Early life and education

Rebecca was born and also grew up in Berkeley, California. Her mother is an instructor in a Community College where she teaches English as a second language. Rebecca’s father – Jaap manufactures custom furniture pieces. Her father was born in the Netherlands, while her mother is an American. They met when they were on an exchange program while they were students.

Romijn is well known for her outstanding appearances and astonishing look. However, when she was a guest on the show of Ellen DeGeneres she shared she was indeed an insecure teen while growing up. She pictured herself as a drama geek which really got to her. She had scoliosis while growing up and as a result felt a constant pain. Because of her Dutch descent, Rebecca was significantly higher than other kids and she was being constantly mocked about it. Reportedly, many sources have it that she was nicknamed “Jolly the Blonde Giant”. Regardless, her interest towards modeling sparked when she was at the University of California in Santa Cruz where she studied music. As a result she relocated to Paris where she spent a little over two years of her life.

Career

Rebecca began her modeling career back in 1991. She used to be a model for a variety of magazines such as Sports Illustrated – the Swimsuit Issue as well as Victoria’s Secret, bebe. She worked for famous fashion designers like Anna Molinari as well as with Giorgio Armani. From 1998 up until 2000 she was the host of the House of Style show on MTV.

When it comes to her acting career, Rebecca is best known for her role as Mystique in Marvel’s X-men. She starred in all three original films of X-men, which used to be one of the biggest movie franchises around that time. She was in 2000’s X-men, 2003’s X-men United as well as 2006’s X-men: The Last Stand. Mystique is also one of the most iconic characters of the show so the role is definitely major. However, she has later been replaced with super star Jennifer Lawrence. Her impressive role play on the X-men managed to accumulate a net worth of approximately $25 million.

Personal Life

Romijn was married twice in her life. Her first husband was John Stamos but they got their divorce in 2005. Back in 2007 Rebecca got married again, this time for Jerry O’Connel. She has two children. Rebecca Romijn is also a fan of Twitter where she keeps an active profile and constantly tweets to her fans about various personal as well as work related issues.