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Brooke Christa Shields, born on May 31, 1965, is an American actress and model.
When she was 12 years old, her performance in Louis Malle’s 1978 film “Pretty Baby” launched her modelling career. In the 1980s, Shields continued to model and appeared in a number of films, including “The Blue Lagoon” (1980) and “Endless Love” (1981).
Shields left her modelling job in 1983 to enrol at Princeton University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Romance languages.
Later, in the 1990s, she went back to acting, appearing in small parts in films and as the lead in television sitcoms including “Suddenly Susan” (1996–2000) and “Lipstick Jungle” (2008–2009). She voiced a character in the animated series as well as having a significant recurring cameo in the television series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in 2017.
Shields was born in Manhattan, New York City, and she is the daughter of Teri Shields, an actress and model, and Francis Alexander Shields, a businessman. She hails from a variety of ethnic groups, including English, German, Scotch-Irish, Welsh, French, Irish, and Italian.
Shields also has ancestry with a number of Italian noble families. Despite the arrangement, her mother nonetheless gave birth to Brooke even though she had originally planned to halt the pregnancy.
Shields was brought up as a Roman Catholic and studied the piano, ballet, and horseback riding. She went to the New Lincoln School before earning her 1983 Dwight-Englewood School diploma in Englewood, New Jersey.
Shields started her modelling career when she was just 11 months old. She was mentored by Eileen Ford and worked with renowned photographer Francesco Scavullo to become a prominent child model.
Shields starred in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” (1977) after making her feature film debut in “Alice, Sweet Alice” (1976). Her breakthrough, however, came when she starred in the controversial movie “Pretty Baby,” which had mature themes.
Shields persisted in creating a stir in the fashion business by turning 14 and becoming the youngest fashion model to grace the cover of Vogue.
Additionally, she became well-known for her racy Calvin Klein jeans advertisements, which used the catchphrase “You want to know what’s between me and my Calvins? Nothing.”
Shields has encountered legal disputes and difficulties throughout her career. She battled for the rights to images of Shields shot as a youngster in the 1980s, alongside her mother and photographer Garry Gross.
Her portrayals of nudity featuring an adolescent character in films like “The Blue Lagoon” drew criticism as well.
Shields pursued additional acting possibilities after graduating from Princeton University, landing theatrical parts on Broadway in productions like “Grease” and “Wonderful Town.”
Additionally, she has made guest appearances in well-known TV programmes like “Friends,” “Entourage,” and “Hannah Montana.”
Shields is an actress who has also published novels. In her autobiography, “Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression,” she describes her own struggle with the condition. She also released “There Was a Little Girl,” a novel about her mother’s battle with alcoholism and their relationship.
Shields has stayed active in the entertainment business recently, making cameos on programmes like “The Middle” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” She additionally played Morticia Addams.
Who Are Brooke Shields Siblings?
Brooke Shields is known to have four siblings by the names of Christina Shields, Thomas Gore Auchincloss Jr., Marina Shields, and Olympia Shields.
The four siblings of Brooke Shields live private lives; hence, details on their birthdate, age, height, weight, level of education, and line of work were not known at the time of writing.
Christiana Shields
The sibling of Brooke who is most well-known is Christiana Shields. “We’re close,” she said to The Palm Beach Post in 2012, “since we look so much alike and share the same sense of humour, but she has a husband and a family. I have a dog and am single.
Shields Jewellery is a collection of custom-made, designer jewellery that Christiana owns. She gave the business her father’s name; he passed away in 2003.
Marina Shields
According to a 2015 profile on the Alexandra Knight blog, Marina Purcell “grew up in Long Island and Palm Beach and received her BA from Georgetown University in 1993.”
When she was first featured, the blog stated that she was “on the Board of Directors of DreamYard and the women’s board of The Boys Club of New York, where she resides with her husband Tom, and children Tate (12) and Minnie (11).”
Olympia Bishop
Olympia Bishop is an educator. She used to be the department head at a school in New York City before deciding to move to the West Coast.
She explained to Palm Beach Illustrated in 2018 why she chose to teach maths to students in grades 6 through 9 at her alma mater, Palm Beach Day Academy.
Thomas Gore Auchincloss Jr
Thomas Gore Auchincloss Jr., Brooke’s step-brother, married in 1998, according to a report in The New York Times.
At the time of their marriage, Ella Felicia Davila, a Babson College alumna, was “an associate in institutional fixed-income sales at the Bankers Trust Company in New York.”
Thomas is also a Babson alum and received his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
The New York Times job listing stated, “He anticipates joining the financial restructuring group at Bear, Stearns & Company in New York as an associate.”