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Brooke Shields

1965 - Today

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Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress. A child model starting at the age of 11 months, Shields gained widespread notoriety at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978), in which she appeared in nude scenes shot when she was 11 years old. She continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981). In 1983, Shields suspended her modeling career to attend Princeton University, where she subsequently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brooke Shields is the 715th most popular actor (up from 804th in 2019), the 1,475th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,456th in 2019) and the 370th most popular American Actor.

Brooke Shields is most famous for being a supermodel in the 1970s and 1980s. She was just 12 years old when she became the youngest person to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brooke Shields ranks 715 out of 13,578. Before her are Idina Menzel, Courteney Cox, George C. Scott, Brian Dennehy, Billy West, and Michel Galabru. After her are Jessica Tandy, Kyle MacLachlan, Brenda Blethyn, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Yeoh, and Marlène Jobert.

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Among people born in 1965, Brooke Shields ranks 26. Before her are Laurent Blanc, Kevin McCarthy, Jeffrey Wright, Rodney King, Sarah Jessica Parker, and José Luis Chilavert. After her are David Robinson, Dr. Dre, Dragan Stojković, Gong Li, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, and Fumihito, Prince Akishino.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brooke Shields ranks 1,475 out of 20,380. Before her are Jack Lousma (1936), Brian Dennehy (1938), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), David M. Brown (1956), Robert Wise (1914), and Billy West (1952). After her are Éamon de Valera (1882), Kyle MacLachlan (1959), Davy Crockett (1786), Mary Higgins Clark (1927), David Robinson (1965), and John Lee Hooker (1917).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brooke Shields ranks 370. Before her are BD Wong (1960), Idina Menzel (1971), Courteney Cox (1964), George C. Scott (1927), Brian Dennehy (1938), and Billy West (1952). After her are Kyle MacLachlan (1959), Annette Bening (1958), Lex Barker (1919), Holland Taylor (1943), Ed Begley Jr. (1949), and Shelley Winters (1920).

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