'Over and over and over and over and over. She's a sex symbol,''' Shields says in the series. 'The entirety of my life, it was, 'She's a pretty face. Directed by Lana Wilson, the two-part feature chronicles Shields' tumultuous life and career through extensive archival footage along with interviews with Shields herself, her close friends and culture reporters and film historians. And, more recently, we've seen it with Millie Bobby Brown and Billie Eilish.Īs for Shields, the '80s icon is now retelling her story in 'Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,' a new ABC News documentary that's named after the 1978 film of the same name. The tale of the overly sexualized teenage star is, unfortunately, not an uncommon one. The shaming of Brooke Shields: Actress addresses backlash after her sexualized '80s Calvin Klein ad
