My Take
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.
Overview
Jenny Lynn Shimizu (born June 16, 1967) is an American model and actress.
1. Profile
- 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 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- San Jose, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.