Shannen Doherty

Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-1994) as Brenda Walsh

Shannen Doherty
Born
April 12 1971 Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Occupation
Actress
Career milestones
Charmed (1998-2001) as Prue Halliwell

Shannen Maria Doherty (born April 12, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American actress, best known for her work as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed.

Early Career

She came to notice when she was cast as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie, which she followed up with roles in films such as Heathers. She was then cast as the oldest Witherspoon sibling, Kris, on the family drama Our House, which ran from 1986 to 1988. Shannen then went on to appear in an episode of Magnum P.I..

Later Career

She starred on the Aaron Spelling-produced Beverly Hills 90210 for four years, from 1990 to 1994. Although her departure from the series was reportedly acrimonious, it didn't stop Spelling from casting her in another series, Charmed. She left that series in 2001, after three years (rumors persisted that her departure was against her will, due to a feud with co-star Alyssa Milano). She hosted Scare Tactics on the Sci Fi channel until the 2004 season. She was a former regular on the failed TV series North Shore, a return to her prime-time soap roots.

In 2005, she was cast in the new TV comedy Love Inc. but was dropped from the show just months before the debut in fall.

Doherty will star in her own show, Breaking Up With Shannen Doherty on the Oxygen network this summer.

Private Life

Her private life has also been turbulent, with a six month marriage to Ashley Hamilton, son of George Hamilton. She was also married to Richard Salomon. Doherty posed for a nine page pictorial in the December 2003 issue of Playboy magazine.

Trivia

Her brief marriage to Ashley Hamilton is referenced in Mallrats. Co-star Ben Affleck plays a character named Shannon Hamilton.
Doherty is a Southern Baptist and a Republican.
Suffers from the bowel condition Crohn's Disease.
According to some sources, she is fluent in three languages: English, Spanish and French.

Filmography

Actor

2007 No title yet as herself - sitcom
2006 The View as co-Hostess (31Jul/1Aug) (ABC talk-show)
2006 Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty as Hostess (Oxygen reality show)
2005 The End Of The World as Faith Clavell (2005) (CBS miniseries)
2005 Love, inc. as Denise Johnson (pilot) (uncredited)
2005 North Shore as Alexandra Hudson
2003 Nightlight as Celeste
2002 The Battle Of Mary Kay as Lexi Wilcox
2002 The Rendering as Sarah Reynolds
2001 Another Day as Kate
2001 Charmed as Prue Halliwell (1998-2001)
2001 Gary & Mike as Breeze(voice)
2000 Satan's School For Girls as Beth Hammersmith/Karen Oxford
1999 Striking Poses as Gage Sullivan
1997 The Ticketas CeeCee Reicker
1997 Nowhereas Valley Chick #2
1997 Sleeping with the Devil as Rebecca Dubrovich
1997 Friends 'Til The End as Heather Romley
1996 Gone In The Night as Cindi Dowaliby
1995 Mallrats as Rene Mosier
1994 The Margaret Mitchell Story as Margaret
1994 Jailbreakers as Angel Norton
1994 Acts Of Obsession as Madeleine Dalton
1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 as Brenda Walsh (1990-1994)
1994 Almost Dead as Doctor Katherine Roshak
1993 Saturday Night Live (Host)
1992 Obsessed as Lorie Brindel
1992 The Secret Of Lost Creek as Jennie Fogel
1992 Freeze Frame as Lindsay Scott
1991 Forever Young as Party Girl
1990 Life Goes On as Ginny Green
1989 21 Jump Street as Janine
1989 Heathers as Heather Duke
1986 Our House as Kris Witherspoon (1986-1988)
1986 Out Laws as Young Girl
1985 Highway to Heaven as Shelley Fowler
1985 The Other Lover as Alson Fielding
1985 Girls Just Want To Have Fun as Maggie Malene
1985 Robert Kennedy & His Times as Kathleen Kennedy
1984 Bless All The Dear Children as Jenny Wilder
1984 The Last cock as Jenny Wilder
1984 Airwolf as Phoebe Danner
1983 Look Back To Yesterday as Jenny Wilder
1983 Magnum, P.I. as Ima Platt
1983 Little House on the Prairie as Jenny Wilder (1982-1983)
1982 Voyagers! as Betty Parris
1982 Night Shift as Bluebird
1982 The Secret of NIMH as Teresa (voice)
1982 The Phoenix as Little Girl
1981 Father Murphy as Drusilla

Director

2000 Charmed "Be Careful What You Witch For"
2001 Charmed "The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed"
2001 Charmed "All Hell Breaks Loose"

Miscellaneous Crew

2001 Charmed "Coyote Piper" (choreographer)
1997 "Friends 'Til The End" (singer: "Stop", "Does Anyone Hear Me?", "Friends 'Til the End")

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