Occupation: Actress, Model
Date of Birth: May 31, 1965
Place of Birth: New York, N.Y., USA
Sign: Sun in Gemini, Moon in Gemini
Relations: Father: Frank Shields (Revlon executive); mother: Teri Shields (former model, manager); grandfather: Francis X. Shields (tennis champ); half-sister: Marina Shields; ex-husband: Andre Agassi (professional tennis player); fiancé: Chris Henchy (TV writer)
Education: Princeton University

Facts about Brooke Shields:

Had her marriage to Andre Agassi annulled so she can remarry in the Catholic Church.

(25th January 2000) She was stalked by 41 year old Mark Bailey from Los Angeles while he was armed with a handgun over a period of three months (Oct 99 to Jan 00). He was arrested on Jan. 10th 2000 but has pleaded not guilty. The criminal complaint alleged Bailey "did maliciously and repeatedly follow and harass Brooke Shields and made a credible threat with the intent that she be placed in reasonable fear for her safety and the safety of her immediate family."

Dated Dean Cain while both were attending Princeton University.

Added 'Camille' to her name at her Communion when she was 10 years old

Nude photos of Brooke, taken by photographer Garry Gross, when Shields was 10, were displayed in Manhattan's American Fine Arts Gallery, September 10th, 1998. The actress had sued Gross in 1981, tearfully testifying that the pics embarrassed her, but a court decision in 1983 gave Gross the okay to display the photos.

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1978" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 30.

Started her career in a TV commercial for Ivory soap.

Chosen as Time magazine's Face of the '80s.

Princeton graduate in French literature.

Her grandfather was Frank Shields, a professional tennis player who acted in a few films in the 30s

While filming the Blue Lagoon, she had to have her hair glued to her breasts so nothing would show.

Appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."

Dated Michael Bolton.

Dated Liam Neeson.

Dated John Kennedy Jr.

Became engaged to writer/producer boyfriend Chris Henchy on 15 July 2000 whilst on vacation in Mexico.

(5 September 2000) New Jersey accountant Mark Ronald Bailey, 42, pleaded no contest to stalking and terrorizing her and was ordered to undergo counseling and psychological evaluations, after prosecutors claimed he sent more than 100 cards and letters to her over the last 15 years, causing her "extreme fear and shock." The terms of his probation include staying away from her for more than a decade and keeping his distance from "her family, her household members, employees, employers or any of her agents."

Dated Michael Jackson.

The music group Blondie's 1978 album "Parallel Lines" contains the song "Pretty Baby," written about Brooke Shields.

In 1981, the New Jersey-based music group The Jitters released a single titled "All the girls want to look like Brooke Shields," which was a minor alternative radio hit.

Between the years of 1980 and 1985, she appeared on more than 250 magazine covers internationally.

Her grandmother, Marina Torlonia, was an Italian aristocrat, and through her Brooke can claim descent from Henri IV, King of France, Lucrezia Borgia, and Honore I, Prince of Monaco, among others.

Brooke's first college choice was Harvard. But mom Teri demanded the school accept Brooke BEFORE she applied for admission. It declined, and Brooke ultimately went to Princeton.

On 2/25/97 she and Agassi filed suit against The National Enquirer claiming it printed "false and fabricated" statements about them and sought damages. The October 8, 1996 Enquirer headline read: "Brooke Shields...Suddenly on Top of the World...Therapy Ends the Nightmare of Pill-Popping, Binge-Eating and Tears;" the October 29 story, headlined "Brooke Wedding Disaster, Agassi Explodes," claimed that Agassi "lashed into" Brooke, Agassi and Teri "tangled like wildcats," Teri demanded a prenup, and Brooke "threatened" to derail the wedding. The case was dismissed.

Is a vegetarian.

Brooke's legal birthname is Brooke Christa Shields. Her birth certificate was reproduced in both the 1978 and 1982 editions of "The Brooke Book." It is a widely misheld, and often reported, misconception that her birthname is Christa Brooke Shields.

 

Personal quotes: 

Brooke's reply to mature roles, offered to her when she was 15 years old: "What does 'good in bed' mean to me? When I'm sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup--that's good in bed."

- Brooke Shields