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Shannen Doherty was an American actor. She was known for her many roles in television and film, including as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985); Kris Witherspoon in Our House (1986–1988); Heather Duke in Heathers (1989); Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1994), 90210 (2008–2009) and BH90210 (2019); Prue Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2001); and Dobbs in Fortress (2021).
Doherty was born on April 12, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in her mother's Southern Baptist faith. She stated that she was of Irish and Native American descent.
On October 11, 1993, Doherty married Ashley Hamilton, the son of actors George Hamilton and Alana Collins. They filed for divorce in April 1994. In 2002, Doherty married Rick Salomon, but the marriage was annulled after nine months. On October 15, 2011, Doherty married photographer Kurt Iswarienko in Malibu, California. In April 2023, Doherty announced that she had filed for divorce from Iswarienko; their divorce was not yet finalized as of June 2024. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
1971 |
April 12, 1971
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Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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2024 |
July 13, 2024
Age 53
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Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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