Runway model at 3, acting debut at 9: Meet Brooke Shields, a movie star, model, and an accomplished author who faced the camera before celebrating her first birthday

An actor, model, author, and entrepreneur, Brooke Shields tasted success in diverse fields. Born in Manhattan, New York City, on May 31, 1965, Shields faced the camera for the first time before even celebrating her first birthday

Her professional journey began at only eleven months of age. She was selected as the Ivory Snow Baby. Things got better with time, and at the age of 3, she became a runway model. She kept growing from strength to strength and earning fame.

Brooke began her extensive film career when she was 9 years old. She won her first acting role in “Alice Sweet Alice." Later she went on to star in Louis Malle’s “Pretty Baby.” The film was nominated for the Palme D’or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.


She attended Princeton University. During her college days, she pursued her love of theater as a member of the Princeton Triangle Club. She graduated with an honors degree in French literature

Brooke Shields's family and early life

Brooke’s mother, Teri Shields, was an actress and model. As she found success and fame in the world of movies, her mother became Brooke's longtime manager. Meanwhile, her father, Frank Shields, was a businessman. According to the Career Net Worth website, her parents divorced when she was five months old, and Brooke has two stepbrothers and three half-sisters.

Brooke Shields's modelling and TV career

During the course of her modelling career, Brooke featured on the covers of hundreds of magazines, including Time Magazine, as the “Face of the Eighties,” according to the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) website.

Decades after stepping into the world of modelling, Shields continues to make prolific appearances in a broad range of worldwide publications. Besides taking success on the big screen, she also made a name for herself on television.

She earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work on the NBC hit “Suddenly Susan." She received an American Comedy Award nod for appearing as a guest on "Friends." She received five People’s Choice Awards. Previously she starred in NBC’s “Lipstick Jungle.”

Her acting portfolio includes several guest appearances on various hit shows, including “That 70’s Show,” “Hannah Montana,” “Two and A Half Men,” “The Middle," and most recently “Murphy Brown.”

Brooke Shields's journey as an author

As an author, Brooke wrote some bestsellers, including “The Brooke Book,” “On Your Own,” and the highly publicized and critically acclaimed “Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression.”

Brooke carved a niche for herself and ventured into the world of children’s books sharing her experiences as a mother. She wrote “Welcome To Your World, Baby” and “It’s the Best Day Ever Dad” for Harper Collins. Some of her books, including “There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me,” quickly became New York Times bestsellers.

Over the years, Brooke has been a strong advocate for women’s issues and keeping the arts alive in schools and is the happily married mother of two beautiful daughters.