Brooke Shields

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Brooke Shields (2011)

Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965 in New York City ) is an American actress and producer .

biography

Her father Francis Alexander Shields, a son of the actor Frank Shields and the Italian princess Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi, was on the board of Revlon , her mother Teri Shields was an actress. Her great uncle, Prince Alessandro Torlonia (1911-1986), was the husband of the Spanish princess Beatrice Isabel de Borbón y Battenberg .

As a ten-year-old, Shields was a nude model for photographer Garry Gross . Three years later she became an international star through her role as the teenage prostitute Violet in Louis Male's film Pretty Baby . Another highlight was her portrayal of Emmeline in the film The Blue Lagoon (1980). She was invited to be the youngest guest star on the Muppet Show in 1980 at the age of 14 .

As an actress, she has appeared in numerous films and television series. She worked as a producer , for example, for her own television series Susan (1996 to 2000).

Brooke Shields was married to tennis player Andre Agassi from 1997 to 1999 . In 2001 she married screenwriter Chris Henchy ; A daughter was born in 2003 and their second daughter was born on April 18, 2006.

reception

  • Shields received five People's Choice Awards and two nominations each for the Golden Globe and Golden Satellite Awards .
  • Brooke Shields was voted 12th in the VH1 list of the “100 Greatest Child Stars”.
  • The Time magazine has named it the "face of the 80".
  • In 1981 she received the Golden Raspberry negative award for her role in The Blue Lagoon . In total, she won this award three times out of seven nominations.

Filmography (selection)

Brooke Shields (1986)

Awards

  • 1981: Jupiter as best actress
  • 1982: Jupiter as best actress
  • 1981: Golden Raspberry in the worst actress category
  • 1985: Golden Raspberry in the worst supporting actress category
  • 1990: Golden Raspberry in the worst supporting actress category

literature

  • Brooke Shields: I would love to love you: About the great sadness after giving birth. Marion von Schröder Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-547-71104-2 (Original edition: Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression )
  • Brooke Shields: Once upon a time there was a little girl ... - The real story about my mother and me . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2015, ISBN 978-3-85445-481-6 (Original edition: There Was A Little Girl )

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personal data
SURNAME Shields, Brooke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shields, Christa Brooke Camille (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City