My Take
Rebecca Romijn is one of those rare people who somehow makes the leap from supermodel to genuine actress look almost effortless — but I don't think it was. She broke through in the early 2000s as Mystique in the original X-Men films, practically unrecognizable under all that blue body paint yet completely compelling, which tells you something real about her craft. A Berkeley girl who studied at UC Santa Cruz before conquering the runways, she always had more going on than the industry gave her credit for. Then decades later she circles back to the Star Trek universe as Captain Pike's Number One in Strange New Worlds, and honestly she's one of the best things in that show — commanding, warm, and funny. Standing six feet tall with that presence, she could coast on looks alone, but she never does.
Overview
Rebecca Alie O'Connell (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) and as Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Discovery (2019) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rebecca Romijn
- Name (Japanese)
- レベッカ・ローミン
- Reading
- れべっか・ろーみん
- Born
- November 6, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Berkeley, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Berkeley High School
- University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.