Rebecca Romijn

**Rebecca Alie Romijn** (born November 6, 1972 in Berkeley, California) is an American actress (2000–present) and former glamour/ fashion model (1991–2001) of Dutch and English ancestry. She is best known for her role as Mystique in the *X-Men* films, and for her role as Alexis Meade on the hit show *Ugly Betty*. Her other major roles include Eve Baird on the TNT series *The Librarians*, which ran for four seasons, voicing Lois Lane in some DC Universe Animated Original Movies and as the host of the game show *Skin Wars*.

## Career

Among other jobs, Romijn started her modeling career in 1991. She has appeared on the covers of American, French, Spanish, Russian and Swedish editions of *Elle*, *Marie Claire*, American, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Greek, and Mexican editions of *Cosmopolitan*, Allure*, Glamour*, *GQ*, *Esquire*, and *Sports Illustrated*.

Rebecca has appeared in advertising campaigns for Escada, Christian Dior, La Perla, Tommy Hilfiger, Furla, Liz Claiborne, J. Crew, Victoria's Secret, bebe, La Senza, Dillard's, Pantene, Got Milk?, Miller Lite, and Maybelline. She has also walked for Giorgio Armani, Sonia Rykiel, and Anna Molinari along with the likes of Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Karen Mulder, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen and Christy Turlington. She also was the host of MTV's *House of Style* from 1998 to 2000. Romijn has been featured numerous times in annual lists of the world's most beautiful women by publications such as *Maxim* (2003–2007), AskMen.com (2001–2003, 2005–2006), and *FHM* (2000–2005). She also appeared as a guest in the animated talk show *Space Ghost Coast to Coast* episode "Chinatown".

In January 2007, Romijn made her first appearance on the ABC-TV series *Ugly Betty* as a full-time regular cast member. She played Alexis Meade, a transgender woman and the sister of lead character Daniel Meade. In April 2008, however, it was reported that Romijn would only be appearing as a recurring character in Season 3 due to a change in direction by the writing staff (aligning, fortuitously enough, with Romijn's pregnancy, which would have been inconsistent with her character's storyline).

## Personal life

Romijn began dating actor John Stamos in 1994, after they met at a *Victoria's Secret* fashion show in which she was modeling. Romijn and Stamos became engaged on Christmas Eve 1997, and they married on September 19, 1998 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. During the marriage, she used the name Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in both her personal and professional life. The couple announced their separation in April 2004. Stamos filed for divorce in August 2004, and it became final on March 1, 2005. Romijn subsequently resumed using only her maiden name, but revealed in an August 2013 interview on *Conan* that she had never legally changed her name back from Romijn-Stamos after a *Conan* staff member noticed "Romijn-Stamos" on her driver's license.

In 2004 Romijn started dating actor Jerry O'Connell. They became engaged in September 2005, and married at their home in Calabasas, California, on July 14, 2007. Romijn and O'Connell have twin daughters born in 2008.

## References

1. ↑ FHM Magazine 100 Sexiest Women 2005. FreeJose.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
2. ↑ Dos Santos, Kristin. Rebecca Romijn. *E! Online*.
3. ↑ Kristin Dos Santos (April 24, 2008). Sources Confirm: Rebecca Romijn Now Recurring Role on Ugly Betty. *E! Online*. Retrieved on April 30, 2008.
4. ↑ Lipton, Michael A. (September 27, 1999). Full Spouse. *People*. Retrieved on June 13, 2015.
5. ↑ Spring Break. *People* (April 26, 2004). Retrieved on June 13, 2015.
6. ↑ Divorce for John, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. *People* (August 23, 2004). Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved on June 13, 2015.
7. ↑ Divorce final for Romijn, Stamos. *USA Today* (March 1, 2005). Retrieved on June 13, 2015.
8. ↑ Wihlborg, Ulrica (September 20, 2005). Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O'Connell Engaged. *People*. Retrieved on June 13, 2015.
9. ↑ Wihlborg, Ulrica (July 30, 2007). Inside Their Summer Wedding!. *People*. Retrieved on June 13, 2015.
10. ↑ Laudadio, Marisa (January 5, 2009). Rebecca Romijn Welcomes Twin Girls – Babies, Rebecca Romijn. *People*. Retrieved on March 14, 2010.

## External links

* Rebecca Romijn article at *Wikipedia*
* Rebecca Romijn links at FreeOnes
* Rebecca Romijn at Babepedia