Famke Janssen

A Dutch Actress and Model

Profile
Popular name              Famke Janssen
Birth name                   Famke Beumer Janssen
Birth date                    November 5, 1964
Birth place                  Amstelveen, Netherlands
Occupation                 Actress


Life and Career
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.