Timeline Brooke Shields

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• 1965 Brooke Shields is born in New York City Born to Teri and Frank Shields Brooke Christa Camille Shields is born in New York City on 31 May 1965. Her mother Teri later manages her early career.
• 1966 Brooke Shields appears in an Ivory Soap print ad Modelling debut as a baby At about eleven months old, Brooke Shields appears in a print advertisement for Ivory Soap. It starts a childhood career in modelling.
• 1978 Brooke Shields stars in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby Film role as a child in a New Orleans brothel Brooke Shields plays a child living in a New Orleans brothel in Pretty Baby. The film is released in 1978 and draws wide controversy over its subject matter.
• 1980 Brooke Shields fronts Calvin Klein jeans campaign "Nothing comes between me and my Calvins" Brooke Shields appears in Calvin Klein jeans advertisements with the tagline "Nothing comes between me and my Calvins." The campaign is widely discussed and remembered.
• 1980 Brooke Shields stars in The Blue Lagoon Teen castaway romance becomes a box-office hit The Blue Lagoon, with Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, is released in June 1980. It becomes a commercial success and cements her as a teen star.
• 1981 Brooke Shields stars in Endless Love Franco Zeffirelli's romantic drama Brooke Shields stars in Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love, released in July 1981. The film's title song, a duet by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, becomes a major hit.
• 1987 Brooke Shields graduates from Princeton University Degree in French literature Brooke Shields graduates from Princeton University in 1987 with a degree in French literature. She had balanced studies with her acting and modelling work.
• 1994 Brooke Shields plays Rizzo in Broadway's Grease Stage career gains momentum Brooke Shields takes the role of Rizzo in the Broadway revival of Grease in 1994. It is an early step in a long career in musical theatre.
• 1996 Brooke Shields stars in NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan Lead role in a hit network comedy Brooke Shields leads the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan, which premieres in 1996 and runs until 2000. The role revives her career as a comedic actress.
• 1997 Brooke Shields marries tennis star Andre Agassi High-profile celebrity wedding Brooke Shields marries tennis champion Andre Agassi on 19 April 1997. The marriage lasts about two years.
• 1999 Brooke Shields and Andre Agassi divorce Marriage ends after two years Brooke Shields and Andre Agassi divorce in 1999. Both go on to remarry.
• 2001 Brooke Shields marries screenwriter Chris Henchy Second marriage Brooke Shields marries television writer and producer Chris Henchy in 2001. They have two daughters.
• 2003 Brooke Shields gives birth to daughter Rowan Birth followed by postpartum depression Brooke Shields's first daughter, Rowan, is born in May 2003. Shields later describes severe postpartum depression after the birth.
• 2005 Brooke Shields publishes Down Came the Rain Memoir on postpartum depression Brooke Shields publishes Down Came the Rain in 2005, a memoir about her postpartum depression. She also publicly criticises Tom Cruise's remarks about the condition and her use of medication.
• 2006 Brooke Shields welcomes second daughter Grier Family grows Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy have their second daughter, Grier, in April 2006.
• 2008 Brooke Shields stars in NBC's Lipstick Jungle Drama about three powerful New York women Brooke Shields stars as magazine editor Wendy Healy in NBC's Lipstick Jungle, which premieres in 2008. The series runs for two seasons.
• 2012 Brooke Shields's mother Teri Shields dies Manager and long-time influence Teri Shields, Brooke Shields's mother and former manager, dies in 2012. Their complicated relationship is a recurring theme in Shields's later writing.
• 2014 Brooke Shields publishes There Was a Little Girl Memoir about her mother Brooke Shields publishes There Was a Little Girl in 2014. The memoir examines her relationship with her mother, Teri.
• 2023 Brooke Shields documentary Pretty Baby premieres at Sundance Two-part film on her childhood fame The two-part documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields premieres at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023. It re-examines her childhood stardom and how the media treated her.
• 2024 Brooke Shields stars in Netflix film Mother of the Bride Romantic comedy released in May 2024 Brooke Shields stars in the Netflix romantic comedy Mother of the Bride, released on 9 May 2024.