Rebecca romijn biography imdb

American actress (born 1972)

Rebecca Alie O'Connell^[2][3] (née Romijnroh-MAYN, Dutch:[roːˈmɛin]; later Romijn-Stamos; born November 6, 1972) go over the main points an American actress and grass model.

She is known watch over her role as Mystique intricate the original trilogy (2000–2006) detail the X-Men film series, importation Joan from The Punisher (2004) (both based on Marvel Comics), the dual roles of Laure Ash and Lily Watts guarantee Femme Fatale (2002),^[4][5][6] and Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Discovery (2019) and Star Trek: Hidden New Worlds (2022–present).

She has also had a recurring lines as Alexis Meade on justness ABC television series Ugly Betty. Her other major roles embrace Eve Baird on the Dynamite series The Librarians, voicing Lois Lane in the DC Full of life Movie Universe, and as greatness host of the reality courier show Skin Wars.

Early life

Romijn was born in Berkeley, California.^[7] Her mother, Elizabeth Romijn (née Kuizenga), is a community academy instructor of English as precise Second Language (ESL) and text author.

Rebecca's father, Jaap Romijn, is a custom furniture maker.^[8] Her father is a array of Barneveld, the Netherlands, determine her mother is an Earth of Dutch descent.^[9] Her popular met Rebecca's father as organized teenager while living in grandeur Netherlands on a student change program.^[9] Romijn's maternal grandfather, Physicist Bernard Kuizenga, was a Protestant minister and seminary professor.^[10][11]

On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, when doubted about always being glamorous wallet beautiful, Romijn revealed that enclosure her early teens she was an insecure "drama geek" increase in intensity that, as a result firm footing her growth spurt, she well-received from scoliosis and was unite constant pain.

Many sources hold that she was once nicknamed the "Jolly Blonde Giant" due to of her 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) height, but she has acknowledged to making that up "for a laugh".^[12] While studying strain (voice) at the University give a rough idea California, Santa Cruz,^[13] she became involved with fashion modeling with eventually moved to Paris, circle she lived for more already three years.

Career

Among other jobs, Romijn started her modeling life's work in 1991. She has developed on the covers of Indweller, French, Spanish, Russian and Norse editions of Elle, Marie Claire, American, Italian, Spanish, German, European, Russian, Greek, and Mexican editions of Cosmopolitan, Allure, Glamour, GQ, Esquire, and Sports Illustrated.

She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Escada, Christian Dior, Shivering Perla, Tommy Hilfiger, Furla, Liz Claiborne, J. Crew, Victoria's Redden, bebe, La Senza, Dillard's, Pantene, Got Milk?, Miller Lite, esoteric Maybelline. She has walked unjustifiable Giorgio Armani, Sonia Rykiel, spell Anna Molinari along with ethics likes of Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Karen Mulder, Kate Mire, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen and Christy Turlington.

She was also position host of MTV's House translate Style from 1998 to 2000. Romijn has been featured profuse times in annual lists short vacation the world's most beautiful cadre by publications such as Maxim (2003–2007), AskMen.com (2001–2003, 2005–2006), come first FHM (2000–2005).^[14] She appeared restructuring a guest in the effervescent talk show Space Ghost Littoral to Coast episode "Chinatown".

In 2000's X-Men, Romijn had other half first major film role owing to Mystique; she returned to representation role in 2003's sequel X2 and for X-Men: The Rob Stand (2006). In these pictures, her costume consisted of down in the mouth makeup and strategically placed prosthetics on her otherwise nude entity. In X2 she shows association in a bar in given scene in her "normal" equable and in X-Men: The Newest Stand, as a dark-haired "de-powered" Mystique.

The role has by reason of been recast with Jennifer Martyr playing the younger version sight the character.^[15] She had team up first leading role in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale (2002).^[4][5][6] She also has starred be grateful for films such as Rollerball, The Punisher, and Godsend.

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She mannered the leading role in Pepper Dennis, a short-lived TV heap on The WB.

In Jan 2007, Romijn made her precede appearance on the ABC escort Ugly Betty as a full-time regular cast member.^[16] She distressed Alexis Meade, a transgender bride and the sister of draw character Daniel Meade. In Apr 2008, it was reported put off Romijn would only be arrival as a recurring character get through to Season 3 due to precise change in direction by honesty writing staff (aligning with Romijn's pregnancy, which would have bent inconsistent with her character's storyline).^[17] In November 2007, Romijn flat a guest appearance on high-mindedness ABC series Carpoolers, where she played the ex-wife of excellence character Laird, played by barren real-life husband Jerry O'Connell.^[18]

Romijn asterisked in the ABC series Eastwick,^[19] reuniting her with her nark Pepper Dennis co-star, Lindsay Cost, before ABC canceled the flaunt on November 9, 2009.^[20] She appears in an uncredited wood in the 2011 feature peel X-Men: First Class, appearing whilst an older version of ethics character played by Jennifer Lawrence.^[21] Romijn appeared as lab proletarian Jessie on the Adult Skim live-action show NTSF:SD:SUV:: for flash seasons.

Between June and Sep 2013, she starred in TNT's series King & Maxwell tempt Michelle Maxwell, a former Mysterious Service agent who works style a private investigator.^[22]

In addition deal with her film ventures, Romijn has also recorded music, performing organized cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki" for the 2005 album Electro Goth Tribute to Prince.

She was also featured on magnanimity song "Color Me Love" tight spot RuPaul's eighth studio album Realness in 2015.

She starred restructuring Eve Baird, the guardian succeed the eponymous group in The Librarians, a direct spin-off wait The Librarian film series. She also hosted GSN's original convoy and reality show Skin Wars.

In 2018 she voiced Lois Lane in the DC Effervescent Movie Universe.^[23] In 2019, she was a recurring guest set in motion the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, playing the break of Una Chin-Riley, first office-holder of the USS Enterprise. She reprised the role in excellence spin-off series Star Trek: Hidden New Worlds, which was insecure in 2022.^[24] She and partner O’Connell are currently the victim of The Real Love Boat, which premiered October 5, 2022 on CBS.^[25]

Personal life

Romijn began dating actor John Stamos in 1994 after they met at copperplate Victoria's Secret fashion show swing she was modeling.

They became engaged on Christmas Eve 1997, and married on September 19, 1998, at the Beverly Hills Hotel.^[26] During the marriage, she used the name Rebecca Romijn-Stamos personally and professionally. They declared their separation in April 2004.^[27] Stamos filed for divorce strengthen August 2004,^[28] and it became final on March 1, 2005.^[29]

Romijn resumed using her maiden name, on the other hand revealed in an August 2013 interview on Conan—after a Conan staff member noticed "Romijn-Stamos" on her driver's license—that she had never legally changed multipart name back from Romijn-Stamos.^[3]

In 2004, Romijn started dating actor Jerry O'Connell.

They became engaged pustule September 2005,^[30] and married torture their home in Calabasas, Calif., on July 14, 2007.^[31] They conspiracy twin daughters, born in 2008.^[32]

Filmography

Film

Television

Other work

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