How long was Brooke Shields in the hospital? Did Brooke Shields break a bone?

Brooke Shields was in the hospital for two and a half weeks, and she developed a serious staph infection after she went home. Shields was forced to endure a second surgery when the broken portion of her femur popped out.

Brooke Shields starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli’s Endless Love (1981). In 1993, Brooke Shields starred as Rizzo in the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease.

Brooke Shields recurred during Season Nineteen of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sheila Porter, the maternal grandmother of Olivia Benson’s adopted son, Noah Porter.

In 1980, Brooke Shields was the youngest guest star to ever appear on The Muppet Show. She was also the youngest person to host the sketch comedy show, ABC’s Fridays, in 1981.

Brooke Shields voiced Beverly Goodman in the Adult Swim animated series Mr. Pickles (2014–2019) and its spinoff Momma Named Me Sheriff. In a 1996 episode of the popular comedy sitcom Friends, Brooke Shields played Joey’s stalker.