Brooke Shields Elected President of Actors’ Equity Association

variety.com:

Ethan Shanfeld Brooke Shields has been elected president of Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents more than 51,000 professional stage actors and managers.

She will serve a four-year term. Rashaan James II was elected eastern regional vice president; Sarah LaBarr was elected central regional vice president, without opposition; and Jeffrey Landman was elected western regional vice president, without opposition.

Shields is best known for her roles in the films “Pretty Baby,” “The Blue Lagoon” and “Endless Love,” but she has also graced Broadway a handful of times.

Her stage credits include “The Addams Family,” “Chicago,” “Cabaret” and “Grease.” Earlier this year, Shields starred in and executive produced Netflix’s “Mother of the Bride.” In 2023 she was the subject of a two-part Hulu documentary titled “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” which explores the actor’s exploitation and sexualization as a child star, her navigation of misogyny in the industry and her struggles with motherhood and postpartum depression.