Brooke Christa Shields born May 31, is an American actress. A child model starting at the age of 11 months, [ 2 ] Shields gained widespread notoriety at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle 's film Pretty Baby , in which she appeared in nude scenes shot when she was 11 years old.
In , Shields suspended her modeling career to attend Princeton University , where she subsequently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance languages. In the s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor roles in films. Pickles β and its spin-off Momma Named Me Sheriff.
According to research by William Addams Reitwiesner , Shields has ancestral links with a number of noble families from Italy, in particular from Genoa and Rome. When Teri announced that she was pregnant, Francis's family paid her a sum to terminate the pregnancy. Teri took the money, but violated the agreement and gave birth to Brooke. Shields was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. While attending high school, she resided in Haworth, New Jersey. Shields attended the New Lincoln School until eighth grade.
Shields began her career as a model when she was 11 months old in Her first job was for Ivory Soap , when she was photographed by Francesco Scavullo. Ford said of her: "She is a professional child and unique. She looks like an adult and thinks like one. After appearing in the TV adaptation of Arthur Miller 's play After the Fall , Shields made her feature film debut in the New Jersey -shot horror film Alice, Sweet Alice , portraying a young girl who is murdered during her first communion.
Shields and her mother Teri appeared on the cover of the September 26, issue of New York Magazine , in a cover story about her modeling career. The main headline on the cover read: "Meet Teri and Brooke Shields" while the subtitle read:. Brooke is twelve. She poses nude. Teri is her mother. She thinks it's swell. Although the September 26, issue was listed in a collection of classic covers on the New York Magazine website for its 40th anniversary, unlike the other listed issues, there is no link to the cover story about Shields' career as a nude model.
