Brooke Christa Shields Bio
Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31 1965) is a famous American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at the age of 12 for her leading role in the film of Louis Malle Pretty Baby (1978). She continued modeling into her late teens and was featured in numerous dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).In 1983, Shields put aside her work as a model and enrolled at Princeton University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance Languages. Shields was cast in film roles of minor importance and returned to acting roles in the 1990s. She also appeared on the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), which earned her two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009). In 2017, Shields was back on NBC with a major , recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which is currently in its 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 a Manhattan, New York, native , born on May 31 the year 1965. She is the daughter of Teri Shields, a model and actress, and Frank Shields, a businessman (1941-2003). Her mother was of English, German, Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent, while her father had English, French, Irish, and Italian ancestry.According to the work of William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields has ancestral links with numerous 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 di Civitella Cisi di Civitella was her paternal grandmother. She was the daughter of an American socialite as well as an Italian prince. Her great-uncle was the 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 stop the pregnancy.






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