Date of Birth
6 November 1972, Berkeley, California, USA
Birth Name
Rebecca Alie Romijn
Height
5' 11" (1.80 m)
Mini Biography
Rebecca Romijn (pronounced Romaine, like the lettuce) was born on November 6, 1972, in Berkeley, California. Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom-furniture maker; her mother was American-born, of Dutch descent, and was an English teacher. Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "Jolly Blond Giant", then she attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where she majored in Music, but left in 1995.
Rebecca (in her own words): "I was a freshman at UC Santa Cruz, really poor, and restless to see the world. I used to sit in my dorm room, thinking, "I just know I'm missing out on something. But, of course, I had no money. And so this friend hooked me up with an agency and it happened very quickly. I moved to Paris, got a cover of French Elle, and stayed for two and a half years". This tall (5' 10") blond-haired, blue-eyed beauty was a natural for modeling, and has posed for Sports Illustrated, 'Christian Dior' and Victoria's Secret, to name but a few. Rebecca first met John Stamos in 1994, at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and had her first date with him at Disneyland. They married in September 1998, but have since gotten divorced.
Rebecca's favorite foods are fillet mignon, tuna sashimi and Häagen-Dazs Cappuccino Commotion ice cream. But to keep her weight at a svelte 130 pounds, she stays fit with a rigorous stretching and strengthening routine (her firm body tone is evident when compared to photos of her earlier modeling, where she was very slim but not toned).
Rebecca's most famous movie role, so far, was as the shape-shifting "Mystique" in X-Men (2000), based on the long-running comic book series about teenage mutant superheroes (that Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created in 1962). To play "Mystique" every day, Rebecca had to start out nude, and then two female makeup artists would apply blue body paint and other stick-on parts for 8 hours a day. Rebecca told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) that things like tissue paper would stick to her hips; and, one day, the long hours of wearing sticky paint makeup made her so upset that director 'Bryan Singer (I)' told her to have a glass of white wine and relax. Notwithstanding those technical difficulties, X-Men (2000) was a box-office bonanza, and Rebecca's future in films was assured.
IMDb Mini Biography By: kdhaisch@aol.com
Spouse
Jerry O'Connell (14 July 2007 - present) 2 children
John Stamos (19 September 1998 - 1 March 2005) (divorced)
Trivia
Attended the University of California in Santa Cruz but dropped out in 1991 to pursue her modeling career.
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People (1999).
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People (1997).
Is left-handed.
GQ's Woman Of The Year. [1997]
Has starred in four movies based on Marvel comic book characters: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), The Punisher (2004) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
Ranked #60 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
She is of entirely Dutch heritage. Her maternal grandmother is first cousins with Dorothy Letterman, David Letterman's mother.
Ranked #82 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).
Born on the same day as actress Thandie Newton.
She and her ex-husband John Stamos, have both guest-starred on the TV show "Friends" (1994), though not in the same episode.
Announced her engagement to actor Jerry O'Connell in September 2005.
When she was young, her parents didn't have money, so she had to shop at Value Village.
Still shops at thrift stores.
Named #80 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list.
Ranked as #99 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
Ranked #30 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Measurements in 1998: 35B - 24 - 35.
Sister-in-law of Charlie O'Connell.
Married her boyfriend of 2 1/2 years, Jerry O'Connell, in a surprise backyard ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in front of 100 family and friends that thought that they had been invited to a barbecue.
Appeared as "Adrienne Barker", Dennis Finch's girlfriend (and later wife) on several episodes of "Just Shoot Me!" (1997) in 1999 and early 2000. During one scene for that show, Adrienne voices her contempt at Finch's obsession with science fiction movies, and he retorts that she'd do anything for a part in one of those movies. Subsequently, in July of 2000, she did have a part in such a movie, appearing as "Mystique" in X-Men (2000).
Ranked #58 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Fan of Dolly Parton.
On December 28, 2008, Rebecca and Jerry welcomed fraternal twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip.
Along with Ian McKellan playing Magneto in the first three live-action X-Men films, James Franco as Harry Osborn in the first three live-action Spider-Man, and Gene Hackman's non-consecutive turns as Luthor in three Superman films, one of the few people to play a comic book criminal in three live-action films.
The film Femme Fatale (2002), which she starred in, opened on her 30th birthday in North America. November 6, 2002.
Personal Quotes
"It's pronounced 'Romaine, ' like the lettuce."
"Sexy at the millennium means having a solid sense of self but never taking yourself too seriously."
"I still can't believe that I walk down the runway once a year in high-heels and lingerie for Victoria's Secret. And that this is worthy of being broadcast on the Sony JumboTron in Times Square."
"I don't know where it's coming from, but I think studios are finally realizing that people want to see girls who can kick butt as well as guys can."
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