For her role in The Blue Lagoon (1980), Shields became the first ever "Winner" of a Worst Actress RAZZIE Award. She went on to "win" several more RAZZIES, and in 2000 was nominated as Worst Actress of the Century.

Brooke's legal birthname is Brooke Christa Shields. Her birth certificate was reproduced in both the 1978 and 1982 editions of "The Brooke Book." It is a widely misheld, and often reported, misconception that her birthname is Christa Brooke Shields.

On 25 February 1997 Brooke Shields and Andre Agassi filed suit against The National Enquirer claiming it printed "false and fabricated" statements about them and sought damages.

Between the years of 1980 and 1985, Brooke Shields appeared on more than 300 magazine covers internationally.

In 1981, the New Jersey-based music group The Jitterz released a single titled "The girls want to look like Brooke Shields", which was a minor alternative radio hit.

The music group Blondie's 1978 album "Parallel Lines" contains the song "Pretty Baby", written about Brooke Shields.

While filming The Blue Lagoon (1980), Brooke Shields had to have her hair glued to her breasts so nothing would show.

Brooke Shields' grandfather was Frank Shields, a professional tennis player who acted in a few films in the 30s.