Shannen Doherty Biography (1971-)

Full name, Shannen Maria Doherty; born April 12, 1971, in Memphis, TN; daughter of Tom (a mortgage consultant) and Rosa (a beauty parlor owner) Doherty; married Ashley Hamilton, September, 1993 (divorced, 1994); married Richard Solomon (a boxer), February 2, 2002; children: (second marriage) two stepchildren. Addresses: Agent: ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Catch 23, 100 N. Crescent Dr., Suite 323, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder NY, 250 West 57th St., Suite 1317, New York, NY 10107.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer, director
Birth Details: April 12, 1971; Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Jenny Wilder, Little House: A New Beginning (also known as Little House on the Prairie), NBC, 1982-1983
Kris Witherspoon, Our House (also known as My Grandfather's House), NBC, 1986-1988
The Mickey Mouse Club, The Disney Channel, 1989
Brenda Walsh, Beverly Hills, 90210 (also known as Class of Beverly Hills), Fox, 1990-1994
Prue Halliwell, Charmed, The WB, 1998-2001
Voice of Breeze, Gary & Mike, UPN, 2001
Miniseries
Kathleen Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and His Times, CBS, 1985
Cyndi Dowaliby, Gone in the Night, CBS, 1996
Movies
Jenny Wilder, Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, NBC, 1983
Jenny Wilder, Little House: The Last Farewell, NBC, 1984
Jenny Wilder, Little House: Bless All the Dear Children, NBC, 1984
Alison Fielding, The Other Lover, CBS, 1985
Lindsey Scott, Freeze Frame (also known as The Homeroom News), The Disney Channel, 1990
Forever Young, 1991
Lorie Brindel, Obsessed, ABC, 1992
Jennie Fogle, The Secret of Lost Creek, 1992
Title role, A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (also known as Margaret), NBC, 1994
Madeleine Dalton, Blindfold: Acts of Obsession (also known as Blindfold), USA Network, 1994
Angel Norton, Jailbreakers (also known Rebel Highway), Showtime, 1994
Katherine Roshak, Almost Dead (also known as Resurrection),HBO, 1996
Rebecca Dubrovich/Janni Smith, Sleeping with the Devil, CBS, 1997
Heather Romley, Friends 'til the End, NBC, 1997
CeeCee Reicker, The Ticket, USA Network, 1997
Beth Hammersmith/Karen Oxford, Satan's School for Girls, ABC, 2000
Kate Walker, Another Day, USA Network, 2001
Portrait of Murder, 2002
Pilots
Stacy McCabe, His and Hers, CBS, 1984
Andrea Halifax, Outlaws, CBS, 1986
Brenda Walsh, Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1990
Faster Baby, Kill, Fox, 1997
Host, Scare Tactics, 2002
Specials
Circus of the Stars #10, 1985
The 11th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1986
Lady in Red, ALF Loves a Mystery, NBC, 1987
Herself, Idols, 1991

Host, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '92, ABC, 1991
To Be Free: The National Literacy Honors, ABC, 1992
90210: Behind the Scenes, Fox, 1993
Host, Women and the Pill: The Way It Works, 1993
Host, Seventeen: The Faces for Fall, The WB, 1998
Herself, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler, NBC, 1999
The Price of Fame, Fox, 1999
Herself/Prue Halliwell, The Women of Charmed, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Herself/Brenda Walsh, Beverly Hills 90210: The E! True Hollywood Story, E!, 2001
Awards Presentations
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990
MTV Video Music Awards, 1991
The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992
The 1992 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1992
1992 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1992
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992
TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999
Episodic
Drusilla Shannon, "By the Bear That Bit Me: Parts 1 & 2," Father Murphy, NBC, 1981
Little girl, "One of Them," The Phoenix, 1982
"Agents of Satan," Voyagers, NBC, 1982
Ima Platt, "A Sense of Debt," Magnum, P.I., 1983
"A Sense of Justice," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983
Phoebe Danner, "Bite of the Jackal," Airwolf, CBS, 1984
Shelley Fowler, "The Secret," Highway to Heaven, 1985
"Farewell to Freddie," New Leave It to Beaver, TBS, 1986
I'm Telling, NBC, 1988
Win, Lose, or Draw, NBC, 1988
Scrabble, NBC, 1988
Janine, "Things We Said Today," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989
Ginny Green, "Corky's Crush," Life Goes On, 1990
Herself, The Dennis Miller Show, 1992
Herself, "Geek Tragedy," Parker Lewis Can't Lose, 1992
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1993
Wendy Edwards, "The Time Has Come Today," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1994
Herself (in a video clip), "Career Day," Beavis and Butt-head, MTV, 1994
Herself, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998
Herself, So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2001
Also appeared in episodes of Cagney & Lacey and The ArsenioHall Show.
Television Work
Series
Coproducer, Charmed, The WB, 1998-2001
Movies
Co-executive producer, Another Day, USA Network, 2001
Episodic
Directed "Be Careful What You Witch For," "All Hell Breaks Loose," and "The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed," all episodes of Charmed, The WB.
Film Appearances
Bluebird, Night Shift, Warner Bros., 1982
Voice of Teresa, The Secret of NIMH (animated; also known as Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Maggie Malene, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, New World, 1985
Heather Duke, Heathers, New World, 1989
(Uncredited) Herself, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, 1994
Rene Mosier, Mallrats, Gramercy, 1995
Second Val chick, Nowhere, Fine Line, 1997
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Herself, Playmate Pajama Party, Uni Distribution, 1999
Gage Sullivan, Striking Poses, Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999
Herself, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dimension Films, 2002
Sarah, The Rendering, Hearst Entertainment Productions, Inc., 2002
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Appeared in Slaughter's "Real Love."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 1994, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1994

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, October 13, 1995, p. 14; May 19, 2000, p. 32; January 12, 2001, p. 14
People Weekly, November 9, 1992, pp. 79-84; October 23, 1995, p. 126; September 17, 2001, p. 29; February 18, 2002, p. 17
Time, October 26, 1998, p. 90

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