Famke Janssen

Photographs by Antoine Verglas

Where you’ve seen her:
Bond villainess Xenia Onatopp in Goldeneye was Famke’s breakthrough performance. Since then, the Dutch beauty has dazzled us in The Faculty, Celebrity, The House on Haunted Hill, and also wowed us as Jean Gray in X-Men.

Supergirl power:
“We’ve always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them. Or at least admire them from a distance.”

She’s got a mean slapshot:
“I got pissed off at this girl for doing something and whacked her in the head with a hockey stick. I think I knocked her out cold.”

Coital-stars:
“When actors are sleeping together, it takes away from their chemistry on-screen. If two people are attracted to each other on a movie set, they should try to hold out until after it’s done.”

Not a drama queen:
“I’ve never dated. I’ve always just had boyfriends. And I guess I’m pretty lucky because, from what I understand, dating sucks. Although it seems like it’s pretty good for stories. Sometimes I think people date just so they can have a good story to tell about the loser they went out with once.”

July 2000 (#31)