Brooke Shields starred in “Blue Lagoon” (1980) at age 14. Blue Lagoon earned $58 million. It has been reported that Shields earned a percentage of the profit from The Blue Lagoon, most likely in addition to an upfront salary.
Brooke Shields attended the New Lincoln School until eighth grade, and eventually graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1983.
In 1983, Brooke Shields suspended her career as a model to attend Princeton University, subsequently graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Romance languages.
Brooke Shields starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli’s Endless Love (1981).
Brooke Shields was cast in the title role of the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan, in which she starred from 1996 until 2000. Shields took over the role of Morticia Addams in the Broadway musical The Addams Family beginning on June 28, 2011.
In 1983, Brooke Shields appeared on the cover of the September issue of Paris Vogue, the October and November issues of American Vogue, and the December edition of Italian Vogue.