Famke Janssen Trivia
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Birth name: Famke Beumer
Date of birth: 5 November 1965
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Height: 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Spouse: Tod Williams (1995 – 2000) (divorce)
- 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.
- In 2001, dated actor Ben Affleck.
- 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.
- Janssen is also a UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity.
- On January 28, 2008, 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.
- Janssen provides the Dutch-language narration for the Studio Tram Tour at all Disney parks.
- In July 2010, filming began on Janssen’s directorial debut Bringing Up Bobby. Janssen also wrote the screenplay to the film, which stars Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross.
