Brooke Christa Shields Bio

Brooke Christa Shields was born on May 31 of 1965. She was initially a child model who gained acclaim at the age of 12 due to her role in the film of Louis Malle Pretty Baby (1978). She continued modeling into her teens and starred in several films in the 1980s including The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).In 1983, Shields quit her job as a model to attend Princeton University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance Languages. Shields played minor roles in films as well as a return to acting in the 1990s. She also starred in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), which earned her two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009). Shields returned to NBC in 2017, reprising her role as a key regular character in Law & Order: Special Victims Unified's 19th season. Shields has the role 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). According to the research of William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields is related to various noble families of Italy especially from Genoa as well as Rome. 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 of Civitella Cisi of Civitella Cisi was the Italian noblewoman, and daughter of an American prince was Teri's paternal grandma. Her great-uncle was Italian nobleman Alessandro Torlonia, the husband of Infanta Beatriz of Spain.When Teri announced that she was pregnant, Frank's family provided her with a lump sum to terminate the pregnancy.







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