Brooke Christa Shields Bio

Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American model and actress. As a child model, she received acclaim from critics for her principal role in Louis Malle's movie Pretty Baby (1978). She continued modeling into her teens and was a part of numerous dramas during the 1980s, such as The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981). In 1983 Shields ended her modeling profession to pursue a degree at Princeton University where she received a bachelor's degree in Romance Languages. Shields began acting again in the late 1990s, and appeared in minor roles in movies. She also played a role in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009). Shields returned to NBC in 2017 to reprise her role as a major role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unified'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 is a New Yorker born May 31st 1965 in Manhattan. She is the daughter of businessman Frank Shields (1941-1903). Based on William Addams Reitwiesner research, Shields had ancestral connections with many noble families in 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. Marina Torlonia di Civitella Cisi is Civitella Cisi is the Italian noblewoman and the daughter of an American prince was Teri's paternal grandma. Her great-uncle, Alessandro Torlonia, an Italian nobleman, was the husband of Infanta Beatriz who was born in Spain. Teri was paid the sum of money by Frank's family to terminate the pregnancy.