Famke Janssen
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Famke Beumer Janssen was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, as the only brunette in a family of blondes. 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. Qui Gonn-Jinn swaps a lightsaber for a spy-kit in the latest foreign financed/filmed actioner from Frenchman Luc Besson’s crowd. I refer to …Read more about her »
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