Famke Janssen Net Worth: $20 Million
Movie: GoldenEye (1995)
Role: Xenia Onatopp
GoldenEye was Pierce Brosnan’s first movie as James Bond, and it was a huge hit for the franchise as it smashed all the previous Bond film’s revenue records at the time.
In the early 90s, Dutch-born Famke Janssen was a model for Armani, Chanel, and Victoria’s Secret before pursuing a career in acting.
Her big break was in GoldenEye, where she played Russian femme fatale Xenia Onatopp.
Due to the movie’s incredible success and Jannsen’s portrayal of a psychotic Russian killer, she became an instant success.
During the 2000s, Janssen starred in a number of movies, including Taken but her most famous role since GoldenEye was as Jean Grey in the superhero movie franchise X-Men.
The former model is now synonymous with the comic book character, have reprised the role in a number of movies.
Janssen was very busy during the 2000s and even made a number of high-profile TV appearances including in Ally McBeal and in Nip/Tuck.