How tall is Famke Janssen?

Famke Janssen's listed height is 183 cm (6'0"). She is taller than about 98% of women in the Netherlands.

Where 183 cm sits among women in the Netherlands

Taller than about 98% of women in the Netherlands born in 1964 (average 168.4 cm).

Janssen next to her co-stars

Patrick Stewart is 5 cm shorter than Famke Janssen (178 cm), X-Men co-star.

Ian McKellen is 3 cm shorter than Famke Janssen (180 cm), X-Men co-star.

Hugh Jackman is 5 cm taller than Famke Janssen (188 cm), X-Men co-star.

About Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen is a Dutch actress and former model acting in Hollywood, born Famke Beumer Janssen on 5 November 1964 in Amstelveen. In 2008 she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations.

Janssen played Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye in 1995, Jean Grey, also known as Phoenix, in the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2014, and Lenore Mills in the Taken film trilogy. She made her directorial debut with Bringing Up Bobby in 2011. She is also known for her roles in the Netflix series Hemlock Grove, in Nip/Tuck and in How to Get Away with Murder, and she starred in the Dutch crime series Amsterdam Empire in 2025.

At a listed 183 cm (6'0"), Janssen is 5 cm shorter than Hugh Jackman, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), and 3 cm taller than Ian McKellen, listed at 180 cm (5'11"). She is also 5 cm taller than Patrick Stewart, listed at 178 cm (5'10"). All three appeared with her in X-Men.

Frequently asked

How tall is Famke Janssen in feet and inches? Famke Janssen is 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

How tall is Famke Janssen compared to Patrick Stewart? Patrick Stewart is 5 cm shorter than Famke Janssen: 178 cm (5'10") vs 183 cm (6'0").

How tall is Famke Janssen compared to Ian McKellen? Ian McKellen is 3 cm shorter than Famke Janssen: 180 cm (5'11") vs 183 cm (6'0").

How tall is Famke Janssen compared to Hugh Jackman? Hugh Jackman is 5 cm taller than Famke Janssen: 188 cm (6'2") vs 183 cm (6'0").

Is Famke Janssen tall for women in the Netherlands? At 183 cm she is taller than about 98% of women in the Netherlands born in 1964, whose average height is 168.4 cm.

Sources

• Famke Janssen on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Famke Janssen on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 183 cm.
• Famke Janssen on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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