Brooke Shields

Also known as Brooke Christa Camille Shields, Brooke Crista Camille Shields

American actress

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Brooke Shields is an American actress known for her work in film and television. She matters because she became one of the most recognizable entertainers of her generation, with a career spanning decades in the entertainment industry.

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Film & TV

New City, New York, USA

Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress, author and model. Some of her better known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and also Lipstick Jungle.

Known for

You're Killing Me — Allie2026
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza — Self - Guest2026
Out of Order — Daniella2025
Twiggy — Self2025
All's Fair — Juliana Morse2025
Mother of the Bride — Lana Winslow2024
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue — Willow (voice)2024
Thriller 40 — Self2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self2023
Blind Eye Artist — Self2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Camille
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Manhattan
Spouse: Chris Henchy
Mother: Teri Shields
Occupation: nude model
Languages spoken: French
Award: Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Field of work: French literature
Official website: brookeshields.komi.io
Image: Brooke Shields cropped.jpg
Height: 6

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Commons category: Brooke Shields
date of birth: 1965-05-31
birth name: Brooke Christa Camille Shields
nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
start of work period: 1966-00-00
relative: Glenn Close
name in native language: Brooke Shields

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Encyclopedic overview

Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and current president of the Actors' Equity Association. A child model starting at the age of 11 months, Shields gained widespread notoriety for her leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978), in which she appeared in nude scenes shot when she was 11 years old. She continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).

In 1983, Shields suspended her modeling career to attend Princeton University, where she subsequently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance languages. In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor roles in films. She also starred in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996–2000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008–2009).

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