Rebecca Romijn facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rebecca Romijn
Romijn in 2019
Born	Rebecca Alie Romijn (1972-11-06) November 6, 1972 (age 52) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Other names	Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
Education	University of California, Santa Cruz
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	1988–present
Spouse(s)	John Stamos ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2005)​ Jerry O'Connell ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2

Rebecca Romijn (born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is famous for playing the shape-shifting character Mystique in the original X-Men movies from 2000 to 2006. She also played Una Chin-Riley in the TV shows Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

You might also know her from her role as Alexis Meade in the TV series Ugly Betty. She was also Eve Baird in The Librarians and voiced Lois Lane in several animated DC Comics movies. She even hosted the reality show Skin Wars.

Early Life and Growing Up

Rebecca Romijn was born in Berkeley, California. Her mother, Elizabeth, taught English, and her father, Jaap, made custom furniture. Her father came from the Netherlands, and her mother has both Dutch and English family roots.

When she was younger, Rebecca said she was a bit of a "drama geek" and felt insecure. She grew very tall quickly, which caused her to have scoliosis, a curve in the spine. Some people joked that she was called the "Jolly Blonde Giant" because she is 5-foot-11-inch (1.80 m) tall, but she later said she made that up for fun!

Rebecca first studied music at the University of California, Santa Cruz. While there, she started working as a fashion model. This led her to move to Paris, France, where she lived for over three years.

Becoming a Star: Rebecca's Career

Rebecca Romijn began her modeling career in 1991. She appeared on the covers of many famous magazines around the world, like Elle, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan.

She also appeared in advertisements for big brands such as Christian Dior, Tommy Hilfiger, and Victoria's Secret. From 1998 to 2000, she was the host of MTV's fashion show called House of Style.

Big Roles in Movies

In 2000, Rebecca got her first major movie role as Mystique in the movie X-Men. She played this character again in the sequels X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In these movies, she often had to wear a lot of blue body paint to look like the character! Later, Jennifer Lawrence played a younger version of Mystique in newer X-Men films.

Rebecca also starred in other movies like Femme Fatale (2002), Rollerball, and The Punisher.

Television Shows and More

In 2007, Rebecca joined the cast of the popular ABC show Ugly Betty. She played the character of Alexis Meade, who was the sister of the main character, Daniel Meade.

She also starred in the TNT series The Librarians as Eve Baird. In this show, she played a guardian who protected a special group of people who solved ancient mysteries.

Rebecca has also done voice acting. She voiced the famous comic book character Lois Lane in several animated movies based on DC Comics. In 2019, she started appearing in the Star Trek: Discovery TV series as Una Chin-Riley, also known as Number One. She continued this role in the spin-off series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which started in 2022.

Rebecca and her husband, Jerry O'Connell, also host a reality show called The Real Love Boat, which began in 2022.

Romijn at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, 2012

Family Life

Rebecca Romijn started dating actor John Stamos in 1994. They got married in 1998. During their marriage, she sometimes used the name Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. They separated in 2004 and their divorce was final in 2005.

Later, in 2004, Rebecca began dating actor Jerry O'Connell. They got engaged in 2005 and married in 2007. They have two twin daughters, who were born in 2008.

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

Other Work

See also

In Spanish: Rebecca Romijn para niños