Rebecca Romijn

About

Rebecca Alie Romijn (née Romijn roh-MAYN, Dutch: [roːˈmɛin]; formerly Romijn-Stamos; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her roles as Mystique in the X-Men film series (2000–2006; 2011; 2026) and as Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Discovery (2019) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).
Romijn appeared in a number of films including Femme Fatale (2002), The Punisher (2004), and has voiced Lois Lane in the DC Animated Movie Universe. She had recurring roles as Alexis Meade on the ABC television series Ugly Betty (2006–2009) and Eve Baird on the TNT series The Librarians (2014–2018). She also hosted the reality competition show Skin Wars (2014–2016).

Romijn was born in Berkeley, California. Her mother was a community college instructor of English as a Second Language (ESL) and textbook author. Rebecca’s father worked as a custom furniture maker. Her father is a native of Barneveld, the Netherlands, while her mother is an American of Dutch descent. Her mother met Rebecca’s father as a teenager while living in the Netherlands on a student exchange program. Romijn’s maternal grandfather, Henry Bernard Kuizenga, was a Presbyterian…