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advertisement Date of Birth
5 November 1977
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Birth Name
Famke Beumer Janssen
Height
5’ 10 (178)
Mini Biography
Famke was born in Holland, where she began her professional career as a model. She later moved to the United States, where she has made her home since 1984. Initially settling in New York, she majored in writing and literature at Columbia University and studied acting with Harold Guskin. She then went to Los Angeles, where she continued to study acting under Roy London. Famke made her feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers & Sons (1992).
IMDb Mini Biography By: Greg Keller
Mini Biography
Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1965 in Amersterdam, Netherlands among two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s she modeled for Chanel moving to New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she attended Columbia University. Majoring in literature.
This model turned actress broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s. Her first film was Father & Sons, later she became James Bond’s enemy in GoldenEye (1995). Her career has bloomed from then starring in such films as House on Haunted Hill, Hide and Seek, a reoccurring role on FX’s ’Nip Tuck’ and the blockbuster movies X-Men I,II & III.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Brittany Johnson
Spouse
Tod Williams (1995 - 2000)(divorce)
Arwai lorter ( 01 September 2006 - May 2007 ) (filed for divorce)
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★ Engaged to Arwai Lorter (February 2006).
★Filed for divorce from Arwai lorter May 2007, after eight months of marriage.
Trivia
Her two sisters are blonde and blue-eyed, while she is the only brunette.
Was cast as Serleena in Men in Black II (2002), but had to drop out due to a death in the family. Lara Flynn Boyle was cast in her place.
Speaks Dutch, German, English and French.
Offered the lead female role in _Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_ , but turned it down.
Sisters Antoinette Beumer and Marjolein Beumer are a director and actress respectively.
Wears size 11 shoes. Because of their large size, her shoes had to be specially made for her for the film GoldenEye (1995).
Measurements: 36-24-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Provides the Dutch-language narration for the Studio Tram Tour at Disney parks.
While appearing on ”Late Night with Conan O’Brien” (1993) to promote her role of the sex-crazed assassin in the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995), Famke gave Conan a first hand experience of her character’s signature moves by performing them on him using the top of his desk. When she asked him if he would like the demonstration, Conan responded with ”This is what we in the industry call a ’no-brainer’.”
Has a puppy named Licorice.
Ranked #69 in Stuff magazine’s ”102 Sexiest Women In The World.” [2002]
Her sister was visiting South-East Asia during the Tsunami on December 26th, 2004 and had to flee the water to save her life.
Originally, Famke Janssen cast for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series after her work on the star Trek: Next Generation episode, ”The Perfect Mate”, and was to reprise her role as Kamala. However, she wanted to leave herself open for feature film work and turned the role down. Jadzia Dax’s role was created to take the place of this character, performed by actress Terry Farrell.
Sister-in-law of Director Joram Lürsen.
Did all her own pool shots in Turn the River.
Used to eat almonds and dried cranberries everyday while filming X-men: the last stand.
advertisement Date of Birth
5 November 1977
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Birth Name
Famke Beumer Janssen
Height
5’ 10 (178)
Mini Biography
Famke was born in Holland, where she began her professional career as a model. She later moved to the United States, where she has made her home since 1984. Initially settling in New York, she majored in writing and literature at Columbia University and studied acting with Harold Guskin. She then went to Los Angeles, where she continued to study acting under Roy London. Famke made her feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum in Fathers & Sons (1992).
IMDb Mini Biography By: Greg Keller
Mini Biography
Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1965 in Amersterdam, Netherlands among two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s she modeled for Chanel moving to New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she attended Columbia University. Majoring in literature.
This model turned actress broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s. Her first film was Father & Sons, later she became James Bond’s enemy in GoldenEye (1995). Her career has bloomed from then starring in such films as House on Haunted Hill, Hide and Seek, a reoccurring role on FX’s ’Nip Tuck’ and the blockbuster movies X-Men I,II & III.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Brittany Johnson
Spouse
Tod Williams (1995 - 2000)(divorce)
Arwai lorter ( 01 September 2006 - May 2007 ) (filed for divorce)
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★ Engaged to Arwai Lorter (February 2006).
★Filed for divorce from Arwai lorter May 2007, after eight months of marriage.
Trivia
Her two sisters are blonde and blue-eyed, while she is the only brunette.
Was cast as Serleena in Men in Black II (2002), but had to drop out due to a death in the family. Lara Flynn Boyle was cast in her place.
Speaks Dutch, German, English and French.
Offered the lead female role in _Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_ , but turned it down.
Sisters Antoinette Beumer and Marjolein Beumer are a director and actress respectively.
Wears size 11 shoes. Because of their large size, her shoes had to be specially made for her for the film GoldenEye (1995).
Measurements: 36-24-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Provides the Dutch-language narration for the Studio Tram Tour at Disney parks.
While appearing on ”Late Night with Conan O’Brien” (1993) to promote her role of the sex-crazed assassin in the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995), Famke gave Conan a first hand experience of her character’s signature moves by performing them on him using the top of his desk. When she asked him if he would like the demonstration, Conan responded with ”This is what we in the industry call a ’no-brainer’.”
Has a puppy named Licorice.
Ranked #69 in Stuff magazine’s ”102 Sexiest Women In The World.” [2002]
Her sister was visiting South-East Asia during the Tsunami on December 26th, 2004 and had to flee the water to save her life.
Originally, Famke Janssen cast for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series after her work on the star Trek: Next Generation episode, ”The Perfect Mate”, and was to reprise her role as Kamala. However, she wanted to leave herself open for feature film work and turned the role down. Jadzia Dax’s role was created to take the place of this character, performed by actress Terry Farrell.
Sister-in-law of Director Joram Lürsen.
Did all her own pool shots in Turn the River.
Used to eat almonds and dried cranberries everyday while filming X-men: the last stand.