Born and raised in New York City, Brooke Shields began her career as a child model, making her first stroll down the catwalk at age three.

Although the first feature film she appeared in was the murder mystery "Alice, Sweet Alice," her breakthrough came in 1977 when she portrayed the 12-year-old prostitute, Violet, in Louis Malle's controversial film "Pretty Baby." article continued below.....

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Shields grew up in front of the camera and has graced the cover of countless magazines. In addition to many top fashion publications, she was featured on Time magazine's cover and appeared on the cover of Life magazine on three different occasions.

Shields has been in many films including "King of the Gypsies" with Susan Sarandon, "Just You and Me, Kid" opposite George Burns, "Endless Love," "Brenda Starr," "Backstreet Dreams" and "Running Wild" with Martin Sheen and David Keith.

Perhaps her most visible role during this period was in 1979 when she appeared opposite Christopher Atkins in "The Blue Lagoon." Most recently, Shields starred with Keifer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon in the independent feature film "Freeway," which was screened at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.

She has also appeared in a number of television movies including "After theFall," "Wet Gold," "Legends of the West," "Nothing Lasts Forever" and "Can Make You Love Me: The Story of Laura Black," after which Shields made a public service announcement which generated over 5,000 calls to the National Victims Center requesting assistance or information. She recently completed the television movie "The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery."

In 1987, Shields graduated with honors from Princeton University with a degree in French literature. While there she discovered a love for theater and has since appeared in two regional productions of "Love Letters" and, in 1994, made her Broadway debut as "Rizzo," the leader of the Pink Ladies, in "Grease." Shields continues to lend her voice and support to issues involving children's welfare and life-threatening diseases.

She divides her time between New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

• 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.
• The hardcover version of the novel "Evalore" by Eva Jones has a close-up photo of Brooke on the dust jacket. Copies of the novel with the dust jacket intact are collectables. ISBN 0397012594.
• 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 Francis Shields, a professional tennis player.
• 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."
• Daughter of Teri Shields
• Dated Michael Bolton (II)
• Dated Liam Neeson
• Dated John Kennedy Jr.
• Became engaged to writer/producer boyfriend Chris Henchy on 15 July 2000 whilst on vacation in Mexico.
• Has a tattoo of her fiance's name on her ankle (Chris).
• (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."
• (2000) Chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine.
• (1996) Chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine.
• (1996) Chosen as one of the most intriguing people of the year by People Magazine.
• (1980) Chosen as one of the most intriguing people of the year by People Magazine.
• (1978) Chosen as one of the most intriguing people of the year by People Magazine.
• Dated Michael Jackson
• Appeared on the cover of the 1977 album "Magic is a Child" by the progressive rock group Necktar.
• 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.
• Her great-grandmother, Elsie Moore, was the sister of Glenn Close's grandfather.
• 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.

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 stay home from school watching TV and my mom brings me soup - that's good in bed."

Brooke's joking comment on her TV commercials for jeans: "If my jeans could talk, would I be embarrassed?"