Rebecca Alie Romijn, born November 6, 1972, in Berkeley, California, to a Dutch-born father and an American mother of Dutch and English descent, is an American actress and former model.[1][2][3][4] Standing at 5 feet 11 inches, she attended Berkeley High School and briefly studied music at the University of California, Santa Cruz, before launching a modeling career in 1991.[1][2][3][4] Romijn graced covers of magazines like Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Sports Illustrated, walked runways for designers including Giorgio Armani, and appeared in campaigns for Victoria's Secret, Christian Dior, and others.[1][3][4] Her transition to acting gained momentum hosting MTV's House of Style from 1998 to 2000.[1][2][4] Romijn's breakout role was as the shapeshifting mutant Mystique in the X-Men film trilogy—X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)—requiring eight hours of daily blue body paint application, which launched her Hollywood career and earned her two Best Supporting Actress awards.[1][2][3][4][5] Notable subsequent roles include Pepper Dennis (2006), Alexis Meade in Ugly Betty (2006), Michelle Maxwell in King & Maxwell (2013), and Eve Baird in The Librarians television series.[2][4][5] Personally, Romijn married actor John Stamos in 1998 after meeting at a Victoria's Secret show; they divorced in 2005.[1][3][4] She wed actor Jerry O'Connell in 2007, and they have twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, born in 2008.[1][2] Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1997 and nominated for a 2016 Saturn Award for Best TV Actress, Romijn maintains relevance through ongoing television work and her enduring X-Men legacy.[2][6]