Famke Janssen

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Date of Birth:	05 November 1965
Birthplace:	Amsterdam, Holland,
Age:	44
First Name:	Famke
Middle Name:	Beumer
Last Name:	Janssen
Build:	Athletic
Height:	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Color:	Brown - Dark
Hair Color:	Brown - Dark
Star Sign:	Scorpio
Claim to Fame:	X-Men, Bond Girl
Occupation:	Actress & Model
Occupation Category:	Actress
Nationality:	Dutch
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Biography for Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen (IPA: /fɑmkə bømər jɑnsən/; born Nov. 5, 1965 (47 years ago)) is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. 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.

Early years

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.

Before coming to America, Janssen studied economics for a year at the University of Amsterdam calling it "the stupidest idea I ever had." Janssen moved to the United States in 1984 (28 years ago) 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 (26 walls). After retiring from modeling in the early 1990's, she enrolled at Columbia University to study creative writing and literature and also took up acting. Several years later she moved to Los Angeles to establish her acting career.

Career

Upon moving to Los Angeles, Janssen obtained her first parts, appearing in guest roles on TV series. One of her first appearances was in 1992 (20 years ago), when she starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Perfect Mate" as empathic metamorph Kamala, opposite Patrick Stewart (who would later star with her in the X-Men movie series). Then, in that same year, Janssen was offered the role of Jadzia Dax of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but turned it down in favor of movie roles.

Janssen's first movie role was with Jeff Goldblum in the 1992 (20 years ago) movie Fathers & Sons. In 1995 (17 years ago), she appeared in the first Pierce Brosnan James Bond film, GoldenEye, as femme fatale Xenia Onatopp.

Janssen as Jean Grey/Phoenix in X-Men: The Last StandJanssen played superheroine Dr. Jean Grey/Phoenix in X-Men, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. She won a Saturn Award for the role in X-Men: The Last Stand. She also starred in the movies Lord of Illusions, The Faculty, House on Haunted Hill, I Spy, Rounders, Deep Rising, Hide and Seek, and Taken (film). In addition, Janssen had a prominent role in the second season of the popular TV show, Nip/Tuck, as the seductive and manipulative transsexual life coach, Ava Moore.

Janssen tried to fight against typecasting by appearing in Woody Allen's Celebrity, Robert Altman's The Gingerbread Man, John Irvin's City of Industry and Ted Demme's Monument Ave. She was awarded the Special Jury Best Actress Award at the 2007 (5 years ago) Hamptons International movie Festival for her role as a female pool hustler in Chris Eigeman's Turn the River.

In 2003 (9 years ago), Janssen was awarded the International Star of the Year. In 2004 (8 years ago), she won the Hollywood Life Breakthrough Artist of the Year for her work on Nip/Tuck. In 2006 (6 years ago), the Hamptons International movie Festival awarded her with the Golden Starfish Award for career achievement in acting.

Janssen provides the Dutch-language narration for the Studio Tram Tour at all Disney parks.

On Jan. 28, 2008 (4 years ago), Janssen was appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity at the Second Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, held in Nusa Dua, Bali. In dec. 2008 (4 years ago) Janssen filmed a 20 minute presentation for Showtime that will serve as a pilot for a spinoff of The L Word set in a women's Prison. Janssen plays one of the prisoners starring alongside Melissa Leo, Leisha Hailey and Laurie Metcalf.

Personal life

Janssen lives in West Village in New York City. She was married to writer/director Tod Culpan Williams, son of architect Tod Williams, from 1995 (17 years ago) to 2000 (12 years ago).

Janssen has a brindle Boston Terrier named Licorice, with whom she frequently travels. Alongside her companion, she starred as peta2's spokesperson to raise awareness for animal rights with the slogan "Be an Angel for Animals".

Filmography

• Fathers & Sons
• Model by Day (TV movie)
• Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes
• GoldenEye
• Lord of Illusions
• Dead Girl
• City of Industry
• Monument Ave.
• The Gingerbread Man
• Deep Rising
• RPM
• Rounders
• Celebrity
• The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
• The Faculty
• House on Haunted Hill
• Love & Sex
• Circus
• X-Men
• Made
• Don't Say a Word
• I Spy
• X2
• Eulogy
• Hide and Seek
• X-Men: The Last Stand (22 walls)
• The Treatment
• The Ten
• Turn the River
• The Wackness
• Taken
• 100 Feet

TV-shows (series)

• Star Trek: The Next Generation
• The Untouchables
• Melrose Place
• Ally McBeal
• Nip/Tuck
• Winters

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