This page will contain wikis about Brooke Shields, as they become available.Brooke ShieldsChrista Brooke Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress, born in New York City, New York, USA. She attended Princeton University. Shields' career started among much ballyhoo over her appearance in Pretty Baby in which she had numerous nude scenes. Since she was only 12 when the film was released, and possibly 11 when it was filmed it raised questions of child pornography. After two decades of movies, her best-known films are still arguably The Blue Lagoon (1980) (more nude scenes, but Shields later testified before a Congressional inquiry that older body doubles were used in some of them), and Endless Love (1981), both made near the beginning of her career. Shields played in a number of television productions, the most successful being the series Suddenly Susan. She was married from 1997 to 1999 to professional tennis player, Andre Agassi. Since 2001 she has been married to Christopher Thomas Henchy: they are parents of one daughter born in 2003. She won the People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Young Performer in four consecutive years from 1981 to 1984 and more than a decade later she won again in the category of Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series in 1997. Her parents are the late Francis Alexander Shields who married Brooke´s mother, Maria Theresia Schmonin, in 1964. Her paternal grandparents are Francis Xavier Shields, (a tennis aristocrat), and Italian princess Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cessi, who is sister of Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cessi, the husband of the Spanish Infanta Beatrix of Bourbon-Battenberg (aunt of King Juan Carlos I of Spain). Through her grandmother, Brooke Shields is a descendant of Henri IV, King of France, the Emperor Charles V, Lucrezia Borgia, and Honore I, Prince of Monaco. Her great-grandmother, Elsie Moore, was the sister of Glenn Close's grandfather. Her ancestry is traced in William Addams Reitwiesner's monograph, The Lesbian Ancestors of Prince Rainier of Monaco, Dr. Otto von Habsburg, Brooke Shields, and the Marquis de Sade. [1] (http://members.aol.com/eurostamm/lesbian.html)
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Her ancestry is traced in William Addams Reitwiesner's monograph, The Lesbian Ancestors of Prince Rainier of Monaco, Dr. Sullivan drifted out of the public consciousness again, with appearances on The George Carlin Show and the political drama The Monroes in the early and mid-1990s. Her great-grandmother, Elsie Moore, was the sister of Glenn Close's grandfather. Until her character was killed off, Sullivan had appeared in every episode of the series (out of the 227 episodes produced, she had appeared in the first 207). Through her grandmother, Brooke Shields is a descendant of Henri IV, King of France, the Emperor Charles V, Lucrezia Borgia, and Honore I, Prince of Monaco. When Sullivan wished to leave the show, the writers of the series had her exit in dramatic fashion, with Maggie drowning at the bottom of the family pool, the result of her wedding ring being caught in the pool drain after she tried to fish her son's toys out. Her paternal grandparents are Francis Xavier Shields, (a tennis aristocrat), and Italian princess Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cessi, who is sister of Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cessi, the husband of the Spanish Infanta Beatrix of Bourbon-Battenberg (aunt of King Juan Carlos I of Spain). The role of Maggie brought her back into the limelight and was her most successful role to date, acting on the series from 1981 to 1989. Her parents are the late Francis Alexander Shields who married Brooke´s mother, Maria Theresia Schmonin, in 1964. At first, Sullivan turned down the role, but accepted when the producers insisted. She won the People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Young Performer in four consecutive years from 1981 to 1984 and more than a decade later she won again in the category of Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series in 1997. This role led to a successful audition for Falcon Crest. Since 2001 she has been married to Christopher Thomas Henchy: they are parents of one daughter born in 2003. In 1980, she wished to restart her career by appearing on the sitcom It's a Living. She was married from 1997 to 1999 to professional tennis player, Andre Agassi. Julie Farr in Having Babies, which was made into two television movies and later a weekly series, was much ballyhooed but, in the end, proved very unsuccessful. Shields played in a number of television productions, the most successful being the series Suddenly Susan. Her role as Dr. After two decades of movies, her best-known films are still arguably The Blue Lagoon (1980) (more nude scenes, but Shields later testified before a Congressional inquiry that older body doubles were used in some of them), and Endless Love (1981), both made near the beginning of her career. An Emmy nomination for her role as Maggie Porter in the television drama Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II brought her even more attention. Since she was only 12 when the film was released, and possibly 11 when it was filmed it raised questions of child pornography. Taking over the role from Judith Barcroft, Sullivan played the role from 1971 to 1976 and it was this role that first established her as a household name. Shields' career started among much ballyhoo over her appearance in Pretty Baby in which she had numerous nude scenes. Starting with a part on A World Apart in 1970, she moved to a five year stint as Lenore Moore Curtin Delaney on Another World. She attended Princeton University. From there, she played parts in daytime dramas. Christa Brooke Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress, born in New York City, New York, USA. She got her start in acting in the 1960s, playing opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Broadway play Jimmy Shine. Holy Terror) (1976). While putting herself through college at Hofstra University, she worked as a Playboy bunny. Alice, Sweet Alice) (a.k.a. Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1944 in New York City) is an American actress, most known for her role as Maggie Gioberti Channing on the nighttime soap opera Falcon Crest. Communion (a.k.a. Pretty Baby (1978). Tilt (1978). King of the Gypsies (1978). Just You and Me, Kid (1979). Wanda Nevada (1979). The Blue Lagoon (1980). Endless Love (1981). Sahara (1983). The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984). Speed Zone! (a.k.a. Cannonball Fever) (1989). Brenda Starr (1989). Backstreet Strays) (1990). Backstreet Dreams (a.k.a. Born Wild) (1992). Running Wild (a.k.a. Hideous Mutant Freekz) (1993). Freaked (a.k.a. The Seventh Floor (1994). Freeway (1996). The Misadventures of Margaret (1998). The Weekend (1999). Black and White (1999). The Bachelor (1999). After Sex (2000). Rent-a-Husband (2003). |