Brooke Shields is the daughter of a model, and with her good looks she was inevitably going to become a model herself; her mother Teri had made that decision for her long before the young Shields had a chance to consider her future career! As a child, Shields took classes in acting, dancing, and music. She'd had her first movie credit before the 80s even began, appearing in 1977's 'Pretty Baby' as a 12-year-old.
Rising through the ranks of phase at a frenetic pace, Shields became the youngest ever model to appear on the front cover of Vogue, and the face of Calvin Klein. She still wanted to make it in the acting world, but found herself dismissed as 'just a model.' A role in 1980s 'Blue Lagoon' proved she had the talent, though, and by the time she'd also filmed 'Sahara' and 'Endless Love' she could command up to half a million dollars per movie.