'Pretty Baby' chronicles Brooke Shields' career and the sexualization of young girls | Fresh Air

Brooke Shields looks back on her childhood career with guest interviewer Tonya Mosley. When she was 11 months old, she was in soap commercials and print ads. At the age of 12, she starred as a child prostitute in the film Pretty Baby. In her teens, she modeled jeans for Calvin Klein and became a household name. The new Hulu documentary, Pretty Baby, examines how she was sexually objectified as a child and teen actress.
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[@jaytee3baxter]

I love the grounded adult that Brooke has become.

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

I really like Brooke Shields.

[@Maia-j7j]

I have so much respect for Brooke Shields and her strength and integrity.

[@michaelp6376]

Ms. Shields is a real, honest & introspective person first & a great actor second. God's peace & blessings always with you.

[@CarolynCressette]

THIS INTERVIEWER IS HORRIBLE. WHAT A SLOW, BORING INTERVIEW. WE HAVE ALL HEARD THESE Q N A'S BEFORE. DO BETTER AND RESEARCH TO FIND OUT MORE. WE ALL KNOW THIS.