Her talent lies in the existential realm. She is not a classical talent, therefore is difficult to define accurately. Bottom line is that she exists, she's famous, and she's rich. Eat your heart out.

However, as Rita Glossner, she's magnificent. I barely recognized her. It may be the first time she's actually acted a role, and nailed it 100%.
I've only just realised now that Rita is Brooke Shields! A bit gobsmacked. She's FANTASTIC!
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I'd have agreed with the OP until recently. She was always one of those actors who could only play an idealized version of herself.
However, as Rita Glossner, she's magnificent. I barely recognized her. It may be the first time she's actually acted a role, and nailed it 100%.
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CAastronaut, don't you have an Oscar to polish and an autobiography to write?

The op obviously has a brilliant mind. I mean, hey, he/she watches shows like America's Next Top Model. So, he's/she's obviously an expert on talent.

Good point. And I think she has a lot of talent.

Doesn't matter. She's had a long career and you're probably still welcoming people to Walmart.
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I enjoy her on her occasional appearances on The Middle & she wasn't half bad on That 70's Show as Mila Kunis' mother. "Jackie".

Doesn't matter
I would say that on a website having to do with the arts, whether someone can do their job or not is relevant.
Brooke Shields is utterly gorgeous, and theatricallyneutral. She's a perfectly nice person who performs no better (or worse) than anyone's average cousin would if they were told they had to support themselves by acting.
She's had 50 years to give a great or even very good performance, and still it eludes her.

Doesn't matter. She's had a long career and you're probably still welcoming people to Walmart.

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….she's about as down to earth and modest as it gets. She has also been shown to have a great sense of humor. Brooke
Shields is one of life's big winners
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She may not be the best actress in town, but she knew how to gently exploit what was a god given gift to her: stunning looks.
I'd also say she is self-deprecating, has suffered depression, (that was more of a post natal issue I think which Tom Cruise derided her for), but within her own means, she has made things work as best as she could within her means. And above all, she comes across as honest and uninhibited and I bet she knows how to tell a great joke and make it interesting and funny.
Bravo to Brooke and I am so glad that I was young when she was in her prime and graced the silver screen with her warmth and beauty which I believe is inside as well as out.
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She graduated from Princeton with honors with a degree in French.
She suffered from horrible abuse at the hands of her mean, alcoholic mother. Still, Brooke has always said good things about her mother, whom she took care of from the age of around 13 until Teri died, about 33 years later. In addition to her ethereal beauty and her intelligence and poise and grace and kindness, she has peace in her soul and she's about as down to earth and modest as it gets. She has also been shown to have a great sense of humor. Brooke Shields is one of life's big winners.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

she
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Prepare to be judged.with a FGM-148 Javelin!

true,she is a pretty thats all.
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