Brooke Christa Shields Bio

Brooke Christa Shields, born May 31, 1965 is an American actress. When she was 12, she began her career as a model for children. She received critical acclaim for her performance in the film of Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (1978). She modeled into her teenage yearsand was recognized for her performance in the film of Louis Malle's Pretty Baby. Shields started acting again in the late 1990s, and appeared in minor parts in films. She also appeared in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-192000), for which she won two Golden Globe nominations and Lipstick Jungle (2008)-2009. Shields returned to NBC in 2017 and had an ongoing role as a Law & Order: Special Victims character from the 19th season of the show. 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 a Manhattan, New York, born on May 31st in 1965. She is the daughter of Teri Shields, who was a actress and model, and Frank Shields, a businessman (1941-2003). According to the research of William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields is related to several noble families from Italy and particularly 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, Alessandro Torlonia, an Italian nobleman was the husband of Infanta Beatriz who was born in Spain. Teri was paid an amount by the family of Frank to stop the pregnancy.