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48-701: Rebecca Alie O'Connell ( née   Romijn / r oʊ ˈ m eɪ n / roh- MAYN , Dutch: [roːˈmɛin] ; later Romijn-Stamos ; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model . She is known for her role as Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the X-Men film series , as Joan from The Punisher (2004) (both based on Marvel Comics ), the dual roles of Laure Ash and Lily Watts in Femme Fatale (2002), and Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Discovery (2019) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present). She has also had

96-529: A Conan staff member noticed "Romijn-Stamos" on her driver's license—that she had never legally changed her name back from Romijn-Stamos. In 2004, Romijn started dating actor Jerry O'Connell . They became engaged in September 2005, and married at their home in Calabasas, California , on July 14, 2007. They have twin daughters, born in 2008. Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name

144-666: A Victoria's Secret fashion show where she was modeling. They became engaged on Christmas Eve 1997, and married on September 19, 1998, at the Beverly Hills Hotel . During the marriage, she used the name Rebecca Romijn-Stamos personally and professionally. They announced their separation in April 2004. Stamos filed for divorce in August 2004, and it became final on March 1, 2005. Romijn resumed using her maiden name, but revealed in an August 2013 interview on Conan —after

192-691: A Second Language (ESL) and textbook author. Rebecca's father, Jaap Romijn, is a custom furniture maker. Her father is a native of Barneveld , the Netherlands , while her mother is an American of Dutch descent. Her mother met Rebecca's father as a teenager while living in the Netherlands on a student exchange program . Romijn's maternal grandfather, Henry Bernard Kuizenga, was a Presbyterian minister and seminary professor. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show , when questioned about always being glamorous and beautiful, Romijn revealed that in her early teens she

240-555: A cover of Prince 's " Darling Nikki " for the 2005 album Electro Goth Tribute to Prince . She was also featured on the song "Color Me Love" for RuPaul 's eighth studio album Realness in 2015. She starred as Eve Baird, the guardian of the eponymous group in The Librarians , a direct spin-off of The Librarian film series . She also hosted GSN's original series and reality show Skin Wars . In 2018 she voiced Lois Lane in

288-571: A dark-haired "de-powered" Mystique. The role has since been recast with Jennifer Lawrence playing the younger version of the character. She had her first leading role in Brian De Palma 's Femme Fatale (2002). She also has starred in films such as Rollerball , The Punisher , and Godsend . She played the leading role in Pepper Dennis , a short-lived TV series on The WB . In January 2007, Romijn made her first appearance on

336-519: A division of Federated Department Stores ; the stores were rebranded as Dillard's in 1972. In 1974, five Leonard's stores were acquired in Fort Worth , and a commitment to open a new downtown Fort Worth store at the Tandy Center , the site of the original Leonard's. Also in 1974, the former Brown-Dunkin, Blass, Pfeifer and Mayer & Schmidt stores were fully renamed Dillard's. In the 1980s,

384-929: A former Lord & Taylor store at Oak Court Mall in Memphis, Tennessee and three Belk-Lindsey stores in Florida (Gulf View, DeSoto, and Eastlake). Except for two Belk of Columbia stores that were acquired in 1995, acquisitions were eschewed for a couple of years until early 1997 with the purchase of 15 stores—10 Mervyn's boxes in Florida and five southern Virginia stores from Proffitt's that were acquired from Hess's in 1993. The Mervyn's deal included five purchased from Lord & Taylor in 1991: Cutler Ridge Mall (1982), Coral Square (1984), Miami International Mall , Boynton Beach Mall (both 1985), and Treasure Coast Square (1987). Three additional stores were acquired from Jordan Marsh in 1992: Pompano Fashion Square (1970), Broward Mall (1978), and Melbourne Square (1983), and

432-493: A guest appearance on the ABC series Carpoolers , where she played the ex-wife of the character Laird, played by her real-life husband Jerry O'Connell . Romijn starred in the ABC series Eastwick , reuniting her with her former Pepper Dennis co-star, Lindsay Price , before ABC canceled the show on November 9, 2009. She appears in an uncredited cameo in the 2011 feature film X-Men: First Class , appearing as an older version of

480-542: A guest in the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Chinatown". In 2000's X-Men , Romijn had her first major film role as Mystique ; she returned to the role in 2003's sequel X2 and for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In these films, her costume consisted of blue makeup and strategically placed prosthetics on her otherwise nude body. In X2 she shows up in a bar in one scene in her "normal" look and in X-Men: The Last Stand , as

528-652: A recurring role as Alexis Meade on the ABC television series Ugly Betty . Her other major roles include Eve Baird on the TNT series The Librarians , voicing Lois Lane in the DC Animated Movie Universe , and as the host of the reality competition show Skin Wars . Romijn was born in Berkeley , California. Her mother, Elizabeth Romijn (née Kuizenga), is a community college instructor of English as

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576-611: Is an easy way to buy all of the brand-specific items at a cheaper, more economical price. The hours may vary a little bit by store or holiday; however, the generic hours of a Clearance Center are Tuesday through Saturday from 12 pm to 7 pm and Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm. On Mondays, the Clearance Centers are closed for the restocking of the Clearance items. On a week-to-week basis, each Dillard's Clearance Center receives further markdowns by each department; older merchandise

624-508: Is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in

672-461: Is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote a man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over

720-505: The ABC series Ugly Betty as a full-time regular cast member. She played Alexis Meade , a transgender woman and the sister of lead character Daniel Meade . In April 2008, 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 with Romijn's pregnancy, which would have been inconsistent with her character's storyline). In November 2007, Romijn made

768-654: The American Stock Exchange . The chain then expanded rapidly as an anchor in suburban shopping malls , and took advantage of market conditions to acquire smaller chains and its ability to turn around locations that other companies could not operate profitably. Expansion of the Dillard's chain increased rapidly during the 1970s, mainly through expanding into new malls being built in smaller cities in Texas . In 1971, five Texas units were acquired from Fedway,

816-558: The DC Animated Movie Universe . In 2019, she was a recurring guest in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery , playing the character of Una Chin-Riley , first officer of the USS Enterprise . She reprised the role in the spin-off series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , which was released in 2022. She and husband O’Connell are currently the hosts of The Real Love Boat , which premiered October 5, 2022 on CBS. Romijn began dating actor John Stamos in 1994 after they met at

864-456: The e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,

912-588: The 318 stores. Also in 2008, stores opened at both The Shops at Wiregrass and Pier Park in Florida . Dillard's also announced that it had completed a transaction to acquire the remaining fifty percent (50%) interest in CDI Contractors, LLC and CDI Contractors, Inc., which it did not already own. In late 2018, Dillard's announced a location would open in fall 2019 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota , at

960-637: The 49,000,000 square feet (4,600,000 m ) it used for its business and retail operations. In March 2020, Dillard's attracted note in the press for keeping many of its 290 stores open during the coronavirus pandemic, with Dillard's stating "we are open with limited hours where not ordered to close by state or local government mandate." In April 2020, Dillard's closed around 200 out of its 285 stores in response to COVID-19. Its online store remained open. In May 2020, Dillard's had reopened all but two of its locations in Tampa Bay , according to its website at

1008-604: The Dillard family. The family retains control of the company through its ownership of Class B Common Stock; the Class A common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange . Dillard began his first store in Mineral Springs, Arkansas , in what was locally known as "the tater house". It was located across the street from the community's Methodist church. The building that housed the original store

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1056-781: The East Coast region, at 260,000 square feet (24,000 m ), was located in the MacArthur Center in downtown Norfolk, Virginia , closed in 2023. It announced construction of a new "flagship" store in Lubbock, TX on Nov 15th, 2022. This store will be 220,000 sq ft. The home store for the chain is in Little Rock ; the divided store is located in the trend-conscious Park Plaza Mall , one of the city's oldest continuously operating shopping centers in its midtown section. As of April 2020, Dillard's operated 28 clearance stores in

1104-483: The United States. Dillard's Clearance Centers occupy 26 mall spaces throughout multiple states for the clearance stock of clothing from prior seasons. They are usually located within lower-income areas as the no longer high priced items are not as covetable for the general clientele Dillard's procures. The 265 regular department stores ship the clearance clothing at already 65% off to these Clearance Centers where

1152-973: The acquisition of Mercantile, Dillard's ceased expanding through acquisitions, although eight locations of the defunct Montgomery Ward in the Midwest, and four locations from ZCMI in Utah and Idaho were acquired in 2001, when stores opened at Chandler Fashion Center in Chandler, Arizona, The Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia, Georgia , The Mall at Wellington Green in Wellington, Florida , International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa, Florida , and The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano, Texas . In 2004, Dillard's store credit card operation, operated as Dillard's National Bank,

1200-466: The character played by Jennifer Lawrence . Romijn appeared as lab worker Jessie on the Adult Swim live-action show NTSF:SD:SUV:: for two seasons. Between June and September 2013, she starred in TNT 's series King & Maxwell as Michelle Maxwell, a former Secret Service agent who works as a private investigator. In addition to her film ventures, Romijn has also recorded music, performing

1248-493: The clothing is then marked down further to liquidate the heaps of clothing and shoes. The Clearance Centers rival that of a Marshalls or TJ Maxx with unknown sizes or quantities of a specific item. However, all the clothing at Dillard's Clearance Centers are direct from the normal Dillard's Department Stores close to and surrounding the one outlet. The goods that are sent to these stores are including, but not limited to: overstocked, offseason, didn't sell well, or damaged. This

1296-708: The company purchased many local chains. In 1982, Dillard's leased three units of the defunct Lowenstein's chain in Memphis, Tennessee . In early 1984, Dillard's acquired 12 Stix, Baer & Fuller stores in St. Louis and Kansas City from Associated Dry Goods Corp. In fall 1984, two department store divisions were purchased from Dayton-Hudson Corporation : Diamond's and John A. Brown , with locations in Arizona , Nevada and Oklahoma . Twelve stores in Kansas and Missouri belonging to R. H. Macy & Co. 's Midwest Division, which

1344-422: The company released its second quarter report. It did not release "store comps relative to pandemic-dominated 2020; comparable store retail sales compared to 2019 rose 14%." After an $ 8.6 million net loss in August 2020, the company noted that it instead had made a net income in August 2021 of $ 185.7 million. For 2023 (for the 53 weeks ending 3 February 2024), Dillard's net income was $ 738.8 million. Net sales for

1392-634: The covers of American, French , Spanish , Russian and Swedish editions of Elle , Marie Claire , American, Italian , Spanish, German , Portuguese , Russian, Greek , and Mexican editions of Cosmopolitan , Allure , Glamour , GQ , Esquire , and Sports Illustrated . She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Escada , Christian Dior , La Perla , Tommy Hilfiger , Furla , Liz Claiborne , J. Crew , Victoria's Secret , bebe , La Senza , Dillard's , Pantene , Got Milk? , Miller Lite , and Maybelline . She has walked for Giorgio Armani , Sonia Rykiel , and Anna Molinari along with

1440-666: The former Selber Bros. clothing department store chain, founded in 1907 in Shreveport , Louisiana, which also had a few locations in Texas. In 1988, Dillard's purchased the three-unit Miller & Paine chain in Lincoln , Nebraska , as well as more significantly, a half-interest and operational control of The Higbee Co. , based in Cleveland, Ohio , with partner Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. D. H. Holmes Co., Ltd., of New Orleans,

1488-678: The former Mercantile Stores to May Department Stores Co. and Saks Incorporated and traded an additional seven stores to Belk for nine of theirs in southern Virginia and Chattanooga, Tennessee . Overall this deal enabled Dillard's to enhance its position in several markets in the South, Midwest and Mountain states. Also in 1998, the chain entered California , opening its first store in a former Weinstock's at Weberstown Mall in Stockton, California . In 1999, Dillard's opened stores at Mall of Georgia and Arbor Place Mall near Atlanta . After

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1536-794: The largest Dillard's store at 365,000 square feet (33,900 m ) is located at Scottsdale Fashion Square , an enclosed super-regional mall in Scottsdale, Arizona . Within the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the chain has two flagship stores with a 299,000-square-foot (27,800 m ) store at the Northpark Center in Dallas and a 310,000-square-foot (29,000 m ) store at the North East Mall in Hurst . Its flagship store in

1584-472: The likes of Claudia Schiffer , Stephanie Seymour , Karen Mulder , Kate Moss , Naomi Campbell , Linda Evangelista , Cindy Crawford , Helena Christensen and Christy Turlington . She was also the host of MTV 's House of Style from 1998 to 2000. Romijn has been featured numerous times in annual lists of the world's most beautiful women by publications such as Maxim (2003–2007), AskMen.com (2001–2003, 2005–2006), and FHM (2000–2005). She appeared as

1632-459: The location at The Galleria (1986) was not affected. The deal-making culminated with the purchase of Mercantile Stores Co., Inc., in 1998. The purchase of this Fairfield, Ohio-based department store company brought several chains, including Bacon's , Castner Knott , de Lendrecie's , Gayfers , Glass Block, Hennessy's , J.B. White , Joslins , Lion Store , Maison Blanche , McAlpin's , Root's and The Jones Store . Dillard's sold 26 stores of

1680-405: The normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né

1728-636: The remaining interest in the Higbee's stores was acquired, as well as five Ohio stores from Horne's (as part of a legal settlement, Dillard's having canceled a 1988 deal to acquire the chain). Also in 1992, three stores from the Hess's chain liquidation (five other former Hess's were acquired in 1994), two E. M. Scarbrough 's locations in Austin, Texas , two Thalhimer's in South Carolina and Tennessee,

1776-542: The remaining two at Lakeland Square Mall (1986) and Pembroke Lakes Mall (1992). The Proffitt's conversion gave them two that were also taken over from Rices Nachmans in 1985 at Coliseum Mall (1973) and Pembroke Mall (1981), and three newly built stores Patrick Henry Mall , Greenbrier Mall (both 1987), and Chesapeake Square (1988). Three suburban Macy's stores in Houston at Willowbrook Mall , Deerbrook Mall (both 1984), and Baybrook Mall (1985) were absorbed while

1824-899: The same period were $ 6.75 billion. Operating expenses to 3 February 2024 were $ 1.77 billion. In March of 2024, Dillard’s opened their first location in the upper midwest in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the Empire Mall. In 2024, the company introduced "The Coterie Shop" a concept of online and conventional special occasion and casual clothing shops from Abbey Glass, Buru, Crosby by Mollie Burch and Fanm Mon. The Coterie Shop will be featured in Alabama , Arkansas , Arizona , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee and Texas . The chain continues to expand and has recently added stores in non-traditional mall shopping centers. Currently,

1872-665: The second locations being converted to a separate, expanded home and men's stores, a format that Dillard's utilized greatly, both to grow its store size cost-effectively and to prevent competitors from gaining valuable real estate. Additionally, the Joske's acquisition gave Dillard's entry into the Houston market. That same year, Dillard's co-founded CDI Contractors, a construction company that would help build, remodel, and repair most of its locations, with William "Bill" Clark and Braggs Electric Construction Company. Dillard's in 1988 acquired

1920-557: The site of the former Younkers in Empire Mall . By August 2020, it had not yet opened. In September 2019, Dillard's remained headquartered in Arkansas, with 260 "full-line" stores and 29 clearance centers. It had locations mostly in the South and Southwest of the United States, in 29 states overall. The company was also a significant owner of property in the United States, and it owned 44,300,000 square feet (4,120,000 m ) of

1968-461: The term z domu (literally meaning "of the house", de domo in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as née . Dillard%27s Dillard's is the outgrowth of a department store founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard ; its corporate headquarters remain located at the eastern edge of Little Rock 's Riverdale area and many of its executives and directors are members of

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2016-415: The time. That week, management and Dillard's CEO, William Dillard II, informed its annual meeting that the company's first quarter had been the worst in its history, due to the coronavirus, saying Dillard's business had become "total chaos" by the end of April as a result. At the time, Dillard's had 257 department stores, and 28 clearance stores, and had reopened stores in 21 states or more. In August 2021,

2064-653: Was an insecure "drama geek" and that, as a result of her growth spurt, she suffered from scoliosis and was in constant pain. Many sources say that she was once nicknamed the "Jolly Blonde Giant" because of her 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) height, but she has admitted to making that up "for a laugh". While studying music (voice) at the University of California, Santa Cruz , she became involved with fashion modeling and eventually moved to Paris , where she lived for more than three years. Among other jobs, Romijn started her modeling career in 1991. She has appeared on

2112-795: Was later dissolved in 2006, were acquired in early 1986, while the three-unit Hemphill-Wells company in West Texas was purchased in the summer. The stores at Sunset Mall in San Angelo and South Plains Mall in Lubbock were both converted, and the third in downtown Lubbock was closed. In 1987, Dillard's purchased 26 of Joske's 27 stores in Texas and Arizona and the four-unit Cain-Sloan chain in Nashville, Tennessee , from Allied Stores Corp. This deal gave Dillard's two major anchor locations at several malls in Texas and Arizona with many of

2160-701: Was purchased in 1989, bringing 18 units primarily in Louisiana, as well two former Diamond's units in Tucson, Arizona . The Ivey's chain of 23 stores in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina was acquired from BATUS in 1990. This was followed by Maison Blanche selling eight stores on Florida's Gulf Coast to them in 1991. The locations were at Tyrone Square Mall (1973), University Square Mall , WestShore Plaza (both 1974), Countryside Mall (1976), Southgate Plaza (1978), Edison Mall , Coastland Center (both 1985), and Lakeland Square Mall (1988). In 1992,

2208-704: Was replaced with a mall-based location south of downtown Tyler. In 1960, Dillard acquired and turned around the failing Brown-Dunkin store in Tulsa, Oklahoma . The success of this turnaround was followed in late 1963 by acquiring the Joseph Pfeifer store in Little Rock, Arkansas , and in early 1964 acquiring the other main store in Little Rock, Gus Blass Co. Dillard used this as an opportunity to relocate his headquarters to Little Rock. In 1969, Dillard and his investors took Dillard Department Stores, Inc., public on

2256-745: Was sold to GE Money Bank . Customers can now be issued Dillard's/American Express cards as well as the traditional Dillard's store charge cards. These cards can be used at any store that accepts the American Express brand. In 2005, Dillard's opened stores at Perimeter Mall and Atlantic Station in Atlanta , Georgia as well as St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville, Florida . In 2008, Dillard's closed their travel agency, Dillard's Travel, alongside all in-store locations due to economic conditions. Dillard's Travel previously operated in 43 of

2304-627: Was torn down in the early 2000s. Dillard sold the original five and dime store in Nashville, Arkansas , to develop a department store in Texarkana, Arkansas , initially as the minority partner in Wooten & Dillard. In 1956, Dillard led an investment group that acquired the Mayer & Schmidt store in Tyler, Texas . This store eventually took on the name "Dillard's Mayer & Schmidt" until 1974, when it

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