Brooke Christa Shields Bio

Brooke Christa Shields, born May 31, 1965 is an American actress. At the age of 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 to model into her teen years, and was praised for her role in Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby. In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor parts in films. She also appeared in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), where she earned two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009). Shields was back on NBC in 2017 for the role of a regular Law & Order: Special Victims unit character in the show'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 was born in Manhattan, New York on May 31, 1965, the daughter of actress and model Teri Shields (nee Schmon, 1933-2012) and businessman Frank Shields (1941-2003). The mother of the couple was English, German, Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent, while her father was of English, French, Irish as well as Italian ancestry.According to research conducted by William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields has ancestral links with numerous noble families from Italy particularly those 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 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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