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“Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I'd say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I'd only be in action films, but I'm interested in a more varied career than that.”

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Famke Janssen is a Dutch-American actress born on November 5, 1965. She is renowned for her performances in films and television, particularly for her role as Mystique in the X-Men film series. more

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