Brooke Shields Biography
Brooke Christa Shields was born May 31st, 1965, in New York, NY. The daughter of now divorced Frank and Teri -- a former Revlon executive and model -- it seems that Brooke had modeling written all over her. Brooke Shields has worn many labels -- and not just those designer tags. She, at age 11 months, was the Most Beautiful Baby in America for Ivory Snow soap advertisements. By 12, she was a Top Model. At 14 she was a Promising Actress. Shields made her film debut, after years of modeling, at the age of 12 with Alice Sweet Alice. She went on to King of the Gypsies (1978), “the best acting of her career” with Pretty Baby (1978), Wanda Nevada (1979), and stardom with The Blue Lagoon (1980). Her world renowned fame led her to being on the cover of numerous fashion publications, and even on the covers of Time and Life. She was cast in Endless Love (1981), The Doctors (TV - 1982 -- her first TV role had been in The Prince of Central Park - 1977), Wet Gold (TV - 1984), Muppet movies (1984 and 1985), Brenda Starr (1986), Quantum Leap (TV - 1989), Tales From The Crypt (TV - 1989), Backstreet Dreams (1990), Freaked (1993), The Seventh Floor (1994), Running Wild (1994), Nothing Lasts Forever (1995), Freeway (1996), Friends (TV - 1996), The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (TV - 1996), Scratch the Surface (1997), The Larry Sanders Show (1997), The Misadventures of Margaret (1998), Sahara (1998), Speed Zone (1998), and The Bachelor (1999). Shields has received numerous awards and accolades. In 1997 and 1998 she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and was also nominated for The American Comedy Awards’ Funniest Female Performer in a Television Series – Leading Role. Shields has always remained an enigma in Hollywood. Though she has all the traits of a starlet with a promising acting career before her, she never materialized into a box office draw, or one of the leading actresses of her generation.
Education
Attended and graduated from Dwight Englewood High school, in Englewood New Jersey, along with actress Mira Sorvino. Attended Princeton University and graduated with a degree in French Literature. Was a cheerleader in high school and college.
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