Was a cheerleader in high school and college.
Having taken jazz dance classes for years, she showed off her skills in the opening credits and a few episodes of "Suddenly Susan" (1996)
Had her marriage to Andre Agassi annulled so she can remarry in the Catholic Church.
She was stalked by 41 year old Mark Bailey from Los Angeles while he was armed with a handgun over a period of three months (Oct 1999 to Jan 2000). He was arrested on Jan. 10th 2000 but has pleaded not guilty. The criminal complaint alleged Bailey "did maliciously and repeatedly follow and harass Brooke Shields and made a credible threat with the intent that she be placed in reasonable fear for her safety and the safety of her immediate family." [25th January 2000]
Dated Dean Cain while both were attending Princeton University
Added 'Camille' to her name at her Communion when she was 10 years old
Nude photos of Brooke, taken by photographer Garry Gross, when Shields was 10, were displayed in Manhattan's American Fine Arts Gallery, September 10th, 1998. The actress had sued Gross in 1981, tearfully testifying that the pics embarrassed her, but a court decision in 1983 gave Gross the okay to display the photos.
The hardcover version of the novel "Evalore" by Eva Jones has a close-up photo of Brooke on the dust jacket. Copies of the novel with the dust jacket intact are collectables. ISBN 0397012594.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1978" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 30.
Started her career in a TV commercial for Ivory soap.
Chosen as Time magazine's Face of the '80s.
Princeton graduate in French literature.
Her grandfather was Frank Shields, a professional tennis player who acted in a few films in the 30s
While filming The Blue Lagoon (1980), she had to have her hair glued to her breasts so nothing would show.
Appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."
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