Brooke Shields (born Brooke Christa Shields on May 31, 1965 in Manhattan, New York) is an American actress and model.
Shields first began modeling when she was 11 months old and gained critical acclaim when she was 12 years old for her leading role in the 1978 film, "Pretty Baby." In the early '80s, she starred in films such as "The Blue Lagoon" and "Endless Love."
As a model, she is well-known for appearing in the controversial print and television ads for Calvin Klein jeans with her saying the famous catchphrase: "You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing."
In the '90s and 2000s, she starred in the television series, "Suddenly Susan" and "Lipstick Jungle." Since 2014, she provides voice-over work for the Adult Swim animated series, "Mr. Pickles" and its spinoff series, "Momma Named Me Sheriff."
Trivia
- Is the daughter of Teri and Frank Shields
- Is of English, German, Scotch-Irish, Welsh, French and Italian ancestry
- Was raised Roman Catholic
- Graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey in 1983
- Attended Princeton University where she graduated in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in French literature
- Began her career in a television commercial for Ivory soap.
- Added "Camille" to her name at her Confirmation when she was 10 years old
- By the time she was 16 years old, Shields appeared on the covers of major fashion magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Seventeen and Vogue
- Is a vegan and animal rights activist
- Was married to tennis player Andre Agassi from 1997 to 1999
- Married to her second husband, Chris Henchy since 200l; they have two daughters: Rowan (born in 2003) and Grier (born in 2006)
- Suffered from postpartum depression
- Was good friends with Michael Jackson