Famke Beumer Janssen (IPA: /fɑmkə bømər jɑnsən/; born November 5, 1964) 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.
Famke Beumer Janssen was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Janssen's name is pronounced as Fahm-Kuh Yan-Sun. The first name means little girl in West Frisian, the nat...
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Famke Beumer Janssen (IPA: /fɑmkə bømər jɑnsən/; born November 5, 1964) 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.
Famke Beumer Janssen was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. 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. Besides her native Dutch, Janssen learned to speak English 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 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. After...
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