Profile (12th Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2006)
Profile of Shimizu on being awarded the festival's first Lesbian Icon Award.
"It is with great pleasure that the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival presents its first Lesbian Icon Award to a captivating woman who has smashed mainstream standards. From supermodel to actor to producer to activist, Jenny Shimizu continually breaks stereotypes and actively creates visibility for minorities not only as an Asian model, but also as an out lesbian."
"Now 38 and still striking, Shimizu was just 23 when she was scouted while hanging out in front of a club in L.A.. Soon she was appearing in music videos, guest-starring on Ellen, and eventually modeling for Calvin Klein. In the early '90s the five-foot-seven Angeleno was living in New York, and could be seen on the covers of fashion magazines, in the pages of modeling's legendary Pirelli calendar, and on the catwalk for Jean Paul Gaultier, Anna Sui, and Gianni Versace."
"What’s this? Model-turned-TV-personality Rebecca Loos and Japanese–American model and TV presenter Jenny Shimizu get married on prime time telly, and DIVA gets the scoop on their newfound friendship."