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Birth Name: Brooke Christa Shields
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 31, 1965
Ethnicity: German, Irish, nearly one eighth Italian, European Royal, English, Scottish, with distant Scots-Irish, Welsh, Spanish, French, and Dutch
Brooke Shields is an American actress and model. She has starred in the films Pretty Baby , The Blue Lagoon , and Endless Love , among others.
Brooke is the daughter of Theresia Anna Lilian Maria “Teri” (Schmon) and Francis Alexander “Frank” Shields, a businessperson and executive. Brooke is married to television writer Chris Henchy, with whom she has two children.
Her paternal grandfather was of Irish descent. Her paternal grandmother, who was born in Italy, had Italian, as well as European Royal, English, Scottish, a small amount of German, and distant Spanish, French, and Dutch, ancestry. Her mother had German, as well as English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh, ancestry.
On the television show Who Do You Think You Are? , 2010, Brooke explored her paternal grandmother’s remote French ancestry.
Brooke is a second cousin, once removed, of actress Glenn Close . Brooke’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Charles Arthur Moore and Mary L. Campbell (the parents of Mary Elsie Moore), were also Glenn’s maternal great-grandparents.
Brooke’s paternal grandfather was Frank Shields (Francis Xavier Alexander Shields, the son of Alexander John Shields and Alice Aloysius Haggerty). Frank was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, and was a top-ranking amateur tennis player, and an actor. Brooke’s great-grandfather Alexander was born in New York City, the son of Alexander John Shields and Ellen Maria Holton/Holtan, who were the children of Irish parents. Brooke’s great-grandmother Alice was born in Altoona, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, to Irish parents, Thomas Haggerty and Mary Flynn.
Brooke’s paternal grandmother was Donna Marina Torlonia, dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi (the daughter of Don Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi, and of Mary Elsie Moore). Brooke’s grandmother Donna Marina was born in Palazzo Núñez-Torlonia, Rome, Lazio, Italy, and was an Italian princess and aristocrat. She was also known as Marina Torlonia Shields and Marina Torlonia Slater. Brooke’s great-grandfather Don Marino Torlonia was Italian, born in Poli, Rome. He also had one eighth German, and distant Spanish and French, descent; he was the son of Don Guido/Giulio Torlonia, 2nd Duke di Poli e di Guadagnolo; and of Donna Teresa Chigi della Rovere-Albani. He descended from many noble and aristocratic families, including the House of Medici, House of Este, House of Gonzaga, and House of Montefeltro. Brooke’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and had English, Scottish, and remote Dutch, descent. She was the daughter of Charles Arthur Moore and Mary Louise Campbell.
Brooke’s maternal grandfather was John William Schmon, Jr. (the daughter of John Schmon and Bertha Feitzinger). Brooke’s grandfather John was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. Brooke’s great-grandfather John was born in New Jersey, the son of Robert Schmon and Barbara Meyer/Meier. Brooke’s great-grandmother Bertha was born in Newark, the daughter of German parents, Charles Karl Feitzinger, from Baden-Württemberg; and Ernestine Augusta Caroline Buehle/Buhle, from Hessen.
Brooke’s maternal grandmother was Theresa Anna Dollinger (the daughter of John Daniel Dollinger and Ida E. McCarl). Theresa was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. John was born in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Dollinger and Theresa/Theresia/Tressia Murphy. Brooke’s great-grandmother Ida was born in Newark, the daughter of Frank/Francis R. McCarl and Mary Brower.
Sources: Genealogies of Brooke Shields – http://famouskin.com https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Brooke’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com
Brooke’s maternal great-grandfather, John Daniel Dollinger, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Brooke’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Theresa/Theresia/Tressia (Murphy) Dollinger, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org