ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brooke Shields has received more than 23,659,328 page views. Her biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Brooke Shields is the 804th most popular actor (down from 592nd in 2019), the 1,456th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,103rd in 2019) and the 386th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 24M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brooke Shields ranks 804 out of 13,578. Before her are Pat Hitchcock, Bob Gunton, Roberts Blossom, Elsa Martinelli, Carroll Baker, and George Takei. After her are James Garner, Elliott Gould, Walter Brennan, Bruce Dern, Jeff Bennett, and Terence Stamp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Brooke Shields ranks 28. Before her are Dr. Dre, Mohammed Deif, Rodney King, Stefka Kostadinova, Infanta Cristina of Spain, and Oleksandr Syrskyi. After her are Ange Postecoglou, Viola Davis, Slash, Shamil Basayev, Khaled Hosseini, and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brooke Shields ranks 1,456 out of 20,380. Before her are Gus Grissom (1926), Carroll Baker (1931), Alan J. Pakula (1928), George Takei (1937), William Miller (1782), and Larry Bird (1956). After her are Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921), Roger D. Kornberg (1947), James Garner (1928), Elliott Gould (1938), Walter Brennan (1894), and Bruce Dern (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brooke Shields ranks 386. Before her are Harold Perrineau (1963), Rene Russo (1954), Bob Gunton (1945), Roberts Blossom (1924), Carroll Baker (1931), and George Takei (1937). After her are James Garner (1928), Elliott Gould (1938), Walter Brennan (1894), Bruce Dern (1936), Jeff Bennett (1962), and Tom Skerritt (1933).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Blue Lagoon
Emmeline
Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?
Jul 5o 19806.164 / 10
The Midnight Meat Train
Susan Hoff
A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
Aug 7o 20086.1 / 10
Pretty Baby
Violet
Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.
Apr 5o 19786.999 / 10