Biography of Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields is an actress and model. Her child modeling success launched her onto the big screen. She is a two-time Golden Globe nominee and has received two Satellite Award nominations for her standout performance as the lead character in the TV series "Suddenly Susan."
At 14, Brooke transformed from child star to supermodel, becoming Yves Saint Laurent's muse, gracing Vogue's cover (as the youngest model ever to appear on it), and partnering with Calvin Klein. The young beauty shot to fame through a provocative ad campaign that shocked audiences with her now-iconic line about what she wore under her jeans: "You want to know what comes in between me and my Calvins? Nothing".

Childhood
The future star was born May 31, 1965, in Manhattan. Her mother, 32-year-old Teri Schmon, was a model with Hollywood ambitions. She came from a poor, large Catholic family of Jewish descent. Brooke's father, 24-year-old businessman Frank Shields, was socially connected and descended from Italian and French aristocrats, including royalty—notably King Henry IV.


First Roles
At age 9, the stunningly beautiful girl made her TV debut playing Quentin's daughter in the drama "After the Fall". A year later, the media claimed she had "reached such exciting allure" that her mother agreed to let her participate in a nude photo shoot called "The Woman in the Child" by photographer Garry Gross for Playboy. In the photos, she appeared as a child but with strikingly adult and even predatory makeup, standing in a shower wearing only a massive black necklaceAfter these photographs were displayed at the Fine Arts Gallery in Manhattan, Brooke gained scandalous fame and—thanks to her mother's efforts—landed her first film role in the slasher "Alice, Sweet Alice," released in 1976. The actress later tried to sue the magazine for the rights to her nude photos, but was unsuccessful.




Career Peak
Brooke's popularity skyrocketed at a breathtaking pace. In 1979, fans could see her in leading roles in three films: in the comedic drama "Tilt," playing a rebellious pinball-obsessed teenager, in the romantic western "Wanda Nevada," as the orphaned Wanda, and in the comedy "Just You and Me, Kid," where she played a young vagabond and adventurer.


Meanwhile, she was building her acting chops, fighting to break free from being typecast as a sexualized ingénue. But directors kept casting her in romantic leads.



Adult Career
After graduating from university, her modeling career started to fade, but she stayed busy landing starring roles in well-paying films that audiences embraced.In 1988's heist thriller "Diamond Trap," she delivered a standout performance as a charming gallery employee who outsmarts a clever detective (Howard Hesseman). The following year, she took on the role of ace reporter Brenda Starr in the comic book adaptation, sharing the screen with Timothy Dalton.




During 2007-2009, the actress took on several memorable roles: the mother of the main character in the hit youth sitcom "Hannah Montana," successful businesswoman Wendy in the dramatic comedy "Lipstick Jungle," and gallery owner Susan in the cult horror film "Midnight Meat Train."


Starting in 2014, she voiced Beverly Goodman in the animated series about a cynical little dog "Mr. Pickles" and its spin-off "Momma Named Me Sheriff." Then fans could see Shields in the comedy television slasher "Scream Queens," where she appeared as Dr. Lovin.

A year later, the drama "Daisy Winters" was released - a story about the unusual relationship between an 11-year-old girl (Sterling Jerins) and her mother, a role brilliantly played by Shields. She also participated in a new Calvin Klein advertising campaign, 37 years after her scandalous jeans ad with that notorious slogan. In 2017-2018, she was also busy in the final season of the "Law & Order" series.



Brooke Shields' Personal Life
Brooke's ambitious mother, who dreamed of a wealthy and famous son-in-law, spent years trying to "sell" her daughter's innocence. As Brooke herself admitted in a 2009 interview with Health magazine, she lost her virginity at the age of 22, while at Princeton, during her relationship with actor Dean Cain.As Shields recalled, she and Dean were madly in love with each other, but when it came to the moment, she "felt like she had stolen someone's wallet," and couldn't shake the feeling that her mother was watching them disapprovingly.
Before that, she had many relationships, most of which were orchestrated by her mother: at 16, Brooke dated John Travolta, Michael Jackson (although it was rumored that their romance was a PR stunt), at 18 she was with Albert II, the crown prince of Monaco, a year later – with Egyptian billionaire Dodi al-Fayed.I didn't understand where I ended and where my mother began... And how to 'fit' Dean into all this. We soon broke up.




