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Famke Beumer Janssen born November 5, 1964 is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. Famke Janssen is also a UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity. She is best-known for playing the villainess Bond girl Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye and Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series. According to MTV, Famke Janssen "mastered the art of the beautiful but deadly villainess. Famke Beumer Janssen was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Her first name means little girl in West Frisian, the native language of the Dutch province Friesland. Besides her native Dutch, Famke Janssen speaks English and French. She also learned German, but has not kept up with it. She has two sisters, director Antoinette Beumer and actress Marjolein Beumer. Before going to the United States, Famke Janssen studied economics for a year at the University of Amsterdam, which she later called "the stupidest idea I ever had." Famke Janssen moved to the U.S. in 1984 and began her professional career a...