Happy 35th birthday, Rebecca Romijn!

On this day in 1972, Rebecca Romijn was born in Berkeley, California. After a successful career as a swimsuit and lingerie model, she made the transition to acting, appearing in such movies as Femme Fatale and Rollerball, as well as The Punisher and all three X-Men films as Mystique.

Currently, she’s appearing on Ugly Betty as a– well, never mind, it’s too preposterous. And I’m saying that after watching her do backflips in full-body blue makeup.

Happy birthday to a woman many have referred to as the Jolly Blond Giant. I don’t know why, she seems like a nice normal height to me…