She also had a supporting role in Jamie Babbit's 2007 film Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

[7] In 2005, Shimizu appeared as a special guest on Tyra Banks's reality show America's Next Top Model.

[8] She appeared in season two of Bravo TV's Make Me a Supermodel as a member of the judging panel.

"[11] During that same decade, she also had a romantic relationship with Madonna, which she later recalled by saying "You'd get a phone call like, 'Hey can you meet me at my Paris show.

"[12] In 2005, to protest against America's laws on gay marriage, Shimizu took part in a staged wedding ceremony with Rebecca Loos on the Sky documentary Power Lesbian UK (broadcast as Power Lesbians on LOGO in the U.S.).