SHANNEN DOHERTY

Full Name: Shannen Maria Doherty
Born: April 12, 1971
Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee

As a child, Shannen was a loner. "I had more fun playing by
myself than with anybody else," she says. "I guess I was born that way.
But at the same time, I was outgoing. I did all these plays, and when
I was in Tennessee, I was active in the church. But I never really had
sleep-overs. I always wanted my time away from others."

When she was seven, the family moved to Los Angeles, where her father started a West Coast branch of the family transportation business, and Shannen became interested in acting.

"I used to watch Little House on the Prairie. And I wanted to work with Michael Landon really desperately. " As did many a little girl, but Shannen had the incredible determination, good fortune, or both, to actually end up on Little House.

She has one brother, Sean, who is five years older. She likes sports especially tennis, skiing and volleyball, other hobbies are traveling and shopping. She used to be a Billy Idol fan.



Check out this latest article on Shannen, from TV Guide Online.



TV Credits
Charmed 1998
The Ticket 1997
Sleeping with Devil 1997 (Barbara Piotrowski)
Friends til the End 1997 (Heather Romley)
Gone in the night 1996 (Cyndi Dowaliby)
Mall Rats 1995 (Rene)
Blindfold: Acts of Obsession 1994 (Madeleine Dalton)
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story 1994
Jailbreakers 1994
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1994 (Herself)
Almost Dead (1994) (Katherine Roshak)
Freeze Frame 1992
Obsessed 1992 (Lorie Brindel)
Beverly Hills, 90210 1990-1994 (Brenda Walsh)
Life Goes On, Guest Star (1990) (112 Corky's Crush)
Heathers 1989 (Heather (Duke))
21 Jump Street, Guest Star (1989) (Things We Said Today)
Our House 1986 (Kris Witherspoon)
Outlaws 1986
Robert Kennedy & His Times 1985 (mini) (Kathleen Kennedy)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1985 (Maggie Malone)
Other Lover, The 1985
Air Wolf, Guest Star (1984)
Highway to Heaven, Guest Star (1984) (The Secret)
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children 1984
Magnum P.I, Guest Star (1983) (A Sense of Doubt)
Secret of N.I.M.H, The (1982) (voice of Teresa Brisby)
Cagney & Lacey, Guest Star (1982)
Night Shift 1982 (Bluebird)
Little House on the Prairie 1974-1983
Father Murphy, Guest Star (1981)( Drusilla Shannon)

The September 1996 issue of  Elle has a six-page fashion
spread with Shannen modeling the mod-inspired Gianni Versace line.


LATEST NEWS!
Soap Opera Digest: Aaron Spelling may have Shannen Doherty come
back for an eppisode or two..
Soap Digest Online (8-25-98)
New Series: Charmed
Featured Daytimers: T.W. KING (ex-Danny, The City/Loving) and MATTHEW ASHFORD (ex-Tom, General Hospital; ex-Jack, Days Of Our Lives). Other Familiar Faces: Shannen Doherty (ex-Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) and Alyssa Milano (Melrose Place, Who's The Boss) Premise: Reminiscent of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, this series centers around three sisters Prue (Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs, Picket Fences) and Phoebe (Milano) Halliwell, who get mixed up in the occult. When they reunite at their childhood home, curious things happen -- including a rash of murders! Soon, they stumble across The Book of Shadows, a guide to witchcraft. The book informs them of the imminent arrival of "the charmed ones," or good witches. The charmed ones protect the innocent, but also must face evil warlocks. Are the sisters in fact these good witches? If so, they will have their hands full dealing with all the horror going on around them.
PREMIERE DATE:
     Oct 07, 1998
(Ultimate TV Online, August 25, 1998)

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