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
- Newsmakers 1994, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1994
- 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