Brooke Christa Shields Bio

Brooke Christa Shields was born on May 31 of 1965. When she was a model as a child, she received acclaim from critics when she played the leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978). She continued to model into her teen yearsand was recognized for her performance in the film of Louis Malle's Pretty Baby. Shields made minor film roles and then returned to acting in the 1990s. She was also a mainstay in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-192000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations and Lipstick Jungle (2008)-2009. In the year 2017, Shields was back on NBC with a major , recurring part 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 is a New Yorker born on May 31, 1965 in Manhattan. She is the daughter of businessman Frank Shields (1941-1903). According to the research of William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields is related to various noble families of Italy, particularly 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 of Civitella Cisi of Civitella Cisi is the Italian noblewoman, and daughter of an American prince was Teri's paternal grandmother. Her uncle was Alessandro Torlonia from Italy, who was married to Infanta Beatriz of Spain. Teri's family paid Frank the sum of money to end her pregnancy.