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Teri Shields

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Teri Shields
Teri Shields with daughter Brooke in 1981
Born
Theresia Anna Lilian Maria Schmon

(1933-08-01)August 1, 1933
DiedOctober 31, 2012(2012-10-31) (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Actress,
entertainment manager
Years active1964–1990s
Spouse
(m. 1964; div. 1966)
ChildrenBrooke Shields

Theresia Anna Lilian Maria Shields (née Schmon; August 1, 1933 – October 31, 2012) was an American actress known primarily for being the parent and manager of actress Brooke Shields.

Life and career

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Shields was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Theresa (née Dollinger), a house cleaner, and John Schmon, a chemist. She was of German, English, Scotch-Irish, French Canadian and Welsh ancestry.[1][2][3] In 1964, she married Francis Alexander Shields. Several months later, they filed for divorce.[1] The couple's only child, Brooke (b. 1965), became a well-known model and actress.[4]

When Brooke was a child, they lived in a townhouse on the Upper East Side.[5]

She acted alongside her daughter in Wanda Nevada, Endless Love, and Backstreet Dreams.[6]

In 2009, Brooke announced that her mother was suffering from dementia.[7] On October 31, 2012, Shields died at age 79 following a long illness related to dementia.[8]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "5". Who Do You Think You Are?. Season 1. Episode 5. 2010-04-02. NBC.
  2. ^ "Meeting the ancestors - RTÉ Ten". www.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Mary Ellen Mark".
  4. ^ Brooke Shields profile at Biography.
  5. ^ Thurman, Judith (July 29, 2017). "Brooke Shields's House in New York City". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ Closing credits of movie titles
  7. ^ Alex Tresniowski, "Brooke Shields My Mother Has Dementia," People, June 1, 2009, retrieved September 21, 2010
  8. ^ Teri Shields Dies at 79; Mother and Manager
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