Rebecca Alie Romijn ; Dutch: ; born November 6, 1972 is an American actress and former. She is known for her role as in the first trilogy of the , and as from 2004 , both of which are based on. She also had a recurring role as on the television series. She most recently starred as Eve Baird in. Rebecca Romijn Romijn was born on November 6, 1972, in ,. Her mother, Elizabeth Romijn née Kuizenga , is a instructor of ESL and textbook author. Rebecca's father, Jaap Romijn, is a custom furniture maker. Her father is a native of , the , while her mother is an of and ancestry. Her mother met Rebecca's father as a teenager while living in the Netherlands on a. Romijn's maternal grandfather, Henry Bernard Kuizenga, was a minister and professor. While studying Music Voice at the , she became involved with and eventually moved to , where she lived for more than three years. Among other jobs, Romijn started her modeling career in 1991. She has appeared on the covers of American, , , and editions of , , American, , Spanish, , , Russian, , and editions of , , , , , and. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and. She has also walked for , , and along with the likes of , , , , , , , and. She also was the host of 's from 1998 to 2000. Romijn has been featured numerous times in annual lists of the world's most beautiful women by publications such as 2003—2007 , AskMen. In 2000's Romijn had her first major movie role as ; she returned to the role in 2003's sequel , and again for 2006. In these films, her costume consisted of blue makeup and some strategically placed on her otherwise nude body. The role has since been recast with playing the younger version of the character. She had her first leading role in 's 2002. She also has starred in movies such as , playing a woman named Joan and Mystique are both characters from and. She played the leading role in , a short-lived TV series on. In January 2007, Romijn made her first appearance on the series as a full-time regular cast member. She played , a woman and the sibling of lead character. In April 2008, however, it was reported that Romijn would only be appearing as a recurring character in Season 3 due to a change in direction by the writing staff aligning, fortuitously enough, with Romijn's pregnancy, which would have been inconsistent with her character's storyline. In November 2007, Romijn made a guest appearance on the ABC series , where she played the ex-wife of the character Laird, played by her real-life husband. Romijn starred in the ABC series , reuniting her with her former Pepper Dennis co-star, , before ABC canceled the show on November 9, 2009. She appears in an uncredited cameo in the 2011 feature film , appearing as an older version of the character played by. Romijn appeared as lab worker Jessie on the live-action show for two seasons. Between June and September 2013, she starred in 's series as Michelle Maxwell, a former agent who works as a private investigator. She most recently starred as Eve Baird, the guardian of the eponymous group in , a direct spin-off of. She is also currently the host of GSN's original series and reality show. Romijn has also been confirmed to voice in the latest movie in the , an adaptation of. In 2019 she will join the cast of , playing the role of , first officer of the starship. Romijn began dating actor in 1994, after they met at a fashion show in which she was modeling. Romijn and Stamos became engaged on 1997, and they married on September 19, 1998 at the. During the marriage, she used the name Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in both her personal and professional life. The couple announced their separation in April 2004. Stamos filed for divorce in August 2004, and it became final on March 1, 2005. In 2004 Romijn started dating actor. They became engaged in September 2005, and married at their home in , on July 14, 2007. Romijn and O'Connell have twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca-Rose O'Connell and Charlie Tamara-Tulip O'Connell, born on December 28, 2008. Dolly is for singer 's first name and Charlie is for O'Connell's brother. Romijn was asked by magazine in April 2002 whether making had given her any new ideas about her sexuality. And it turns out I'm pretty. Retrieved July 10, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Archived from on April 10, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Archived from on July 20, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Archived from on June 11, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2006. Watch with Kristin blog. Retrieved April 30, 2008. Watch with Kristin blog. Retrieved March 14, 2010. East Bay, California: Diablomag. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2013. 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