JamesG
01-05-2026, 08:12 PM
Jayne Trcka, Bodybuilder and Scary Movie Gym Teacher, Dies at 62
by Shania Russell
January 5, 2026
Jayne Trcka, the bodybuilder and fitness model known for playing high school gym teacher Miss Mann in 2000's Scary Movie, died Dec. 12. She was 62.
A representative for the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Trcka's death to Entertainment Weekly. A cause was not disclosed, as Trcka's death is still pending investigation.
Her death was first reported by TMZ. Law enforcement sources told the outlet that her body was discovered in her San Diego home following several attempts from a friend to get in touch with her.
Authorities were eventually contacted and first responders arrived on the scene, where they pronounced Trcka dead.
Trcka was born on Feb. 27, 1963, in St. Paul and studied gymnastics and other sports, beginning weight training in 1986. She went on to compete in numerous bodybuilding shows, and by 1998 quit her full-time postal carrier job to focus on a career in fitness training.
Trcka went on to appear in several fitness magazines, including Flex, MuscleMag International, and Women's Physique World.
Besides appearing in Scary Movie, Trcka also appeared in several other film roles and commercials and guested on shows such as "Whose Line is It Anyway?" and "The Drew Carey Show" in the early 2000s.
She was a realtor in California in her later years.
https://ew.com/jayne-trcka-dead-bodybuilder-scary-movie-star-62-11879605
by Shania Russell
January 5, 2026
Jayne Trcka, the bodybuilder and fitness model known for playing high school gym teacher Miss Mann in 2000's Scary Movie, died Dec. 12. She was 62.
A representative for the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Trcka's death to Entertainment Weekly. A cause was not disclosed, as Trcka's death is still pending investigation.
Her death was first reported by TMZ. Law enforcement sources told the outlet that her body was discovered in her San Diego home following several attempts from a friend to get in touch with her.
Authorities were eventually contacted and first responders arrived on the scene, where they pronounced Trcka dead.
Trcka was born on Feb. 27, 1963, in St. Paul and studied gymnastics and other sports, beginning weight training in 1986. She went on to compete in numerous bodybuilding shows, and by 1998 quit her full-time postal carrier job to focus on a career in fitness training.
Trcka went on to appear in several fitness magazines, including Flex, MuscleMag International, and Women's Physique World.
Besides appearing in Scary Movie, Trcka also appeared in several other film roles and commercials and guested on shows such as "Whose Line is It Anyway?" and "The Drew Carey Show" in the early 2000s.
She was a realtor in California in her later years.
https://ew.com/jayne-trcka-dead-bodybuilder-scary-movie-star-62-11879605