Who is Brooke Shields

Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978). 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 career as a model to attend Princeton University, where she 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). In 2017, Shields returned ...
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Brooke Shields Quotes

• I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.
• My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.
• Louis Malle was the best filmmaker I've ever worked with. He was such an artist. He was dealing with the theme of innocence and experience.
• Have faith in your own thoughts.
• Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.

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Comments about Brooke Shields

• Worldtribune: brooke shields, pedophile chic and people magazine in the 1970s
• Mewnbyul: and when i tell you the aesthetic of newjeans is based on brooke shields
• Tashakappler: i was fully aware of brooke shields' treatment by the film industry and media but like this article is beyond anything i could have imagined. how could this get approved?
• Vintagexpost: brooke shields & the myth of the “pretty baby”: a thread
• Ontologyofsumud: i have so many feeling on brooke shields yikes

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