20+ Photos of Model Actress Brooklyn Decker

An Ohio native, Brooklyn Decker was welcomed to the world on April 12th, 1987. She is the daughter of Tessa, a nurse, and Stephen, a pacemaker salesman. One of two children, Decker has a younger brother named Jordan. Although Decker was born in Kettering, she and her family moved to Middletown during her adolescence. Eventually, the Decker family settled down in Matthews, North Carolina — a suburb of Charlotte.

It turns out that North Carolina was the right move for the Decker family. Why, you ask? Well, this just happens to be where Brooklyn’s career began. In fact, she was discovered at a shopping mall in Charlotte when she was only a teenager. Not only did she begin to model at this point, but she also became the face of Mauri Simon, a prom dress designer and brand. And, as you guessed it, the rest is history.

The blonde-haired, blue-eyed bombshell has been making waves in the entertainment industry since the early 2000s. Talented from the beginning, the new model won an award in 2003, at the Connections Model and Talent Convention. In 2005 — within just two months of moving to NYC — Decker landed a modeling gig with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Throughout her modeling career, Brooklyn Decker has represented some huge brands. She was in campaigns for Gap, American Eagle, and J.C. Penney, and fronted the Victoria’s Secret 2010 swim collection. As well as appearing in ads, Decker posed in fashion editorials in Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and GQ.

Now, considering that Brooklyn has been the face of so many brands and magazines, it may come as a surprise that she wouldn’t necessarily call herself the greatest model. When asked if she was “done” with modeling during an interview with Chelsea Handler, Brooklyn revealed that she “wasn’t great when I was modeling, so I kind of left the second I could.” According to the powerhouse herself, she had a hard time looking “elegant and elongated […] I never walked a runway because I was too klutzy.”

A massive sports fan, Brooklyn Decker joined the cast of Sports New York to discuss the 2010 NCAA basketball tournament. The model and actress is an enthusiastic fan of the college basketball team, North Carolina Tar Heels. She also supports NFL’s Carolina Panthers.

Since she’s an avid sports fan and worked with Sports Illustrated, Decker had a recurring feature on the magazine’s website. The feature, named “She Says, Z Says,” showed the model discussing NFL games with sportswriter and former footballer Paul Zimmerman — known as Dr. Z. And that’s where her hubby, Andy, noticed her for the first time.

Today, Brooklyn Decker and husband Andy Roddick — an American retired tennis player — make the best power couple. But, how did they first meet? It turns out that Decker’s career choice is how she actually caught her hubby’s attention in the first place. In an interview with Tennis Channel, Decker revealed that she “was hosting a show for football for Sports Illustrated on si.com and he watched it every week and he got his attorney to call my agent at the time and I thought it was very shady. And I did not call him back for five months.”

Eventually, though, Decker’s agent convinced the model turned actress to give him a call. After she googled Andy and watched a few of his interviews, she decided to give him a chance — and it’s a good thing she did because they ended up falling hard for each other. After two years of dating, they tied the knot in 2009 in a twilight ceremony at Roddick’s home in Austin, Texas. Decker looked stunning in a strapless Vera Wang gown and floor-length veil. After the nuptials, the celebration continued at Roddick’s local country club where Sir Elton John serenaded the couple and their guests.

Decker and Roddick have now been married for 12 years, and seem to be going strong. They share two children together and seem to fall more in love with each other every single day. That doesn’t mean they haven’t had their own hardships, though. In fact, Decker even admitted that she feels they may have rushed into their marriage but they were still able to make it work. According to the bombshell herself, “I was 22 and he was 27, we were both earnest and I think naïve and optimistic and us against the world…”

Brooklyn Decker started off with uncredited roles in movies The Devil Wears Prada and Solitary Man. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the aspiring actress was often cast as a model. She played one in action-comedy TV series Chuck, and in the comedy series, Royal Pains and played an attractive assistant in the dramedy series, Ugly Betty, and made appearances in several music videos.

In 2010, the model and actress appeared as a guest judge on the fifth season of the reality competition series, Germany’s Next Top Model. Based on the American series fronted by Tyra Banks, the German version is hosted by model Heidi Klum.

Following her time as a Sports Illustrated cover girl, Decker’s star was on the rise, and people were noticing. With two upcoming movie roles, the aspiring actress was on MTV’s 2011 list of “Breakout Stars to Watch Out For.”

Following 2006 and 2009, Brooklyn Decker landed a juicer movie role. The model acted alongside Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman in the 2011 Adam Sandler produced rom-com, Just Go With It. Brooklyn played Palmer Dodge, a sixth-grade math teacher who falls for Sandler’s character.

In 2012, Decker nabbed the leading role of Samantha Shane in the military sci-fi movie, Battleship. Based on the classic board game, the movie follows the crew of a small group of warships as they battle alien naval fleets. Decker’s character is a physical therapist and the daughter of a naval officer.

In the same year that Battleship was released, Brooklyn Decker starred in parenting comedy What to Expect When You’re Expecting. The actress was part of an ensemble cast, made up of some major Hollywood royalty including Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Rock. Decker portrayed the younger wife of Ramsey, played by Dennis Quaid.

In 2014, Brooklyn Decker signed up for a multi-camera sitcom entitled Friends With Better Lives. The series was created by Dana Klein and was unfortunately canceled after only five episodes. Of the 13 episodes that were filmed, only eight have since been aired, and the remaining five were released on DVD.

Brooklyn Decker guest-starred in sitcoms New Girl and The League, and continued to land movie roles. In 2014, the actress starred in the comedy-crime film, Stretch alongside Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, Chris Pine, and Jessica Alba. Decker played the lead character’s ex-girlfriend.

It seems that Brooklyn Decker doesn’t have much luck when it comes to movie roles. This film was supposed to be released in 2014, but was pulled and then released as video on demand. However, Stretch got an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

For her next big-screen role, Brooklyn Decker went in a different direction, choosing a part in indie rom-com Results. Written and directed by Andrew Bujalski – known as the Godfather of Mumblecore – the film starred How I Met Your Mother actress Colbie Smulders, Sixteen Candles actor Anthony Michael Hall, and Sneaky Pete actor Giovanni Ribisi.

The film follows two personal trainers whose lives are thrown into chaos by a new, wealthy client. It has a score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Without a doubt, one of the most successful projects Brooklyn Decker has been part of is Netflix hit Grace and Frankie. The comedy follows two unlikely friends, played by veteran actresses Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.

Decker plays Mallory Hanson, the youngest daughter of Michael Sheen and Jane Fonda’s characters. The series premiered in 2015 and is scheduled to film its final season in 2021. Though season one had a rating of 57% on Rotten Tomatoes, since the third season, it has had 100%.

For 2018’s Lovesong, Brooklyn starred alongside Hunger Games: Catching Fire actress Jena Malone, Logan Lucky actress Riley Keough, and New Amsterdam actor Ryan Eggold. The movie was directed and co-written by Korean-American filmmaker So Yong Kim.

In the film, neglected stay-at-home mom Sarah takes off on an impromptu trip with her daughter and her best friend. Along the way, relationships change, and Sarah eventually has to rebuild their connection. This female-directed LGBTQ movie scored 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Brooklyn first met Zoe Lister-Jones when they starred together in the ill-fated sitcom, Friends With Better Lives. In 2017, Decker starred in Band Aid, a film written and directed by Lister-Jones. Amazingly, as well as having a female director — still unusual in Hollywood — Band Aid had an all-female crew.

The comedy-drama follows a married couple who try to save their marriage by turning their arguments into songs. Starring The Mindy Project’s Adam Pally, it’s rated 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

For her next movie role, Decker returned to the Godfather of Mumblecore, Andrew Bujalski. 2018’s Support the Girls follows the daily struggles of a group of women working at a sports restaurant. Decker played Kara O’Shanahan, alongside Orange Is the New Black’s Lea DeLaria, and Scary Movie scream queen Regina Hall.

Obviously, in today’s media landscape there are more than just movie roles and sitcom guest spots. Brooklyn Decker has appeared on numerous reality and game shows; Decker, along with her family, appeared on ABC’s classic game show, Celebrity Family Feud.

Brooklyn Decker and hubby Andy Roddick competed against each other for a 2019 episode of the musical competition series, Lip Sync Battle. The show – which started off as a segment on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon – features celebrities battling each other by lip-syncing along to a song.

It’s no secret that Decker loves and leads a healthy lifestyle. Not only does she take care of herself by exercising daily and eating well-balanced meals, but she also spends plenty of time outside. Before the pandemic, Decker’s backyard was already her favorite space so it makes sense as to why this has been the spot that she and her family have been riding out the storm. According to the star herself, “Our outdoor space became truly the space to achieve mental clarity and create some good memories in an otherwise really challenging year.”

For now, Brooklyn Decker is spending time with her family, and posting lots of updates on social media, although she does like to keep somewhat private. Touching on the subject, she said, “What is out on the internet is our digital footprint and it’ll be our background check in the future.”