Jena Sims Koepka (born Jena Michelle Sims; December 30, 1988) is an American actress and model. She has appeared in made-for-TV films and B movies such as Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012), 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015) and Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017). She was also named Miss Georgia Teen USA in 2007.
Jena Sims | |
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.jpg) Sims at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Jena Michelle Sims December 30, 1988 Winder, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Teen USA 2007 (unplaced) |
Early life and education
editSims grew up in Winder, Georgia, and graduated from Winder-Barrow High School in 2007. She briefly attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she studied marketing.[1][2]
Career
editPageantry
editIn 2004, Sims was crowned Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager,[3][dead link] and later won the Miss Junior National Teenager title 2005.[4] A year later, Sims won the Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Newnan on November 11, 2006.[5][6] Sims represented Georgia in the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant in Pasadena, California, in August 2007, but did not place. She was the first Miss Georgia Teen USA not to place in the pageant since 2003.
Pageant of Hope
editSims runs a non-profit organisation that hosts beauty pageants for children with cancer and other disadvantages called the Pageant of Hope.[7] The pageants have been held in Georgia, Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and California.[8]
Acting
editSims has starred in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012),[9] and has appeared in an episode of television series Entourage.[10]
Personal life
editOn June 4, 2022, Sims married LIV Tour golfer Brooks Koepka.[11] The couple's first child, a son, was born on July 27, 2023.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader | Cassie Stratford | |
| 2013 | Dead Reckoning | Southern Assassin | Short film |
| Chocolate Milk | Shelley | Short film | |
| The Anna Nicole Story | Third Dancer | TV movie | |
| Promo Life | Michelle | TV movie | |
| Last Vegas | Dean's Girl | ||
| Best Night Ever | Hooker #2 | ||
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | Quail's Girlfriend | |
| 2015 | American Beach House | Lola | |
| 3-Headed Shark Attack | Dr. Laura Thomas | ||
| Bullfrog Bullfrog | Amanda Hendricks | Short film | |
| 2017 | The Last Movie Star | Beautiful Woman #1 | Credited as Jeana Sims |
| Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | NATO Delegate Lee | ||
| Fallen Angel | Grace Albright | TV movie | |
| 2018 | Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece | Chastity | |
| Minutes to Midnight | Tiffani | ||
| The Price for Silence | Penny | ||
| Tales of Frankenstein | Gertrude | ||
| 2019 | Beneath the Leaves | Alexa | |
| 2021 | Thursday the 12th | Laura Ann | |
| 2022 | Underground - Who & Why? | Aditya | |
| 2023 | Apocalypse Love Story | Adult Sam | |
| 2024 | Nutcrackers | Elf |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | True Jackson, VP | Cheerleader #2 | Episode: "The Boss Ate My Homework" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Scorecard Girl (uncredited) | Episode: "Long Ball" | |
| Leverage | Waitress (uncredited) | Episode: "The Zanzibar Marketplace Job" | |
| The Vampire Diaries | Cherie | Episode: "Isobel" | |
| Entourage | Flight Attendant (uncredited) | Episode: "Buzzed" | |
| Dexter | Masuka's Date (uncredited) | Episode: "The Big One" | |
| 2011 | One Tree Hill | Tracy | Episode: "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" |
| Volcano: The Series | Hot Girl | Episode: "Boyfriend Is Back" | |
| 2013 | The Silicon Assassin Project | Southern Assassin | Episode: "Dead Reckoning" |
| 2015 | Halt and Catch Fire | Club Goer (uncredited) | Episode: "Limbo" |
| Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell | Emma | Episode: "National Lampoon's Fireballz" | |
| Satisfaction | Paige | Episode: "...Through Expansion" | |
| 2016 | Powers | Devil Girl | Episode: "Funeral of the Century" |
| The Eric Andre Show | Guantanamo Babe | Episode: "Warren G; Kelly Osbourne" | |
| 2022 | Now and Then | Barman | Episode: "A Good Day to Give Thanks" |
References
edit- ^ Chenoweth, Paul (August 14, 2007). "Incoming Freshman to Compete for Miss Teen USA". Belmont University. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Chenoweth, Paul (September 19, 2008). "Sophomore Recently Featured in Woman's World". Belmont University. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Georgia General Assembly House Resolution 845 Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
- ^ Pageant Cast podcast interview with Jena Sims, episode 34[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
- ^ "Beauty Queen". Athens Banner-Herald. Athens, Georgia: Morris Communications. December 12, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Interview: Jena Sims goes big in Corman's 3D "50 FT CHEERLEADER" Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sims receives Southern hero honor". Athens Banner-Herald. October 29, 2006. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2006.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (Google cache) - ^ Lowry, Donna (June 11, 2007). "Class Act Kid: Jena Sims". 11Alive.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bain, Whitney Scott. "Interview: Jena Sims, Star of Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader". starburstmagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Open Champ Brooks Koepka My GF's A Beauty Queen". tmz.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Brooks Koepka marries Jena Sims in gorgeous destination wedding". NY Post.
- ^ "Brooks Koepka and Wife Jena Sims Welcome First Baby Together: 'I Love My Crew'". People.
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