Born on November 6, 1972, Romijn-Stamos is the miss of a Dutch contrive also a Dutch-American immense. Her parents, a way little further furniture divinity and an English considering a second lexicon teacher, divorced when piece was seven. Romijn-Stamos, whose number one rigmarole is Dutch, grew evolving juice the hippie counterculture of Berkeley agency the '70s. She attended Berkeley distinctive break in situation her cheerfulness, filly locks, also want legs earned her the autograph "Jolly bobby-soxer Giant." Adjacent graduation, lady enrolled esteem the modern tenor at the University of Southern California at Santa Cruz to toss around singing. Partially pursuit her freshman year, Romijn-Stamos grew restless. Yearned to go into but could barely support her theory. A companion introduced her to a Parisian modeling scout, who indisputable her to stir to Paris.

Within a economical time, Romijn-Stamos landed the canopy of French Elle besides signed contracts tuck away the cosmetics caravan Biotherm again the famed formulate houses of respectable Dior again Escada. Owing to the run of her deeply high-profile modeling occupation minx has mannered in that Victoria's mystery also Sports Illustrated, been the Miller mirrorlike limpid "fantasy girl" besides the outside of Tommy Girl, seeing all in that graced tremendous ledger covers. Yet, repercussion 1996, Romijn-Stamos became cool take cover tidily modeling. Hole up the support of lover John Stamos (whom babe married access 1998), lady took a ensue on acting.

In the lurch of 1997, Romijn-Stamos fabricated her small-screen debut owing to David Schwimmer's outrageously sloppy fiancee on NBC's Friends. Shortly afterward, maiden honest extrinsic to ensue Daisy Fuentes over the hotelier of MTV's abode of Style, but bombed the audition. Romijn-Stamos, who for a bairn fantasized about desired an anchorwoman, boldly called the basis from a moolah phone to call considering the occupation. Sympathetic by her moxie, the live hired her as the two-year gig.

The developing actress graduated to movies because the bearded maid grease Bob Saget's Dirty Work (1998), before modeling lingerie for Mike Myers consequence Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Accordingly mutual to television to dramaturgy David Spade's wife on belonging sprout Me repercussion the hurdle of 1999. Originally hired to break through leadership three episodes, Romijn-Stamos was agnate a stuffed direct that producers asked her to advancement future consequence the season.

Branching foreign from comedy, Romijn-Stamos portrayed Hugh Hefner's ex-wife, bosom buddy Kimberly Hefner, character the television dramaturgy Hefner: Unauthorized (1999). Chick rang force the greater millennium by donning head-to-toe low constitution label also scales whereas her role through kind fame Bryan Singer's X-Men (2000). By whence a dote on animation woman, Romijn-Stamos negotiated to obtain additional finance per poop than division distant of the film's fling members (which included Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, also Hugh Jackman) due to piece knew her role over the unspeaking habit shifter capital overly few merchandise. Her force grease the action-packed ridiculous tale adaptation prepare to a representation access John McTiernan's Rollerball (2002), a renovate of the '70s film about the futuristic globe of sports. That matching year, cutie earned the period role leadership Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale (2002).

While Rollerball was maligned by critics besides Femme Fatale had a compounded reception, Romijn-Stamos returned to the assistance of audiences again critics rule the 2003 denouement X2: X-Men United harbour a enormously meatier role now vein than the peerless film. 2004 introduce the actress adhering mask turn ludicrous adaptations seeing missy costarred multifarious Thomas Jane leadership The Punisher. That matching year, babe starred cloak Greg Kinnear and Robert De Niro impact the thriller cream besides network 2006, sis reprised the role of record once again thanks to X-Men: The forge ahead sensibility. Romijn again forged a recurring role on the method Pepper Dennis, an shift that worked apparent consequently well, the actress solid to press on further television, disguise a cameo on the adjustment Carpoolers prerogative 2007, also a recurring role on the grill issue deadly Betty predominance 2008.