Brooke Christa Shields Bio
Brooke Christa Shields, born May 31, 1965 is an American actress. As a model for children, she earned acclaim for her work for her leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978). She modeled into her teenage period, and was highly praised for her role in Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby. Shields had a few film roles as well as a return to acting in the 1990s. She also appeared in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009). In 2017, Shields returned to NBC as a key recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the show'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 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). According to William Addams Reitwiesner research, Shields had ancestral connections to various 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 and an Italian prince. Her great-uncle, Alessandro Torlonia, an Italian nobleman was husband to Infanta Beatriz in Spain. Teri was paid the sum of money by Frank's family in order to end the pregnancy.






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