Shannen Doherty's Biography
The Rest of the Cast Bios
FULL NAME:
Shannen Maria Doherty
DATE OF BIRTH: She was born on the 12th April 1971, in Memphis,
Tennessee, USA
MARITAL STATUS: Shannen was married to Ashley Hamilton from 24 September
1993 - April 1994 when they got divorced. She also married Rob Weiss.
HEIGHT: 5'3"
OTHER STUFF: (12 September 1997) Sentenced to anger-management counseling
by the Beverly Hills Municipal Court for an incident that occurred in August
1996; she got into an argument with 22 year old Corey Hanker and smashed a beer
bottle on his car window as he tried to drive away from her.
Her father, Tom, works at a bank and her mother, Rosa, is the owner of a beauty
parlour.
Appeared several times partially nude in Playboy magazine, one image is Dec.
1993 others in safer sex spread in March 1994.
Was removed from the teen soap "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) at end of
4th season (March 1994). According to producer Aaron Spelling because of
constant conflicts with other cast members and repeatedly late appearances on
the set.
Infuriated William Friedkin when she failed to turn up for the first day of
shooting Jailbreakers (1994) (TV) in Hollywood. Shannon, as it turned out, had
just returned from Italy, where she'd raised hell by turning up late for an
interview on a television talk-show. Friedkin's first reaction was to call
auditions and look at 12 other actresses to take the 90210-brat's part. But then
he decided to stick with Doherty.
Family moved to Los Angeles was she was 7 years old
In 1992, Shannen was a guest on "The Dennis Miller Show" (1992). She
appeared on the fourth show which meant that host, Miller, was still in the
process of getting used to the talk-show format. Early in the interview she
rudely asked Miller if he was nervous and went on to point out his eyebrow which
was twitching nervously. This made headlines the next day and before long,
Miller was routinely making an effort to lampoon her on his talk show.
Reportedly dated Counting Crows frontman Adam F. Duritz
FILMOGRAPHY
Shannen has stared in:
Flora Plum (2004) (in
production) .... Trapeze Artist
Nightlight (2003) (TV) (filming)
.... Celeste
"Scare Tactics" (2003) TV Series .... Host
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002) (TV) .... Lexi Wilcox
Rendering, The (2002)... aka Portrait of a Murder (2002) (USA: TV title)
.... Sarah
Another Day (2002)
Satan's School for Girls (2000) (TV) .... Beth/Karen Oxford
Playmate Pajama Party (1999) (V) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Striking Poses (1999) .... Gage Sullivan
"Charmed" (1998) TV Series .... Prue Halliwell(1998-2001)
Ticket, The (1997) (TV) .... CeeCee Reicker
Nowhere (1997) .... Val Chick 2
Sleeping with the Devil (1997) (TV) .... Rebecca Dubrovich
Friends 'Til the End (1997) (TV) .... Heather Romley
Gone in the Night (1996) (TV) .... Cindy Dowaliby
Mallrats (1995) .... Rene
Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story, A (1994) (TV) .... Margaret
Mitchell
Jailbreakers (1994) (TV) .... Angel
Blindfold: Acts of Obsession (1994) (TV) .... Madeleine Dalton ... aka Blindfold
(1994/I) (TV)
Almost Dead (1994) .... Katherine Roshak
Freeze Frame (1992) (TV) .... Lindsay Scott... aka Homeroom News, The (1992)
(TV)
Secret of Lost Creek, The (1992) (TV) .... Jennie Fogle
Obsessed (1992) (TV) .... Lorie Brindel
Forever Young (1991) (TV)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) (TV) .... Brenda Walsh
"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) TV Series .... Brenda Walsh (1990-1994)
Heathers (1989) .... Heather (Duke)
"Our House" (1986) TV Series .... Kris Witherspoon
Outlaws (1986) (TV)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) .... Maggie Malene
"Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Kathleen
Kennedy
Other Lover, The (1985) (TV)
Little House: The Last Farewell (1984) (TV) .... Jenny Wilder
Little House on the Prairie: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) (TV) .... Jenny
Wilder ... aka Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) (TV)
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1983) (TV) .... Jenny Wilder
Night Shift (1982) .... Bluebird
Secret of NIMH, The (1982) (voice) .... Teresa ... aka Mrs. Brisby and the Rats
of NIMH (1982)
"Little House on the Prairie" (1974) TV Series .... Jenny Wilder
(1982-1983) ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (1982) (last
season title)
Producer of:
Another Day (2001) (TV) (co-executive producer)
"Charmed" (1998) TV Series (co-producer)
Director of:
"Charmed" (1998) TV Series (episodes "Be Careful What You Witch
For", "Good, The Bad and The Cursed
Misc Crew on:
Friends 'Til the End (1997) (TV) (singer: "Stop", "Does Anyone
Hear Me?", "Friends 'Til the End")
Appeared as Herself:
Beverly
Hills 90210: 10-Year High School Reunion (2003) (TV) .... Herself
Beverly Hills 90210: The E!
True Hollywood Story (2001) (TV) .... Herself/Brenda Walsh
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke
Heads (2001) (V) .... Herself
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001) .... Herself
Women of Charmed, The (2000)
(TV) .... Herself/Prue Halliwell
Celebrity
Profile: Alyssa Milano (1999) (TV) .... Herself
Saturday Night Live: The Best
of Adam Sandler (1999) (TV) .... Herself (Guest Host)
Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
(V) ... aka Playboy's Playmate Pajama Party (1999) (V) (USA: complete
title)(archive footage) (uncredited) .... Herself
Seventeen: The Faces for Fall
(1998) (TV) .... Herself
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final
Insult (1994) (uncredited) .... Herself
Women and the Pill: The Way It
Works (1993) (TV) .... Host
MTV Video Music Awards 1992
(1992) (TV) .... Herself
MTV Video Music Awards 1991
(1991) (TV) .... Herself (presenter)
Idols (1991) (TV) ....
Herself
Circus of
the Stars #11 (1986) (TV) .... Herself/Trapeze artist
Circus of the Stars #10 (1985)
(TV) .... Herself/Trapeze artist
Shannen has guest stared in:
"So Graham Norton" (1998) playing "Herself"(episode # 4.25)
4/27/2001
"Roseanne Show, The" (1998) playing "Herself" 1998
"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) playing "Wendy Edwards" in
episode: "Time Has Come Today, The" (episode # 4.25) 3/23/1994
"Beavis and Butt-head" (1993) playing "Herself in a video
clip" 1993
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (1990) playing "Herself" in
episode: "Geek Tragedy" (episode # 2.24) 4/12/1992
"Dennis Miller Show, The" (1992) playing "Herself" 1992
"Life Goes On" (1989/I) playing "Ginny Green" in episode:
"Corky's Crush" (episode # 1.12) 1/14/1990
"21 Jump Street" (1987) playing "Janine" in episode:
"Things We Said Today" (episode # 4.12) 12/18/1989
"Arsenio Hall Show, The" (1989) playing "Herself"
"Outlaws" (1986) in episode: "Outlaws" (episode # 1.1)
12/28/1986
"Outlaws" (1986)
"Highway to Heaven" (1984) playing "Shelley Fowler" in
episode: "Secret, The" (episode # 2.9) 11/27/1985
"Airwolf" (1984) playing "Phoebe Danner" in episode:
"Bite of the Jackal" (episode # 1.3) 2/4/1984
"Magnum, P.I." (1980) playing "Ima Platt" in episode:
"Sense of Debt, A" (episode # 4.8) 12/1/1983
"Cagney & Lacey" (1982)
"Father Murphy" (1981) playing "Drusilla Shannon" in
episode: "By the Bear That Bit Me: Part Two" (episode # 1.6) 12/8/1981
"Father Murphy" (1981) playing "Drusilla Shannon" in
episode: "By the Bear That Bit Me: Part One" (episode # 1.5) 12/1/1981