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Trivia
Birth name: Rebecca A. Romijn
Date of birth: 6 November 1972
Place of birth: Berkeley, California, USA
Nickname: Becca, Reba, The jolly blonde
giant
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Spouse: John Stamos (19 September 1998 - 1 March 2005) (divorced).
Romijn (pronounced "Ro-mane") was born in Berkeley, California, to Jaap Romijn and Elizabeth Kuizenga, both of whom are of Dutch ancestry.
Her friends nicknamed her "the jolly blonde giant" because her height is just under 6 feet.
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 3 (2006) .
To play Mystique, every day Rebecca had to start out nude, and then 2
female makeup artists would apply blue body paint, and other stick-on
parts, for 8 hours a day.
Rebecca's mother was an English teacher and her father was a custom
furniture maker.
Ranked #60 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
Is of Dutch heritage.
Ranked #82 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The
World" (2002).
Born on the same day as actress Thandie Newton.
Rebecca had an uncredited part in the movie, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
In 1997, Rebecca did a cover for GQ that shows her in a bikini bottom
with Dennis Rodman's hands painted on her chest.
She and her ex-husband John Stamos, have both guest-starred on the TV
show "Friends" (1994), though not in the same episode.
Rebecca attended the University of California at Santa Cruz. She studied
music.
Rebecca attended Berkeley High School in California.
She was on the show Just Shoot Me! as Adrienne Barker in 1999.
Rebecca did the voice of Mercury on video game Tron 2.0.
Rebecca's first leading role was in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale.
Rebecca was married to John Stamos from September, 19, 1998 until March,
1, 2005.
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.
Rebecca was born on the same day as actress Thandie Newton.
In 1999, Rebecca graced the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition with a painted-on swimsuit.
Rebecca's costume in X-Men is made mostly of body paint.
Measurements: 35-24-35.
Rebecca is left-handed.
Rebecca can speak both French and Portuguese.
Still shops at thrift stores.
Rebecca has done work for Sports Illustrated, Dior, Victoria's Secret,
and Escada.
When Rebecca was younger her parents had little money so she had to shop at Value Village. Today, she still shops at some 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).
She married actor John Stamos on September 19, 1998. During her marriage, she used the name Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in both her personal and professional life. The couple announced their separation on April 12, 2004 and divorced on March 1, 2005.
She has since returned to using her maiden name professionally. In September 2005, Romijn and actor Jerry O'Connell announced their engagement.
She plays the leading role in Pepper Dennis (2006), a TV series on The WB. This series showcases Romijn's talents for comedy, singing, modeling, drama, and adventure.
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