Theresia Anna Lilian Maria Shields (née Schmon; August 1, 1933 – October 31, 2012) was an American actress, film producer, socialite, and model. Life and career Shields was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Theresa (née Dollinger), a house cleaner, and John Schmon, a chemist. She was of German, English, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh ancestry. In 1964, she married Francis Alexander Shields. Several months later, they filed for divorce. The couple's only child, Brooke (born 1965), became a well-known model and actress. When Brooke was a child, they lived in a townhouse on the Upper East Side. She acted alongside her daughter in Wanda Nevada, Endless Love, and Backstreet Dreams. In 2009, Brooke announced that her mother was suffering from dementia. On October 31, 2012, Shields died at age 79 following a long illness related to dementia. Filmography 1979 – Wanda Nevada, actress 1981 – Endless Love, actress 1983 – Sahara, producer 1990 – Backstreet Dreams, actress References External links Teri Shields at Find a Grave 1933 births 2012 deaths People from the Upper East Side American socialites Female models from New Jersey American film actresses Actresses from Newark, New Jersey Deaths from dementia in New York (state) 21st-century American women