The first half of the documentary is largely dedicated to the horrors Shields endured in Hollywood before she could even drive. It's this supernatural beauty that led her mother Teri Shields to push her into modelling at just 11 months' old. The first thing that's established in the documentary is that Brooke Shields has been stunningly beautiful since she was born. WARNING: This story includes accounts of sexual assault, which some readers may find distressing. Now she's sharing the truth behind the tabloids in Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, a two-part documentary directed by Lana Wilson, who also helmed Taylor Swift's 2020 documentary Miss Americana. The film turned Shields into a teenage sex symbol, a representation that led to a number of trials and tribulations over the star's life. Before she had even hit puberty, Brooke Shields was one of the biggest names in 1980s Hollywood.Īt first a child model, her breakout film role was at age 12 when she starred in Pretty Baby as Violet, a child prostitute in 1917 New Orleans.
