Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields had a string of relationships with plenty of famous men during her teenage years and early 20s. She had a relationship with the likes of Liam Neeson, George Michael, Prince Naruhito , John Travolta and Dodi Fayed.

On April 19, 1997 she got married to tennis ace Andre Agassi but the marriage ended in a divorce two years later.

She got married to Chris Henchy in April 2001 and the couple has two daughters.

Brooke Christa Shields was born to Teri Schmonn and Francis Alexander Shields on May 31, 1965 in New York City. Her mother was an actress while her father was a businessman whose family had ties to the noble families in Italy. In fact, her father’s mother was a princess named Donna Marina Torlonia.

Brooke Shields’ parents divorced when she was five months old. Shields lived with her mother and her mother had decided that she was going to make sure that her daughter ended up being an actress.

Brooke Shields started off as a child actress and model very early on and appeared in her first commercial when she was 11 months old. Shields appeared in a film for the first time at the age of 12 in the film ‘Pretty Baby’ and soon after she was signed up by the Ford Modelling Agency.

She appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine as a 14 year old in 1980 and followed it up with a famous advert for Calvin Klein. By now Shields had become a teenage sensation and was sought after by the biggest brands and reportedly her remuneration stood at $10000 per day at the age of 16.

Shields was admitted to the New Lincoln School in New York City but later moved on to the Dwight-Englewood School located in New Jersey, since she lived with her mother in New Jersey during the major part of her childhood. She graduated in the year 1983.

Brooke Shield’s very first outing in the film ‘Pretty Baby’ at the age of 12 created a furore since she had to play the role of a child prostitute. Next year she starred in another film ‘Wanda Nevada’ which proved to be tepid in comparison and her career was finally launched without any controversy in 1979 at the age of 13.

Along with acting in movies Brooke Shields had also become a well-known model by the time she was a teenager and in 1980 she starred in the film ‘Blue Lagoon’, which without doubt remains the most famous movie of her career. The film turned her into an overnight star and although there was some controversy regarding the nude scenes, Shields later admitted that body doubles were used.

In 1981, Brooke Shields starred in ‘Endless Love’, a romantic film that was initially given an X-rating but later on the producers of the film decided to edit it so that an R-rating could be obtained. The film was successful and Shields won plenty of awards and became one of the most recognisable young faces in Hollywood.

Shields is also a popular TV star and her first TV appearance was at the age of 15 when she made an appearance on ‘The Muppet Show’. In 1996, she was cast in a major role for the series ‘Saturday Susan’ and her work was praised by critics. On the other hand, Shields has been cast in guest appearances in some of the leading shows of 1990s and early 2000s like ‘Friends’, ‘That 70s Show’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’.

In 2007, she made a guest appearance on TV show ‘Hannah Montana’ and in 2008, she was cast in the show ‘Lipstick Jungle’ cast her but the show ended after one more season.

Brooke Shields is without doubt one of Hollywood’s most famous stars and although her career as a movie star did not really take off; it must be said that the movie ‘Blue Lagoon’ which released in 1980 broke new ground in the industry. The film is without doubt one of the greatest accomplishments in Shields’ career.