Janssen Joins John Travolta's Crime Thriller 'The Poison Rose' (EXCLUSIVE) |website=Variety |last=McNary|first=Dave |date=15 May 2018 |access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Primal (2019 film)|Primal]]''
| Dr. Ellen Taylor
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| ''[[The Postcard Killings]]''
| Valerie Kanon
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2019/film/global/famke-janssen-jeffrey-dean-morgan-postcard-killings-1203216870/| title=Famke Janssen Joins Jeffrey Dean Morgan in 'The Postcard Killings,' First Look Image (EXCLUSIVE)| website=Variety| last=Barraclough| first=Leo| date=15 May 2019| access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/the-postcard-killings-review-1203529446/| title='The Postcard Killings' Film Review| website=Variety| last=Harvey| first=Dennis| date=12 March 2020| access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Endless (2020 film)|Endless]]''
| Lee Douglas
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/famke-janssen-scott-speer-movie-endless-cast-1202509904/| title='X-Men' Star Famke Janssen Boards Scott Speer's Drama 'Endless' |website=Deadline| last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony| date=27 November 2018 |access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/endless-review-1234733532/| title='Endless' Review: A Young Adult 'Ghost' Story| website=Variety| last=Kennedy| first=Lisa| date=12 August 2020| access-date= 29 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[The Vault (2021 film)|The Vault]]''
| Margaret
| Originally titled ''Way Down''
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/saban-films-the-vault-tf1-studio-1234830527/| title=Saban Films Takes 'The Vault' as TF1 Studio Closes U.K, Italy (EXCLUSIVE)| website=Variety| last=Hopewell| first=John| date=12 November 2020| access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dangerous (2021 film)|Dangerous]]''
| Agent Shaughnessy
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/scott-eastwood-tyrese-gibson-famke-janssen-kevin-durand-mel-gibson-action-thriller-dangerous-afm-1234613447/| title=Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand & Mel Gibson Set For Action-Thriller - AFM| website=Deadline| last=Wiseman| first=Andrea| date=12 November 2020| access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Redeeming Love (2022 film)|Redeeming Love]]''
| Duchess
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/logan-marshall-green-famke-janssen-nina-dobrev-eric-dane-more-redeeming-love-dj-caruso-pure-flix-1202920966/| title=Logan Marshall Green, Abigail Cowen, Nina Dobrev, Famke Janssen & More Star In 'Redeeming Love' Adaptation From 'Eagle Eye' Helmer D.J. Caruso| website=Deadline| last=N'Duka| first=Amanda| date=29 April 2020| access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Door Mouse]]''
| Mama
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=8 June 2021|title=Hayley Law And Keith Powers To Topline Avan Jogia's Debut Feature 'Door Mouse'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/hayley-law-keith-powers-to-topline-avan-jogia-door-mouse-1234771652/|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| ''[[Knights of the Zodiac (film)|Knights of the Zodiac]]''
| Vander Guraad
|
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Kit| first=Borys| date=20 September 2021| access-date=30 September 2021| title=Mackenyu, Madison Iseman, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen to Star in Live-Action 'Knights of the Zodiac' Adaptation (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/saint-seiya-sean-bean-famke-janssen-knights-zodiac-live-action-exclusive-1235017474/}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Boy Kills World]]''
| Hilda Van Der Koy
|
| style="text-align: centre;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/bill-skarsgard-michelle-dockery-boy-kills-world-1235261810/| title=Bill Skarsgard, Michelle Dockery Action Thriller 'Boy Kills World' Boarded by Capstone Global (EXCLUSIVE)| last=Ravindran| first=Manori| work=Variety| date=9 May 2022| access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Locked In (2023 film)|Locked In]]''
| Katherine
|
| style="text-align: centre;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/famke-janssen-rose-williams-set-for-netflix-thriller-locked-in-1235203796/| title=Famke Janssen & Rose Williams To Topline Netflix's Psychological Thriller 'Locked In' From Director Nour Wazzi; Alex Hassell, Finn Cole And Anna Friel Also Set| work=Deadline| last=Grobar| first=Matt| date=December 21, 2022| accessdate=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{TableTBA}}
| ''[[The Experiment (upcoming film)|The Experiment]]''
| Doctor Rachel McVeigh
| Post-production
| style="text-align: centre;" | <ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/rhona-mitra-famke-janssen-stefanie-martini-sci-fi-horror-experiment-rebellion-studios-1235119558/| title='The Experiment': Rhona Mitra, Famke Janssen & Stefanie Martini Lead Sci-Fi Horror Filming At UK's Rebellion Studios| website=Deadline| last=Wiseman| first=Andreas| date=September 15, 2022| accessdate=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[One Second After (film)|One Second After]]''
| Mayor Kate Lindsey
| Filming
| style="text-align: centre;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/famke-janssen-one-second-after-mpi-1236516618/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=September 15, 2025|title=Famke Janssen to Lead Post-Apocalyptic Thriller 'One Second After' From MPI Original Films (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Gianna|last=Levy|date=September 15, 2025}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
<!-- do not add rowspans per WP:FILMOGRAPHY -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| Kamala
| Episode: "[[The Perfect Mate]]"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Melrose Place]]''
| Diane Adamson
| Episode: "Michael's Game"
|-
| 1994
| ''{{sortname|The|Untouchables|The Untouchables (1993 TV series)}}''
| Cleo
| Episode: "Voyeur"
|-
| 2000–2001
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| Jamie
| Episodes: "The Man with the Bag", "The Ex-Files"
|-
| 2004–2010
| ''[[Nip/Tuck]]''
| Ava Moore
| Recurring role, 11 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''Puppy Love''
| Maya
| Web series
|-
| 2013–2015
| ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]''
| Olivia Godfrey
| Main role
|-
| 2015–2020
| ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]''
| Eve Rothlow
| Recurring role, 10 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[SuperMansion]]''
| Frau Mantis
| Voice role; 2 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Jean Grey 
| Voice role; episode: "[[Robot Chicken season 8#ep147|Joel Hurwitz]]"
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[The Blacklist]]''
|rowspan="2"| Susan Hargrave
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Blacklist: Redemption]]''
| Main role
|-
| 2019
| ''[[When They See Us]]''
| Nancy Ryan
| Miniseries; 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/972539-famke-janssen-and-more-join-ava-duvernays-central-park-five-miniseries |website=ComingSoon.net |title= Famke Janssen & More Join Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five miniseries |last= Hermanns |first= Grant |date= 24 August 2018 |access-date= 7 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Capture (TV series)|The Capture]]''
| Jessica Mallory
| Episode: "Correction"<ref>{{cite news  |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/ron-perlman-famke-janssen-laura-haddock-bbc-the-capture-1203155141/ |work=Variety |title= Ron Perlman, Famke Janssen, Laura Haddock Join BBC's 'The Capture' (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Clarke|first=Stewart |date= 5 March 2019 |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Long Slow Exhale]]''
| Melinda Barrington
| Recurring role<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/famke-janssen-long-slow-exhale-basketball-drama-series-spectrum-originals-1234710280/ |title=Famke Janssen Joins 'Long Slow Exhale' Basketball Drama Series At Spectrum Originals |work=Deadline Hollywood |last=Petski|first=Denise |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Amsterdam Empire]]''
| Betty
| Main role (Netflix)<ref name="rel:netflix">{{cite press release |url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-goes-up-in-smoke |title=Netflix Unveils First Glimpse of Amsterdam Empire with Famke Janssen (Love Goes Up in Smoke!)|publisher=Netflix Newsroom |date=3 September 2025|access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref>
|}

=== As director ===
* ''[[Bringing Up Bobby (2011 film)|Bringing Up Bobby]]'' (2011), as director, producer, writer

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
!| Year
!| Association 
!| Category
!| Nominated<br />work
!| Result
!| Ref(s)
|-
| 1996
| [[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Fight]]<br />{{small|(shared with [[Pierce Brosnan]])}}
| ''[[GoldenEye]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title=GoldenEye (1995)| url=https://screenmusings.org/movie/blu-ray/Goldeneye/pages/Goldeneye-0470.htm| website=screenmusings.org| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| [[6th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Supporting Actress – Horror]]
| ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Awards">{{cite web| title=Famke Janssen| url=https://codepen.io/pinkfunraven/full/PzXYQQ| website=codepen.io| date=6 January 2010| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''House on Haunted Hill''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title=Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (2000 Awards)| url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0001163/2000/1/| website=[[Internet Movie Database|imdb.com]]| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| [[7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Supporting Actress – Science Fiction]]
| ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title=52 Famke Janssen Movies, Ranked Best to Worst| url=https://www.throughtheclutter.com/famke-janssen-10790.php| website=through the clutter.com| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2006
| [[Hamptons International Film Festival]]
| Golden Starfish Award for Career Achievement
| ''[[The Treatment (2006 film)|The Treatment]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title=14th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival - "The Treatment" - Screening| url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/famke-janssen-during-14th-annual-hamptons-international-news-photo/121564250| website=gettyimages.in| date=17 August 2011| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[High Falls Film Festival]]
| Susan B. Anthony "Failure is Impossible" Award
| ''The Treatment''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title="The Lives of Others" and "American Blackout" Take Top High Falls Film Festival Honors| url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general/the-lives-of-others-and-american-blackout-take-top-high-falls-film-festival-honors-75734/| website=[[IndieWire]]| date=14 November 2006| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Scream Awards]]
| [[2006 Scream Awards|Sexiest Superhero]]
| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Awards" />
|-
| Best Superhero
| ''X-Men: The Last Stand''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Awards" />
|-
| Best Flesh Scene<br />{{small|(Shared with [[Hugh Jackman]])}}
| ''X-Men: The Last Stand''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title=Spike TV's Scream Awards Winners!| url=https://geeksofdoom.com/2006/10/09/spike-tvs-scream-awards-winners?amp| website=geeksofdoom.com| date=9 October 2006| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[2006 Teen Choice Awards|Choice Movie: Liplock]]<br />{{small|(shared with [[Hugh Jackman]])}}
| ''X-Men: The Last Stand''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title=Famke Janssen| url=https://www.mymoviepicker.com/personne/famke-janssen-10016/recompenses.htm| website=mymoviepicker.com| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| rowspan="2" | [[Hamptons International Film Festival]]
| Special Recognition
| ''[[Turn the River]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Awards" />
|-
| Special Prize
| ''Turn the River''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Awards" />
|-
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| ''X-Men: The Last Stand''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web| title=Famke Janssen (Bond Girl)| url=https://jamesbond007.se/eng/stars/famke-janssen| website=jamesbond007.se| date=6 January 2010| access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| [[Gold Derby|Gold Derby Awards]]
| Best Drama Guest Actress
| ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Awards" />
|}

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