Scroll on for 14 revealing photos that showcase the actor and model’s fascinating life, from birth to present.

1. Her first foray into showbiz at 11 months old

She stepped in front of the camera for the first time at 11 months old in an advertisement for Ivory Soap.

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2. Her breakout role in Pretty Baby

She had her breakout role the following year in Louis Malle’s film Pretty Baby (1978) in which she played the precocious daughter of a sex worker. She was 11 at the time of filming.

Shields attended the Cannes Film Festival the year of its release and Pretty Baby was nominated for the festival’s most prestigious award, the Palm d’Or.

3. The youngest model to appear on Vogue’s cover

Following the success of the film, Shields began receiving more attention from the fashion industry. In 1980, at the age of 14, Shields was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue.

Thanks to her fame, Shields rubbed shoulders with many of the biggest stars of the day. Shields made her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson when she was 14.

4. Starring in The Blue Lagoon ...

Shields’ next big role came in the coming-of-age drama The Blue Lagoon (1980). She was 15 at the time and had her hair glued to her chest so that nothing would show.

The same year, she appeared in a controversial print and TV ad for Calvin Klein Jeans. The TV ad included her saying the famous tagline: “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.”

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Then in 1981, when she was 16, Shields was involved in a high-profile court case over nude photographs of her taken at the age of 10. She ultimately lost the case.

5. ... and Endless Love

Shields then appeared in Franco Zeffirelli’s Endless Love (1981) opposite Martin Hewitt. Due to the amount of nudity, the film was initially given an X rating. It was then re-edited to earn an R rating.

6. Time Magazine’s “face of the 1980s”

The same year, Shields was dubbed the face of the 1980s by Time Magazine. She was photographed on the cover by Francesco Scavullo, who had also shot her Ivory Soap advertisement.

During her years as a teen idol, Shields used her image to champion a number of causes. She appeared in anti-drug PSAs, was the poster girl for abstinence from sex and even put her support behind an anti-drunk-driving campaign.

7. Teenage romantic links

8. Her first boyfriend, schoolmate Dean Cain

However, Shields has said that her first real boyfriend was Dean Cain, who went on to star as Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark. The pair dated while undergraduates at Princeton.

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Shields put her acting career on hold at the age of 19 when she enrolled at Princeton University. During her time there, she became a member of the university’s theatre troupe and performed in their annual revues. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Romance language and literature in 1987 and then threw herself back into her career.

9. Her marriage to tennis legend Andre Agassi

Shields married tennis player Andre Agassi in 1997 after four years of dating. They divorced in 1999.

10. Her guest appearance on Friends

In 1996, Shields made her infamous appearance on the NBC sitcom Friends as a crazed fan of Matt LeBlanc’s character Joey Tribbiani.

11. Her sitcom Suddenly Susan

She then landed her own sitcom Suddenly Susan in 1996. It ran for four seasons and scored Shields a favourite female performer People’s Choice Award.

12. Her family with husband Chris Henchy

13. Supporting mothers suffering from post-partum depression

In 2007, Shields put her support behind new legislation that supported mothers suffering from post-partum depression, something she experienced after the birth of her first daughter. The bill was passed in 2010.

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14. Her new documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Last month, Shields attended the premiere of her new reflective documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields in January at Sundance Film Festival, ahead of its release on Hulu on April 3.