Rebecca Romijn was born on November 6, 1972 in Berkeley, California. Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom furniture maker; her mother was American-born, of Dutch descent, and was an English teacher.

Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "Jolly Blond Giant." Then she attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where she majored in music.
Later, Rebecca moved to Paris, got a cover of French Elle, and stayed for two and a half years. This tall (5' 10") blond-haired, blue-eyed beauty was a natural for modeling, and has posed for Sports Illustrated, Christian Dior, Victoria's Secret, to name but a few.

Rebecca first met John Stamos in 1994, at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. They married in September 1998, and currently reside in Beverly Hills.

Rebecca Romijn's most famous movie role so far was as the shape-shifting Mystique in "X-Men" (2000). To play Mystique, every day Rebecca had to start out nude, and then two makeup artists would apply blue body paint, and other stick-on parts, for 8 hours a day. "X-Men" was a box-office success, and Rebecca's future in films was assured.

Misspellings & aliases:
Rebeca, Rebecka, Rebeka, Rebekka, Rebekca, Rebbeca, Rebbecca, Romjin, Rommijn, Rommjin, Romjinn, Rohmijn, Romijne, Romijnn, Romin.