Jenny Shimizu

Jenny Shimizu is one of those figures who quietly rewrote the rules of an industry that wasn't ready for her. When she broke through in the 1990s as one of the first openly queer Asian American models to achieve mainstream visibility, it felt genuinely radical — not performatively edgy, just real. She worked with major houses and photographers at a time when the fashion world was still deeply narrow about who got to be considered beautiful or desirable, and she carried herself with this cool, androgynous ease that made all of it look effortless. Her acting work added another dimension — she's always felt like someone living entirely on her own terms. I find her fascinating precisely because she never seemed to need the industry's approval to define herself.

Name (English)

Jenny Shimizu

Name (Japanese)

ジェニー・シミズ

Reading

じぇにー・しみず

Born

June 16, 1967 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

San Jose, California, United States

Height

172 cm

Occupation

actor / model / film actor

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jennyshimizu/
• Xhttps://x.com/jennyshimizu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%9F%E3%82%BA

Tags

• California
• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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