Shannen Doherty Bio | Wiki
Shannen Doherty is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie from 1982 to 1983. Shannen also played Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Kris Witherspoon in Our House, Heather Duke in Heathers, Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210, and again in BH90210.
Moreover, she portrayed Prue Halliwell in Charmed and Dobbs in Fortress. Shannen is a registered Republican. An avid animal rights activist, she is a supporter of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. While performing the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014 she challenged founder Paul Watson and global supporters of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Shannen Doherty Age
Shannen was born on April 12, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. She is 51 years old.
Shannen Doherty Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 3 in (Approx.1.6 m).
Shannen Doherty Family
She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to her parents Rosa Doherty and Tom Doherty. Shannen grew up alongside her brother Sean in her mother’s Southern Baptist faith. In her family, her father works at a bank and her mother is the owner of a beauty parlor. The family moved to Los Angeles when Shannen was 7 years old.
Shannen Doherty Spouse |Husband
In early 1993, Shannen was briefly engaged to Max Factor heir Dean Jay Factor before he filed for a restraining order on May 25, 1993. He alleged physical violence and threats on the part of Shannen, although her father claimed that the abuse came from Factor and not her.
On October 11, 1993, Shannen married Ashley Hamilton, the son of actor George Hamilton. They filed for divorce in April 1994. In 1996, she became the godmother to Cooper Smith London, the daughter of actor Jason London and actress Charlie Spradling.
In 2002, Shannen married Rick Salomon, but the marriage was annulled after nine months. On October 15, 2011, she married photographer Kurt Iswarienko in Malibu, California. In November 2018, she lost her house to the Woolsey Fire.
Shannen Doherty Health | Breast Cancer
In 1999, Shannen revealed she had been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. In March 2015, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, which had spread to her lymph nodes. In February 2016, she revealed that she was receiving anti-estrogen treatment to shrink the tumor and enable treatment by lumpectomy rather than mastectomy.
Due to multiple tumors, a lumpectomy was not possible, and a single mastectomy was performed in May 2016. Surgery revealed that some of the cancer cells may have spread beyond the lymph nodes. Because the cancer was more advanced than previously thought, Shannen underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy following surgery. On April 29, 2017, she announced that her cancer was in remission.
On February 4, 2020, Shannen announced that her cancer had returned and that she was stage four. She said that her close friend, Anne Marie Kortright, has stood by her during her battle with cancer. In October 2021, she provided an update on her cancer treatment during an interview with Juju Chang of ABC News.
Shannen Doherty 90210
Shannen garnered worldwide attention and fame for her breakout role as Brenda Walsh in the Aaron Spelling-produced TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1990. In 1991 and 1992, her portrayal of Brenda earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series. She left the show after the fourth season in 1994.
Also in 2008, 14 years since her last television appearance as Brenda Walsh, Shannen joined the cast of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-offs for The CW Television Network for a reported $40,000–50,000 an episode. She once more reprised her role of Brenda Walsh for the six-episode sequel BH90210, which debuted on August 7, 2019, on FOX.
Shannen Doherty On Charmed | Charmed
In 1998, Spelling again cast her in another of his television series, Charmed, in which she played one of the lead characters, Prue Halliwell, the oldest of three sisters who are witches. Shannen also directed a few episodes for the series during the second and third seasons. She left the show in 2001 at the end of the third season, resulting in her character’s death.
Shannen Doherty Heathers
In November 2016, she joined the cast of a Heathers television series, originally set to air on Paramount Network in March 2018. Shannen played the mother of one of the new generation of “Heathers”, different from the character of Heather Duke that she originated in the 1989 film.
Shannen Doherty Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Shannen estimated net worth is $5 million.
Is Shannen Doherty Still Alive
Yes. On February 4, 2020, she announced that her cancer had returned and that she was stage four. Shannen said that her close friend, Anne Marie Kortright, has stood by her during her battle with cancer. In October 2021, she provided an update on her cancer treatment during an interview with Juju Chang of ABC News.