Brooke Christa Shields Bio

Brooke Christa Shields was born May 31 on the 31st of May, 1965. At age 12, she began her career as a model for children. She won critical acclaim for her part in Louis Malle’s 1978 film Pretty Baby (1978). She continued to model into her teen years, and was praised for her performance in Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby. In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor roles in films. She also played a role in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), where she earned two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009). In 2017, Shields was back on NBC as a key recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the show's 19th season. Shields portrays Beverly Goodman in Adult Swim's animated series Mr. Pickles since 2014. Brooke Christa Shields was a Manhattan, New York, native on May 31st the year 1965. She is the daughter of Teri Shields, model and actress, and Frank Shields, a businessman (1941-2003). The mother of the couple was English, German, Scotch-Irish and Welsh origin, and her father was of English, French, Irish as well as Italian ancestry.According to the research of William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields has ancestral links with several noble families from Italy and, specifically, 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 from Civitella Cisi was an Italian noblewoman and the daughter of an American prince was Teri's paternal grandmother. Her great-uncle, Alessandro Torlonia, an Italian nobleman was husband to Infanta Beatriz who was born in Spain. Teri was paid a sum by Frank's family to terminate the pregnancy.







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