About Famke Janssen - Profile & Facts

Famke Janssen Profile

Famous As

Actress

Birth Name

Famke Beumer Janssen

Birth Date

November 5, 1964

Birth Place

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Actress

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Personal Fact

Birth Name

Famke Beumer Janssen

Birth Date

November 5, 1964

Birth Place

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Height

5' 11.

Nationality

Dutch

Hair Color

Brunette

Eye Color

Brown

Education

Attended University of Amsterdam, majoring in economics
Graduated from Columbia University, New York in 1992 with a BA degree in writing and literature

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✦ Used to consume almonds and dried cranberries every day during the filming of "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006).
✦ Originally was billed to portray the title role in Juraj Jakubisko's "Bathory" (2007), but later was surprisingly replaced by Anna Friel with undisclosed reason.
✦ Turned down the female lead role in "Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines" (2003).
✦ Gained the 69th rank in Stuff Magazine's list of 102 Sexiest Women in the World by 2002.
✦ Actually had been cast to play Serleena in "Men in Black II" (2002), but later quitted the project due to a death in her family and so was replaced by Lara Flynn Boyle.