Full Name: Christa
Brooke Shields
Birthday: May 31, 1965
Birth Place: New York, N.Y., USA
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Body Measurement: B85cm W58cm H86cm
Shoes Size: 8(US)
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 133 lbs
Occupation: Actress
Career Start: Communion
Education: Princeton University
Spouse: Andre Agassi (19 April 1997 - 9 April 1999) (annulled)
Shields began her
professional career at only eleven months of age when she was
selected as the Ivory Snow Baby, and by age 3 was a runway model.
Since that time she has graced the covers of hundreds of magazines
most notably 'Time' magazine as the 'Face of the Eighties,'
and 'Life' magazine on three separate occasions. Shields continues
to be featured in publications worldwide and in recent product
endorsements such as Ivory.
At age 9, Shields
won her first acting role in 'Holy Terror' and went on to star
in Louis Malles' 'Pretty Baby,' the Palme D'or Award winner
at the Cannes Film Festival, and Franco Zeferilli's 'Blue Lagoon.'
She has worked with such film greats as Susan Sarandon, Shelly
Winters, Henry and Peter Fonda, George Burns, Charles Durning,
and Hal Holbrook. Currently, Shields has starring roles in the
soon to be released films: 'The Weekend' with Gena Rowlands,
'Black and White' with Robert Downey Jr., 'The Bachelor' with
Chris O'Donnell, and 'After Sex.'
While at Princeton
University, where Shields was an honors graduate, she pursued
her love for the theatre, and after graduation made her Broadway
debut as Rizzo in the hit musical 'Grease' earning the Theatre
World Award in 1994 for Outstanding Debut on Broadway.
Shields has received
numerous awards and accolades. In 1997 and 1998 she was nominated
for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series
Musical or Comedy, and was also nominated for The American
Comedy Awards' Funniest Female Performer in a Television Series
Leading Role. She won five People's Choice Awards
Favorite Young Performer in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 and Favorite
Female Performer in a New Television Series in 1997. In 1999
Shields received the Genii Award for Outstanding Success in
Television, Stellar Achievements in Television Performances
and Good Citizenship in the Television Community. The actress
also is the proud recipient of the First Annual 'Fun, Fearless,
Female' Award from 'Cosmopolitan' magazine.
Shields is the author
of 'The Brooke Book' and 'On Your Own.' In addition to her professional
career, she continues to be a strong advocate for children's
rights and literacy. Her birthday is May 31.