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Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty is known as an American actress and producer. She is most famous for her roles in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed.

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Background and Age

Shannen Maria Doherty was born on April 12, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born to Rosa Elizabeth Doherty and John Doherty. She has a more established sibling, Sean. She went to George D. Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Florida. She started acting as a child with a few short TV appearances before she was given a role as Jenny Wilder in "Little House on the Prairie". She won guest roles on shows like Voyagers and Father Murphy.

Career Net Worth

During her career, she got a big break when she made her "Beverly Hills, 90210" debut in 1990 as Brenda Walsh. Doherty picked up a strong reputation for her depiction of Brenda, winning a Young Artist Award nomination and a spot on "E's!" rundown of the Wicked Women of Prime Time.

She left the show after four seasons, proceeding to act in a few motion pictures including "Mallrats" and "Enchanted". During the 2000s, Doherty hosted a SyFy Channel show, had her very own world program on Oxygen and reappeared on a "Beverly Hills, 90210" reunion special. Doherty put her dancing abilities under a magnifying glass on the tenth season of "Dancing with the Stars" with Mark Ballas before she lost in the second round.

In an August 2019 game, "BH 90210" Fox's reboot of "Beverly Hills, 90210" premiered. The actors from the original adolescent drama all play older forms of their characters. There was one viewpoint Shannen Doherty certainly didn't want uplifted, the overall idea that she's an inconvenient trouble maker.

While promoting the new series at the Television Critics Association Wednesday, "I’m not the villain, I’m the antithesis of that. I definitely am not interested in being a part of that kind of show. It is really focused on our friendships, I just want to keep spreading good positive energy into the world as in real life, as does my character."

Doherty is appeared as somewhat isolated from the cast members, appearing at a fan show just by means of livestream. She has joined recovery that the actors set together to support their careers.

Marriage, Husband and Kids

Shannen Doherty has been married multiple times. On October 11, 1993, she married Ashley Hamilton but they separated months after the fact in April 1994. At one point in 2002, the actress married Rick Salomon, yet the marriage was revoked after only nine months. Shannen then married again on October 15, 2011, to Kurt Iswarienko in Malibu, California.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 12 Apr, 1971
Age: 49 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Memphis
Education: George D. Chamberlain High School
Gender: Female
Description: Actress, director
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Net Worth 2021: 12 million
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Last Modified: Sep 3 2020
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