Full Name: Christa Brooke Shields
Birthday: May 31, 1965
Birth Place: New York, N.Y., USA
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Body Measurement: B85cm W58cm H86cm
Shoes Size: 8(US)
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 133 lbs
Occupation: Actress
Career Start: Communion
Education: Princeton University
Spouse: Andre Agassi (19 April 1997 - 9 April 1999)
(annulled)
Shields began her professional career at only eleven
months of age when she was selected as the Ivory Snow
Baby, and by age 3 was a runway model. Since that time
she has graced the covers of hundreds of magazines
most notably 'Time' magazine as the 'Face of the Eighties,'
and 'Life' magazine on three separate occasions. Shields
continues to be featured in publications worldwide and
in recent product endorsements such as Ivory.
At age 9, Shields won her first acting role in 'Holy
Terror' and went on to star in Louis Malles' 'Pretty
Baby,' the Palme D'or Award winner at the Cannes Film
Festival, and Franco Zeferilli's 'Blue Lagoon.' She
has worked with such film greats as Susan Sarandon,
Shelly Winters, Henry and Peter Fonda, George Burns,
Charles Durning, and Hal Holbrook. Currently, Shields
has starring roles in the soon to be released films:
'The Weekend' with Gena Rowlands, 'Black and White'
with Robert Downey Jr., 'The Bachelor' with Chris O'Donnell,
and 'After Sex.'
While at Princeton University, where Shields was an
honors graduate, she pursued her love for the theatre,
and after graduation made her Broadway debut as Rizzo
in the hit musical 'Grease' earning the Theatre World
Award in 1994 for Outstanding Debut on Broadway.
Shields has received numerous awards and accolades.
In 1997 and 1998 she was nominated for a Golden Globe
Award for Best Actress in a Television Series
Musical or Comedy, and was also nominated for The American
Comedy Awards' Funniest Female Performer in a Television
Series Leading Role. She won five People's Choice
Awards Favorite Young Performer in 1981, 1982,
1983 and 1984 and Favorite Female Performer in a New
Television Series in 1997. In 1999 Shields received
the Genii Award for Outstanding Success in Television,
Stellar Achievements in Television Performances and
Good Citizenship in the Television Community. The actress
also is the proud recipient of the First Annual 'Fun,
Fearless, Female' Award from 'Cosmopolitan' magazine.
Shields is the author of 'The Brooke Book' and 'On
Your Own.' In addition to her professional career, she
continues to be a strong advocate for children's rights
and literacy. Her birthday is May 31.