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Shannen Doherty
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April 12, 1971 in Memphis, TN
Biography:Known for portraying conniving TV vixens, dark-haired actress Shannen Doherty started her career at age ten after moving to Los Angeles with her family. When Michael Landon saw her guest-starring appearance on the TV drama Father Murphy, he cast her as Jenny Wilder for the 1982 season of Little House on the Prairie. In 1985, she played bratty little sister Maggie in the teen movie Girls Just Want to Have Fun with Sarah Jessica Parker. She continued playing a bratty kid in the TV drama Our House as Wilford Brimley's granddaughter Kris before graduating to bratty teenager in the supreme black comedy Heathers with Winona Ryder. But her most recognizable role came in 1990 with Aaron Spelling's FOX series Beverly Hills 90210. As the twin sister of Jason Priestley's Brandon Walsh, the character of Brenda Walsh became one of television's meanest teenagers. She left the show in 1994 in a much-publicized huff... Full Biography
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News
Oct. 2, 2008, 3:48 AM EST
New DVD releases include `You Don't Mess With the Zohan,' `Sleeping Beauty,' `The Happening'
Sept. 12, 2008, 10:05 PM EST
Shannen Doherty wraps filming on `90210' guest shot, but the door is open for her return
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