Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actress. She achieved early fame as a child actress, and by her teens was one of the most photographed and recognized models in the world. She attended Princeton University from 1983 to 1987, graduating with a degree in French literature. Brooke Shields had gained a very early start as she was a favorite as a child with the top fashion photographers in New York city at the time, not the least of which was the late Scavullo. Garry Gross, who later got sued by both Brooke and her mother over a lengthy battle for the copyright of these photographs, shot a famous series of photographs (one, that was auctioned at Christie's sold for near 1,000,000 USD) involving a very nude and explicit Brooke in heavy make-up when she was 10. It was this series which would lead to her film career as the French director Louis Malle would later see them and cast her for his film. |
