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8. BROOKE SHIELDS
Brook Shields is an actress, model, and former child actress best known for her roles in Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love. She also starred in popular TV shows, including Suddenly Susan, Lipstick Jungle and That ‘70s Show. She is the former wife of American tennis player Andre Agassi. Shields holds a bachelor’s degree in French Literature from Princeton.
She has two children from her second marriage to Chris Henchy. During 2005, she spoke to several magazines and appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss her post-partum depression and raise awareness of this serious, potentially dangerous issue. She said that she suffered from severe depression, had suicidal thoughts and that there was a serious delay in her bonding with her child. She sought treatment, in the form of therapy and antidepressants, and managed to overcome this traumatic, difficult period. Shields has continued to fight for a better understanding and treatment of post-partum depression.
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