Background
Shields was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Theresa (née Dollinger) (1905-1998), a house cleaner, and John Schmon (1904-1983), a chemistry
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Shields was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Theresa (née Dollinger) (1905-1998), a house cleaner, and John Schmon (1904-1983), a chemistry
She was of German, English, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh ancestry. The couple"s only child, Brooke (born 1965) became a well-known actress. Several months later, they filed for divorce.
In 2009, Brooke Shields announced that her mother was suffering from dementia.
On October 31, 2012, Teri Shields died following a long illness related to her dementia, aged 79.