Biography for
Christie Brinkley More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

2 February 1954, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birth Name

Christie Lee Hudson

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Peter Cook	(21 September 1996 - 3 October 2008) (divorced) 1 child
Richard Taubman	(22 December 1994 - 1995) (divorced) 1 son
Billy Joel	(23 March 1985 - 25 August 1994) (divorced) 1 daughter
Jean-François Allaux	(1973 - 1981) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Platinum blonde hair

Sparkling blue eyes

Voluptuous figure

Deep sultry voice

Trivia

Daughter, with Peter Cook, Sailor Lee Brinkley Cook, was born. [2 July 1998]

Daughter, with Billy Joel, Alexa Ray Joel, was born. [1 January 1986]

Son, with Richard Taubman, Jack Paris Brinkley, was born. [2 June 1995]

Filed a $42 million defamation suit against the National Enquirer and jointly sued her former personal assistant Beth La Face as the contact for the tabloid. [9 September 1997]

Supermodel

Her first SPORTS ILLUSTRATED swimsuit issue cover was in 1979. She also appeared on the cover in 1980 and 1981, making her the first model to appear on 3 consecutive covers.

Brinkley was one of three models featured as dolls produced by Matchbox Toys called "The Real Model Collection".

She and her then husband-to-be, Richard Taubman, survived a helicopter crash in March 1994 near Telluride, Colorado. Nine months later, they married near the spot of the crash. Other crash survivors were her friend, Sandra Will, and Sandra's son, Cade Carradine. Cade was the last person rescued off the mountain.

Was a democratic delegate from New York state at the 2000 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles.

Is a vegetarian.

Daughter of producer-director Don Brinkley and Marge Brinkley.

Sister of Greg Brinkley.

Recovering from emergency back surgery following a skiing injury that occurred during a recent family ski trip [February 28, 2007].

Went to Palisades High School in Los Angeles, California.

Ranked #16 in Men's Health 100 Hottest Women of All Time (2011).

Personal Quotes

If a person lies to you about what's in their bank account, they'll lie to you about other things as well.

I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must have been suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome.

The mere act of putting your lips in the right position tells your body to release chemicals that make you feel better. Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.

Some people think happiness is a luxury, but its a necessity. You need to make space for it in your life.

[Her memory of the pool scene in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)] Well, I remember that night that we were shooting the scene, it was about 3 A.M. in the morning and we got out to the pool and suddenly somebody decided that they really wanted me to strip and then jump in the pool. And so there was a little debate there and I couldn't reach an agent or anything at 3 in the morning. But I just kept saying "I don't think so". So we compromised with, and I think it was so much more effective, when I just tossed my bra and it hit Chevy in the face.

[on recreating the National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)'s pool scene for a Direct TV commercial] It was, like 1 A.M. in the morning... and the swimming pool was steaming and they couldn't have the steam, so they had to make the water as cold as the temperature outside, so they had huge blocks of ice going in and they had drained everything and put in the coldest water. I'm down to the pool in nothing but a G-string... my lips would freeze, so they would have to get me out the pool to pit me in a bathtub to thaw me out. I had to, like, go up the pool ladder with nothing much on.

Where Are They Now

(1983) Release of her book, "Christie Brinkley's Outdoor Beauty & Fitness Book".