| Biography | Nama : Rebecca Romijn Birth Name : Rebecca A. Romijn Birth Date : 11/06/1972 Birth Place : Berkeley, California, USA Height : 5' 11" Sex : F Nationality : American Occupation : Actress Father : Jaap Romijn Mother : Elizabeth Kuizenga Spouse : John Stamos (actor, 19-Sep-98 - 1-Mar-05), Jerry O'Connell (actor, since 14-Jul-07) Relation : Jerry O'Connell (actor, engaged since September 2005) Claim Fame : As Mystique in "X-Men" (2000)
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (born November 6, 1972) is a former supermodel currently making the switch to become an actress. She was born Rebecca Romijn in Berkeley, California to parents with Dutch ancestry.
While studying music at the University of California, Santa Cruz, she became involved with modelling and eventually moved to Paris, France for more than two years. Among other jobs, she modeled for the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated and for Victoria's Secret.
She married actor John Stamos in 1998. The couple separated in 2004. Professionally she has returned to using her birth name, an indication that the separation is probably permanent. Currently she is dating actor Jerry O'Connell.
In 2000's X-Men, she had her first major movie role as "Mystique"; she returned to the role in 2003's sequel X2: X-Men United. In these movies her costume consisted of blue makeup and some strategically placed prosthetics on her otherwise nude body. She had her first leading role in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale (2002). She also starred in the movie Rollerball with Chris Klein.
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