Shields was born in Manhattan, New York City, on May 31, 1965, the daughter of actress and model Teri Shields (née Schmon) and businessman Francis Alexander Shields. Her mother was of English, German, See more

In 2006, Shields penned the book Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression and in 2015 she published There Was a Little Girl about the relationship she had with her mother, who suffered from alcoholism throughout Shields's life. See more

Shortly after Shields graduated from Princeton University, her four-year transcript was published in the July 1987 edition of Life magazine. Based on that transcript, See more

• Brooke Shields at IMDb
• Brooke Shields at Turner Classic Movies
• Brooke Shields at the Internet Broadway Database
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1966–1977: Modeling and career beginnings
Shields began her career as a model when she was 11 … See more

As a child, Shields lived with her mother on Manhattan's Upper East Side. In 1990, she purchased a ranch near Big Timber, Montana. She also maintained a home in Los Angeles, which … See more

• Shields, Brooke (1978). The Brooke Book. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-79018-9.
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