Brooke Christa Shields Bio

Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31 1965) is a famous American actress and model. At age 12, she was a child model. She was praised by critics for her performance in Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby (1978). She modeled into her teenage years, and was praised for her part in the film of Louis Malle's Pretty Baby. In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor role in films. She also appeared in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), which earned her two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009). In 2017 Shields was back on NBC with a major recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the show's 19th season. Shields voices Beverly Goodman in Adult Swim's animated show Mr. Pickles since 2014. Mr. Pickles since 2014. Brooke Christa Shields was a Manhattan, New York, born on May 31 of 1965. She is the daughter of Teri Shields who was a model and actress, and Frank Shields, a businessman (1941-2003). Her mother was of English, German, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh descent, while her father was of English, French, Irish as well as Italian ancestry.According to research by William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields has ancestral connections to numerous noble families of Italy, in particular 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 and an Italian prince. Her great-uncle was Alessandro Torlonia from Italy, who was married to Infanta Beatriz of Spain. The family of Teri paid Frank a sum of money for her to terminate her pregnancy.