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.
Early life and education Sims 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.
Career
Pageantry
In 2004, Sims was crowned Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager,Georgia General Assembly House Resolution 845 . Retrieved 2006-11-12. and later won the Miss Junior National Teenager title 2005.Pageant Cast podcast interview with Jena Sims, episode 34. Retrieved 2006-11-12. A year later, Sims won the Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Newnan on November 11, 2006.Interview: Jena Sims goes big in Corman's 3D "50 FT CHEERLEADER" 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 Sims runs a non-profit organisation that hosts beauty pageants for children with cancer and other disadvantages called the Pageant of Hope. (Google cache) The pageants have been held in Georgia, Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and California.
Acting Sims has starred in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012), and has appeared in an episode of television series Entourage.
Personal life On June 4, 2022, Sims married golfer Brooks Koepka. The couple's first child, a son, was born on July 27, 2023.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader Cassie Stratford 2013 Dead Reckoning Southern Assassin Short film Chocolate Milk Shelley The Anna Nicole Story Third Dancer TV movie Promo Life Michelle Last Vegas Dean's Girl Best Night Ever Hooker #2 2014Angel InvestorsNews Reporter Kill the Messenger Quail's Girlfriend2015 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 YearTitleRoleEpisodes2010True Jackson, VPCheerleader #2Episode: "The Boss Ate My Homework"CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationScorecard Girl (uncredited)Episode: "Long Ball"LeverageWaitress (uncredited)Episode: "The Zanzibar Marketplace Job"The Vampire DiariesCherieEpisode: "Isobel"EntourageFlight Attendant (uncredited)Episode: "Buzzed"DexterMasuka's Date (uncredited)Episode: "The Big One"2011One Tree HillTracyEpisode: "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here"Volcano: The SeriesHot GirlEpisode: "Boyfriend Is Back"2013The Silicon Assassin ProjectSouthern AssassinEpisode: "Dead Reckoning"2015Halt and Catch FireClub Goer (uncredited)Episode: "Limbo"Your Pretty Face Is Going to HellEmmaEpisode: "National Lampoon's Fireballz"SatisfactionPaigeEpisode: "...Through Expansion"2016PowersDevil GirlEpisode: "Funeral of the Century"The Eric Andre ShowGuantanamo Babe Episode: "Warren G; Kelly Osbourne"2022Now and ThenBarmanEpisode: "A Good Day to Give Thanks"
References
External links
official website