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Brooke Shields Introduction
Brooke Shields is an American actress and former child star.
She began to become America’s sweetest sensation when she was only 12.
Brooke Shields Net Worth & Salary
Brooke shields net worth is $40 million.
She has accumulated most of it through her success in modeling and acting career.
She has been earning since she was 11 when she started her career.
As a model in 1981, her daily wage package was $10,000.
Brooke Shields Age, Early Life & Biography
Brooke Christa Shields is 57 years old.
She was born on May 31, 1965, to actress and model Teri Shiels and her husband, businessman Frank Sheilds. she was 5 months old when her parents divorced and she was raised by her single mother.
She used to study at New Lincoln School and graduated in 1983 from the Dwight-Englewood School, later she left her modeling and acting career for four years to study at Princeton University to complete her bachelor’s degree in Romantic languages.
During this academic period, Brooke and her mother used to live in Haworth, New Jersey.
Ever since Brooke was 5 days old, her mother wanted her daughter to have a successful life and career, she used to learn horse riding, piano, and ballet lessons during her childhood and began her career at the age of 11.
Brooke is known to have two stepbrothers and three half-sisters, she has no siblings.
She was friends with Michael Jackson from the age of 13.
Brooke is an animal rights activist and vegan, she came against the fur industry and later created her own mink fur coat.
Name: | Brooke Christa Shields |
Gender: | Female |
Age: | 57 |
Birth Date: | May 31, 1965 |
Birth Place: | Manhattan, New York |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.83 meters |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | Andre Agassi (1997-1999), Chris Henchy ( 2001- present ) |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Rowan Francis Henchy (daughter) and Grier Hammond Henchy (daughter) |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
Profession: | American actress and model |
Yearly Income: | N/A |
Current Net Worth | $40 million |
Content Last Updated: | November 2022 |
Brooke Shields Personal Life
Brooke shields most of her time tried in the industry tried to maintain a ‘better image’ and kept her life private until her 20s.
In 1987, she dated actor Dean Cain when they were studying together at Princeton, she has also dated legendary pop dancer Michael Jackson.
In 1993, she dated a tennis player Andre Agassi and married him later in 1997 but got divorced in 1999.
She Again got married in 2001 to an American producer and screenplay writer Chris Henchy, they are happily married to the present and have two daughters Rowan Francis Henchy and Grier Hammond Henchy.
Brooke Shields was known to be really talented and bright, but due to her mother’s pressure on making her career successful, she had to face many hurdles and unnecessary turmoils.
In 1981, The New York City Courts litigation involved Brooke’s mother, Photographer Gary Gross, and playboy Press, Gary Gross as known clicked a nude picture of Brooke when she was only 10, and this contract was signed by Brooke’s mother to get the pictures published in the Playboy Press’s publication ‘Sugar n spice’.
On May 2005 on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Brooke opened up about her journey through depression, wanting to suicide, and delayed maternal bonding with her daughter, after this, she wrote a book, ‘Down Came The Rain’ to spread public awareness on depression and accepting of it.
Brooke Shields Career
Brooke Shields began her career at a very young age.
Brooke shields was only 11 months old when she was in the modeling industry.
At the tender age of 12, she was the youngest person to feature at Vogue’s cover magazine making her the youngest and most sensational model.
Model and mothers Teri shields always inspired her to grow her career in acting and modeling.
She was 12 when she played the role of a child prostitute in the film “Pretty Baby”, this was her official entry into films.
At the age of 15 and 16, she made the best movies in her career such as “The Blue Lagoon” and “Endless Love”.
Brooke’s mother got her into acting and television too, she began appearing on television in 1980.
She used to guest star on “The Muppet Show”, and was the youngest host of ABC’s Friday.
She also appeared in the famous American sitcom “Friends” in one episode as Joey’s stalker, after this, she was in the cast of “Suddenly Susan” on NBC on this show she gained a lot of popularity.
From 1993-2007, she made appearances in tons of famous sitcoms and movies such as “Two and a Half Men”, “The Simpsons”, “Hannah Montana” and more.
Shields also played roles in theater productions and was a theater artist.
Brooke Shields Awards & Achievements
Brooke has been nominated two times for The Golden Globe award.
She has also won twice the Best International Actress by Jupiter Awards in the years 1980 and 1981.
In the year 2000 she won the Citation Of Excellence For Cast Performance, this was won by her whole cast of “The Weekend”(1999).
Recently in the year 2020, she won the Legend Award by Young Artist Award.
Brooke Shields Major Investments and Assets
No major investments are done by Brooke Shields nor are any assets owned by her
Brooke Shields Must Watch Latest Video and Trending Photographs
Watch 10-year-old Brooke Shield as a young model-
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Brooke Shield in her first film “Pretty Baby” as a child prostitute-
Check out Brooke being interviewed as a 16-year-old for her R rated film “Endless Love”-
16-year-old Brooke Shields interview – YouTube
Brooke in the famous American sitcom “Friends”-
Friends: Joey Pretends to Be Dr. Ramoray (Season 2 Clip) | TBS – YouTube
Brooke Shields Instagram Handle
Brooke Shields (@brookeshields) • Instagram photos and videos