Brooke Shields' life in pictures

By Bryanne Salazar 8:10am PDT, May 26, 2017

Brooke Shields has captivated audiences and given us all serious beauty goals since she was an infant model. Not only is she (still) one of the most gorgeous women to ever grace magazine covers and movie screens — and one who's dated some of the hottest men in Hollywood — but she's also a dedicated mom and active philanthropist. In honor of her 52nd birthday on May 31, 2017, Wonderwall.com has put together a look at some of the biggest moments in Brooke's public life from childhood to the present. Keep reading for more…

Born on May 31, 1965, to a model mother and a Revlon executive father, it was clear from the get-go that Brooke Shields was no ordinary baby. Talent agencies took note of her crystalline eyes and doll-like features. At just 11 months old, not long after her parents' divorce, she was cast in her first commercial — for Ivory soap — which opened the door to what would eventually become a long career in Hollywood.

Although from the outside it seemed that Brooke Shields lived a charmed life — she took ballet, piano and riding lessons as she pursued a modeling career — she later revealed in her 2015 memoir "There Was a Little Girl" that her childhood was plagued by emotional abuse. Her mother, Teri, who had taken the role of managing Brooke's career, was also an alcoholic and a control freak who made life difficult for her daughter.

In 1978, Brooke Shields starred as a child prostitute in the film "Pretty Baby," which was a source of controversy as people questioned her mother Teri's management decisions and the fact that Brooke, at just 11 years old, had posed nude for the film. Some claimed Brooke was being exploited by her mother, while others saw her work as a breakout performance. She was also rumored to be dating fellow child actor Scott Baio during this time.

In 1978 at the tender age of 13, Brooke Shields posed for the cover of Seventeen magazine. The same year, fashion designer Calvin Klein launched his denim line and would later hire Brooke to model his jeans, calling her "the most beautiful girl in the world." In 1981, Brooke famously said in a Calvin Klein ad, "You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." Two networks banned the commercial for being too risque.

In 1980, Brooke Shields starred in "The Blue Lagoon," a film about a young boy and girl who are shipwrecked on a deserted island and must fend for themselves in the wild. Fresh from her "Pretty Baby" scandal, Brooke was again in the spotlight because of her love scenes in the film with co-star Christopher Atkins. Around the same time, she was rumored to be dating actor John Travolta.

Despite her fame, Brooke Shields was committed to completing her education. In 1983, she graduated from Dwight-Englewood preparatory school in Englewood, New Jersey, all while dating Monaco royalty (she had a brief romance with Prince Albert). Immediately after graduation, Brooke enrolled at prestigious Princeton University, where she later completed a bachelor's degree in romance languages. Here, she poses with her divorced parents, Teri and Frank Shields, on her high school graduation day.

While Brooke Shields wasn't one to kiss and tell, she revealed in 2014 that when she was 22, she lost her virginity to none other than Superman himself. Brooke met fellow actor Dean Cain while attending Princeton and said the two were instantly smitten. After their intimate encounter, Brooke felt so overwhelmed that she ran out of the bedroom naked, worried about what her mother would think. She and Dean moved on from the awkward encounter and years later posed for a photo together at a Hollywood event in 1995.

The same year that Brooke Shields celebrated her 21st birthday, she shocked fans and critics once more when she appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine. Although the response was far less negative than when she'd posed nude at 11 for her film "Pretty Baby," it still managed to stir up controversy.

At one time, Brooke Shields considered Michael Jackson to be one of her closest friends. The two met in the early '80s and maintained a strong friendship until 1991, when they drifted apart. Although many believed the pair had dated at some point, Brooke was adamant that they were only friends and once told Rolling Stone magazine that Michael was "asexual" to her.

After dating Liam Neeson and Michael Bolton in the early '90s, Brooke Shields fell in love with tennis star Andre Agassi in 1993. Around the same time her affair with Andre began heating up, her relationship with mom Teri was in shambles. Shortly before marrying Andre in 1997, Brooke fired her mother as her manager after more than 30 years together. Sadly, in 1999, Brooke and Andre's marriage ended in annulment after he confessed to her that he'd been hiding his crystal meth use for years.

In 1996, Brooke Shields landed the lead role in "Suddenly Susan," a comedy series about a runaway bride who was figuring out single life while writing a weekly column. Starring alongside Kathy Griffin, Judd Nelson and Nestor Carbonell, Brooke was nominated for two Golden Globes for her performance. The series ended in 2000.

After a rocky split from Andre Agassi, Brooke Shields finally found lasting love with Chris Henchy, a writer and film producer. The pair married in 2001 after just eight months of dating. Instead of a big wedding, the couple surprised their closest friends and family with a secretly planned dinner-turned-marriage ceremony on Catalina Island off the coast of California.

Less than a month before she gave birth to her first child, Brooke Shields' father, Frank Shields, passed away. Daughter Rowan Henchy arrived three weeks later on May 15, 2003. While coping with the loss of her father and raising a newborn, Brooke developed postpartum depression. In 2005, after working through her grief, she published "Down Came the Rain," a book detailing her struggles with postpartum depression. In 2006, Brooke gave birth to her second child, a baby girl named Grier.

Motherhood didn't slow down Brooke Shields' acting career. After working on Broadway and appearing on several TV shows, Brooke was ready to take on a network series again. In 2008, she landed the role of Wendy on the NBC drama "Lipstick Jungle," which was based on "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell's novel of the same name. Unfortunately, poor ratings caused the show to be cancelled after just one season.

Following a long illness related to her dementia, Brooke Shields' mother, Teri Shields, passed away on Oct. 31, 2012. The loss was especially painful for Brooke as she felt she'd never gotten a chance to come to terms with her and her mother's difficult (although deeply loving) relationship. In 2014, Brooke published the memoir "There Was a Little Girl" detailing her difficult early years growing up and working under her mother, whom she described as an alcoholic, but also someone she idolized as a child. Brooke and Teri are pictured here in 2007.

Nothing is more important to Brooke Shields than making sure daughters Rowan and Grier (seen here with Brooke and husband Chris Henchy in April 2015) have a normal, healthy childhood. Growing up with an alcoholic mother made Brooke acutely aware of how sensitive children are to the problems of their parents. She's told The Guardian she "rules with an iron hand."

In 2016, it came to light that Brooke Shields had struggled for nearly 30 years to keep away from a persistent stalker named John Rinaldi who had befriended her mother many years earlier just to get closer to Brooke. The tearful star and her husband detailed odd interactions and unwanted exchanges with a man they claim was emotionally unstable during his trial that June. (Here, Brooke is pictured heading to court to testify.) A judge later sentenced John to 60 days in jail and ordered him to permanently stay away from Brooke and her family.

Brooke Shields is still turning heads in her 50s. In March 2017, she shared this Instagram photo of herself in a blue bikini with the caption, "The hard work is starting to pay off," giving fans everywhere major beach-body goals.

Brooke Shields has long dedicated herself and her time to supporting causes she cares about — including the American Cancer Society and several organizations dedicated to AIDS research — and her friends and family. But the New York City-based star is also always looking for her next great role. In recent years, she's signed onto a variety of projects: She's had a recurring role as neighbor Rita on the hit sitcom "The Middle" since 2010. In 2013, she started voicing Mrs. Goodman in the animated comedy series "Mr. Pickles." In 2014, she was on "The Michael J. Fox Show." In 2016, Brooke guest-starred on "Scream Queens" and in early 2017, she appeared on "Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special" proving she's not just a pretty face, but still really funny too.