Brooke Christa Shields Bio
Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. As a child model she earned acclaim for her work when she played the main role in Louis Malle's movie Pretty Baby (1978). She continued to model into her teens and was featured in numerous dramas in the 80s, such as The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).In 1983, Shields put aside her work as a model in order to study at Princeton University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance Languages. Shields had a few film roles as well as a return to acting in the 1990s. She also appeared in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-202000), which was nominated for two Golden Globes. Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009) was her second nomination. Shields was back on NBC in 2017 with an ongoing role as a Law & Order: Special Victims unit character in the show's 19th Season. Shields is the voice of Beverly Goodman on Adult Swim's animated series Mr. Pickles, and its spinoff Momma Named Me Sheriff. Brooke Christa Shields was born in Manhattan, New York on May 31, 1965. She was the daughter of model and actress Teri Shields (nee Schmon; 1933-2012) and businessman Frank Shields (1941-2003). Based on William Addams Reitwiesner research, Shields was a descendent of various noble families from Italy. These are namely (in chronological order of descent from 1355 to 1965) the Gattilusi-Palaiologos-Savoy, Grimaldi, Imperiali, Carafa, Doria, Doria-Pamphili-Landi, Chigi-Albani, and Torlonia dynasties. Her paternal grandmother was Italian noblewoman Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi, she was the daughter of an Italian prince and an American socialite. Her great-uncle was the Italian nobleman Alessandro Torlonia, the husband of Infanta Beatriz of Spain.When Teri announced that she was pregnant, the family of Frank gave her a payment to stop the pregnancy.






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