Trivia
Married her boyfriend of 2 1/2 years, Jerry O’Connell, in a surprise backyard ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in front of 100 family and friends that thought that they had been invited to a barbecue.
On December 28, 2008, Rebecca and Jerry welcomed fraternal twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip.
Attended the University of California in Santa Cruz but dropped out in 1991 to pursue her modeling career.
One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People (1999).
One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People (1997).
Is left-handed.
GQ’s Woman Of The Year. [1997]
Has starred in four movies based on Marvel comic book characters: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), The Punisher (2004) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
She is of entirely Dutch heritage. Her maternal grandmother is first cousins with Dorothy Letterman, David Letterman’s mother.
Born on the same day as actress Thandie Newton.
She and her ex-husband John Stamos, have both guest-starred on the TV show “Friends” (1994), though not in the same episode.
Announced her engagement to actor Jerry O’Connell in September 2005.
When she was young, her parents didn’t have money, so she had to shop at Value Village.
Still shops at thrift stores.
Sister-in-law of Charlie O’Connell.
Appeared as “Adrienne Barker”, Dennis Finch’s girlfriend (and later wife) on several episodes of “Just Shoot Me!” (1997) in 1999 and early 2000. During one scene for that show, Adrienne voices her contempt at Finch’s obsession with science fiction movies, and he retorts that she’d do anything for a part in one of those movies. Subsequently, in July of 2000, she did have a part in such a movie, appearing as “Mystique” in X-Men (2000).
Fan of Dolly Parton.
Along with Ian McKellan playing Magneto in the first three live-action X-Men films, James Franco as Harry Osborn in the first three live-action Spider-Man, and Gene Hackman’s non-consecutive turns as Luthor in three Superman films, one of the few people to play a comic book criminal in three live-action films.
The film Femme Fatale (2002), which she starred in, opened on her 30th birthday in North America. November 6, 2002.