Brooklyn Decker
Brooklyn Danielle Decker[2] (born April 12, 1987)[1] is an American model and actress, perhaps best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including the cover of the 2010 issue. In addition to working for Victoria's Secret for the 2010 "Swim" collection, she has ventured into television with guest appearances on Chuck, Ugly Betty, The League, and Royal Pains. She made her feature film debut in Just Go with It (2011), and later starred in Battleship (2012) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). In 2015, she was cast as a series regular, portraying Mallory Hanson, on Netflix's Grace and Frankie.
Early life[edit]
Decker was born in Kettering, Ohio,[3] a suburb of Dayton, the daughter of Tessa (née Moore),[4] a nurse, and Stephen Decker, a pacemaker salesman.[3] She has a younger brother, Jordan.[5] She and her family moved to Middletown, Ohio,[3] then to Matthews, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte.[5] She graduated from David W. Butler High School.[6]
Decker was discovered in a Charlotte shopping mall as a teenager, and began her modeling career as the face of Mauri Simone, a prom dress maker. She won the 2003 Model of the Year award at the Connections Model and Talent Convention.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Decker began dating American tennis player Andy Roddick in 2007, and they became engaged in March 2008. The couple married on April 17, 2009, and used to live in Roddick's home town of Austin, Texas; they now live in Charlotte, North Carolina.[21][22] The couple have a son and a daughter. Roddick made a cameo in Decker's 2011 film Just Go with It as a tennis player whom her character meets on a plane home.