Rebecca Alie Romijn was born on November 6, 1972 in Berkeley, California. She is an American film and television actress and former fashion model.

While studying music at the University of California, Santa Cruz, she became involved with fashion modeing and eventually moved to Paris, France for more than two years. Among other jobs, Romijn modeled for the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated and for Victoria's Secret. She also was the host of MTV's House of Style from 1998 to 2000. Romijn, a polyglot, is fluent in French and Portuguese.

Considered by many to be among the most beautiful women in the world, Rebecca is a fixture on annual lists of the beautiful women by publications such as Maxim Magazine, AskMen.com and FHM Magazine.

In 2000's X-Men, Romijn had her first major movie role as "Mystique"; she returned to the role in 2003's sequel X2: X-Men United, and again for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In these movies her costume consisted of blue makeup and some strategically placed prosthetics on her otherwise nude body. In X2: X-Men United she shows up in a bar in one scene in her "normal" look, and also in X-Men: The Last Stand.

She had her first leading role in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale (2002). She also has starred in movies such as Rollerball, The Punisher and Godsend.

She played the leading role in Pepper Dennis, a TV series on The WB. This series showcased Romijn's talents for comedy, singing, modeling, drama, and adventure.

She married actor John Stamos on September 19, 1998. The couple announced their separation on April 12, 2004 and divorced on March 1, 2005. In September 2005, Romijn and actor Jerry O'Connell announced their engagement.

Filmography

• Hatter (2009)
• Lake City (2007)
• "Ugly Betty" (19 episodes, 2007)
• "Pepper Dennis" (13 episodes, 2006)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• Man About Town (2006)
• The Alibi (2006)
• Tron 2.0: Killer App (2004)
• Godsend (2004)
• The Punisher (2004)
• Tron 2.0 (2003)
• X2 (2003)
• S1m0ne (2002)
• Femme Fatale (2002)
• Rollerball (2002)
• X-Men (2000)
• "Jack & Jill" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Just Shoot Me!" (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
• Hefner: Unauthorized (1999)
• Dirty Work (1998)
• "Friends" (1 episode, 1997)

Awards

• Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress "X-Men" 2001