Whatever happened to Jenny Shimizu?

Question

The tattooed Japanese-American model with the close-cropped hair who first became famous in the late 90's

Answer 1

She was on several different entertainment channels talking about her relationship with Angelina Jolie. She also appeared on America's Next Top Model as a special visitor.

She was a mechanic when she was discovered, so no doubt she's still involved with cars and motorscycles to some degree.

Here's an excerpt about what she's been up to lately, dated 3/ 2006:
"Shimizu has more important matters to focus on these days. The mechanic-turned-model-turned-actor is about to have her own show, Full Throttle. It's being picked up by a queer cable TV network that she can't yet name because the deal is still in the works. Q Television was originally slated to host the show, but in February the network halted all production for more than a week and laid off the majority of its staff, according to reports. Shimizu is happy with the latest turn of events, however, and excited about her show's new home.

She is also happy about what she describes as a big change in her life this year:
settling down.

In addition to Jolie, Shimizu has dated Guinevere Turner, Ione Skye and Carla Bozulich of the L.A. punk band Geraldine Fibbers, among others. But the woman who once boasted she had French-kissed Christy Turlington and been with “every fine girl there is in the world” is currently “happy in love” with the first steady girlfriend she's had in almost three years.

In addition to doting on her new girl, Shimizu also cops to a soft spot for ferrets. A friend of hers has an entire room in her house dedicated to a herd of the critters, and Shimizu regularly keeps new members for a two-week quarantine period before they can join the others. “I'm like a halfway house,” she says. "

http://www.afterellen.com/People/2006/3/shimizu.html

Answer 2

Career, relationship with Angelina Jolie
British tabloid newspapers alleged in 2006 that Shimizu, who is a lesbian, claimed to have an ongoing romantic and sexual relationship with Angelina Jolie when they appeared together in the film Foxfire, as well as mutual friend, Madonna. [1] She later denied making any claims regarding Jolie or having an ongoing relationship with her [2]. Also, Jolie has made public comments, specifically with Barbara Walters, that she is actively bisexual in her personal life.

Shimizu had previously given a television interview in 2005 claiming to have had a sexual relationship with Jolie around the time of the Foxfire filming [3]. In the 1990s, she spoke a line in the coming-out episode of Ellen starring Ellen DeGeneres.

For several years, Shimizu was involved with actress Ione Skye. Ione Skye left her first husband, Adam Horovitz (a member of the musical group the Beastie Boys) for Shimizu. That relationship lasted for at least three years.

She usually sports close-cropped hair. She has a tattoo of a woman straddling a crescent wrench on her arm. In 2005, Shimizu married Rebecca Loos for the Sky documentary "Power Lesbian UK" (broadcasted as "Power Lesbians" on LOGO which profiled successful lesbians in Los Angeles) and appeared on Tyra Banks' reality show America's Next Top Model.

In a 2005 poll by gay publication The Pink Paper, Jenny Shimizu was voted sexiest woman, beating Angelina Jolie and Australian icon Kylie Minogue, in at second and third respectively.