Brooke Christa Shields Bio
Brooke Christa Shields, born May 31, 1965 is an American actress. At age 12, she began her career as a model for children. She received critical acclaim for her performance in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978). She continued modeling until her teens, and was featured in numerous dramas in the 1980s, such as The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).In 1983, Shields suspended her career as a model in order to study at Princeton University, where she received a bachelor's degree in Romance Languages. Shields was cast in film roles of minor importance and then returned to acting in the 1990s. She was also a mainstay in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-192000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations and Lipstick Jungle (2008)-2009. Shields was back on NBC in 2017 to reprise her role as the main recurring 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 who was born on May 31st, 1965 in Manhattan. She is the daughter of businessman Frank Shields (1941-1903). According to William Addams Reitwiesner research, Shields had ancestral connections with several 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. 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, the family of Frank provided her with a lump sum to end the pregnancy.






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