Rebecca Romijn is an American model and actress known to viewers for her role as Mystique in the X-Men movie. The last work in the filmography of the actress is the role of Colonel Eve Baird in a team of librarians from the television series of the same name.
Biography
Rebecca is of Dutch origin. Her parents Elisabeth Keizenga and Yap Romin moved to the US before their daughter was born. Romin was born on 1972-06-11 in the state of California, in Berkeley. The girl from childhood was distinguished by high growth. Already at school, her height reached 179 cm.
After graduating from high school, Rebecca went to the University of California. Here she studied vocal class. A fair-haired, slender girl of high stature was noticed by representatives of the modeling business. Thus began Rebecca's career as a model.
Almost immediately, a girl with parameters 896189 went to conquer the catwalks of Paris. For two years of active filming for various publications, the girl managed to attract attention. Everyone remembered her name - Rebecca Romin Stamos. The biography of the model and actress tells us that she was married to actor John Stamos only from 1998 to 2005.
Rebecca has modeled for Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret. The model has appeared on the covers of ELLE, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue magazines.
Film career
Rebecca Romijn (films and television work has always attracted her) first appeared on the TV screen as a host of a program on MTV. Then she appeared in a cameo role in the television series "Friends". This was in 1997 and 1998.
Popularity came to Rebecca after filming the movie "X-Men" in 2000.
Epic "X-Men"
The picture "X-Men" directed by Bryan Singer is a fantastic superhero action movie about mutant people. The film was written by Tom DeSanto, David Hayter and Bryan Singer based on the Marvel comics. The film's budget was $75 million. Rebecca Romijn in the script got the role of the mutant girl Raven Darkholme, also known as Mystique. Raven was created by artist Dave Cockrum for Marvel. American novelist and comics screenwriter Chris Claremont saw an image of Mystique and wanted to describe her and include her in his script.
Raven is over a hundred years old. In her normal form, she has blue skin and yellow eyes. She has a son, Nightcrawler, and an adopted daughter, Rogue. It is impossible to say for sure whether the Mystic is a positive or negative hero. She acted both on the side of evil and on the side of good at certain points in her life. More often still on the side of evil.
Other actors of the epic:
- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine(Logan).
- Ian McKellen as Magneto.
- Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier.
- As Storm - actress Halle Berry.
- As Rogue (Marie) - Anna Paquin.
In 2001, X-Men won six awards at the Saturn Awards, including Rebecca Romijn for Best Supporting Actress.
TV series "Librarians"
The American series "Librarians", filmed in the adventure genre, was released on TV screens in 2014. At the moment, the filming of the series continues.
The TV series is said to run for at least four seasons. Rebecca Romijn stars in the series. The plot is based on the lives of four people chosen to solve the world's problems, solve mysteries and fight supernatural manifestations of evil in the world.
The roles in "Librarians" are played by:
- Colonel Eve Baird - actress and model Rebecca Romijn.
- Art history expert Jacob Stone - singer and actor Christian Kane.
- Mathematical genius Cassandra Killian, who has a brain tumor, is Canadian actress Lindy Booth.
- The thief Ezekiel Jones - actor John Harlan Kim.
- Jenkins - Emmy Award Winner John Larroquette.
The series was rated positively by critics and viewers in general. The characters of the film trilogy "The Librarian" appear in episodes of the series from time to time.
Private life
Romin was married to actor John Stamos from 1998 to 2005.
Since 2007, Rebecca has been married to comedy actor Jerry O'Connell, who is two years younger than the actress. Jerry's last known role was Stephen Birch on Billions.
Romin and O'Connell have two twin daughters who were born through IVF. The girls, born in December 2008, were named Charlie Tamara Tulip and Dolly Rebecca Rose.
Rebecca Romin Stamos: filmography
In which films can Romin's acting skills be appreciated? The actress starred in a large number of films and series, the main of which are:
- In 1997 - the series "Friends".
- In 1998 - the painting "Dirty Job" (the role of a woman with a beard).
- From 1999 to 2000 - the series "Fashion Magazine".
- In 2000 - a fantastic film "X-Men". The actress played the role of the mutant Mystic.
- In 2002 - a number of paintings - "Rollerball", "Simone", "Femme Fatale".
- In 2003 - the tape "X-Men 2".
- In 2004 - the films "The Other", "The Punisher".
- In 2006 - the pictures "Alibi", "X-Men: The Last Stand", "Players of Life".
- In 2008 - the film "Lake City".
- From 2007 to 2008 - the series "Ugly Girl".
- From 2009 to 2010 - TV series Eastwick.
- In 2010 - painting"Artist Thief".
- In 2011 - the continuation of the fantastic film about mutants "X-Men: First Class" and the series "Chuck".
- In 2012 - the film "Good Deeds".
- In 2013 - the TV series "King and Maxwell".
- From 2014 to 2015 - the series "Librarians".
In addition, the actress voiced Charlotte in the animated series "Crazy behind the glass" and played one of the characters in the computer game Tron 2.0.
