90210 - Shannen Doherty/Brenda Walsh #2:Because Brenda loves theater, and theater loves her.

Ruby_Slippers · 09-04-2008, 09:04 PM

The 2nd Shannen Doherty/Brenda Walsh Appreciation Thread!!!
Because it's been way to long!!!

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Date and Place of Birth
12 April 1971, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Birth Name
Shannen Maria Doherty
Nickname
Shando
Height
5' 3" (1.60 m)
About Shannen
Shannen Doherty was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, on April 12, 1971 to parents Tom and Rosa. Her father worked in a bank while her mother owned a beauty parlor. She has an older brother named Sean. In 1978 at the tender age of seven, she and her family moved to Los Angeles, where her father started a West Coast branch of the family transportation business. Shannen has always been close to her family, who disciplined her from a young age. She knew she wanted to pursue an acting career when she made her acting debut at age ten, with a role on the series "Father Murphy" (1981).

Shannen was a confident student, involving herself in school performances and working hard in school, by making sure she always had exceptional grades. Despite her confidence, she isolated herself from large crowds and preferred to have a few close friends. She made a name for herself as a child actress at just 11-years-old, starring in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) as Jenny Wilder. It was Michael Landon who noticed her performance in an episode of "Father Murphy" (1981), that he decided to cast her. She then went on to appear in "Our House" (1986) with Deidre Hall and Wilford Brimley. She also starred alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) and then in Heathers (1989), a teen comedy also starring Winona Ryder.

Her real success came in 1990, at the age of 19, when she was cast in Aaron Spelling's long-running hit series, "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) as Brenda Walsh, the twin sister of Brandon Walsh, played by Jason Priestley. She attracted media attention from the press and eventually made her a household name. The success of the popular teen drama appealed to young teenage girls who could relate to her character, Brenda Walsh. After four years, she left the show in 1994. Afterward, she continued her work in movies, starring in the thriller Almost Dead (1994) and the comedy Mallrats (1995).

During the fall of 1998, she reunited with long-time producer Aaron Spelling, when she was cast as Prue Halliwell on "Charmed" (1998), a show about three ordinary women who happen to be witches. She starred alongside Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs. After three years, she left the show to find work in movies. Before her departure from the show, she had directed three of the last episodes in which she starred in. She continued her work in movies by starring in Another Day (2001) (TV), The Rendering (2002), Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002) (TV), and Nightlight (2003) (TV). In 2003, she hosted season one of "Scare Tactics" (2003) as well as season two with only 8 episodes, and then left to pursue other endeavors.

In the fall of 2004, Shannen made her return to television on Fox's drama series "North Shore" (2004), where she played Alexandra Hudson, the long lost sister of Nicole Booth, played by Brooke Burns. Eventually the show was canceled after one season. Then in 2005, she landed the role of Denise Johnson on the UPN series "Love, Inc." (2005), however after the pilot episode she was dropped from the sitcom. From there she has ventured into new projects and in 2006, she starred in her own reality series, "Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty" (2006).

Filmography
90210 (2008 - ?)
Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon (2008)
North Shore (2004-2005)
Charmed (1998 - 2001)
Mallrats (1995)
Beverly Hills 90210 (1990 - 1994)
Heathers (1989)
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Shannen's IMDB Page
Shannen's Wiki Page
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Stay to the Lights · 09-04-2008, 09:16 PM

Thanks for the new thread.

Nice title

Ruby_Slippers · 09-04-2008, 11:11 PM

Thanks!

Shannen was on letterman today!

*Stacy* · 09-05-2008, 08:24 AM

I missed it.

Shannen entering Letterman!

Then leaving Letterman:

And then at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2009

BabyJ · 09-05-2008, 08:54 AM

Oh jeebus.

Thanks for the picspam, Stacy!

I'm loving that dress on Shannen.

charmingbrenda · 09-05-2008, 10:57 AM

OMG how could i miss this thread? add me please R..

wait gossip girl???? am i missing something??? (well beside this thread...

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annawilmy · 09-05-2008, 12:19 PM

can I be added please?I love Shannen

Ruby_Slippers · 09-05-2008, 01:14 PM

Added you both.

Great pics! I liked her dress on Letterman.

*Stacy* · 09-05-2008, 01:43 PM

Not sure what you mean by Gossip Girl.

BabyJ · 09-05-2008, 01:50 PM

charmingbrenda meant this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruby_Slippers (View Post)

Filmography
Gossip Girl (2007 - ?)

I didn't even notice that until charmingbrenda mentioned it. It's just a typo that needs to be changed to 90210. Well, the link needs to be changed too.

*Stacy* · 09-05-2008, 02:08 PM

Yep. I was probably doing more things than once. Just the wording needs to be changed. The link should be right.

Shannen on Letterman!

ETA: Seems Shannen and LC wore almost the same dress. Just different colors.

When a Starlet and an Icon Wear the Same Dress: Brenda Walsh vs. L.C. - E! Online

charmingbrenda · 09-05-2008, 09:50 PM

the link isnt correct either... for a moment there i thought i missed one of her shows...

and please call me maricris or M or charms...

ETA:

i was scanning through mu albums and saw this banner i made before, and i thought of this thread...

i never learn · 09-06-2008, 12:09 AM

that interview was hilarious!

cute banner!

*Stacy* · 09-06-2008, 12:22 AM

The banner is cute, but i'd really like to focus this thread on the present Brenda/Shannen.

i never learn · 09-06-2008, 02:43 AM

i think who brenda was on the old show is relevant on this one... afterall she came back for the original fans


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