A Dutch Actress and Fashion Model
Popular name Famke Janssen
Birth name Famke Beumer Janssen
Birth date November 5, 1964
Birth place Amstelveen, Netherlands
Occupation Actress and Model
Biography
She is best known for her roles in GoldenEye, Nip/Tuck and as Dr. Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men movies. Janssen is also a UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity. Janssen’s name is pronounced as Fahm-Kuh Yan-Sun. The first name means little girl in West Frisian, the native language of the Dutch province Friesland. Famke Beumer Janssen was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Besides her native Dutch, Janssen learned to speak English, German and French. She has two sisters, director Antoinette Beumer and actress Marjolein Beumer. Janssen moved to the United States in 1984 and began her professional career as a fashion model. She was signed with Elite Model Management and worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Victoria’s Secret. Janssen also studied writing and literature at Columbia University before moving to Los Angeles to establish her acting career.
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