Doherty had a successful career as a child actress before going on to star in some of the biggest shows of the 1990s.
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Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills 90210, has died at the age of 53 after losing her battle to stage four cancer, her publicist announced on Saturday, July 13.
Born on April 12, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee, she gained fame for her portrayal of Brenda Walsh in the teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-1994) and as Prue Halliwell in the supernatural drama Charmed (1998-2001) before appearing in various films and TV movies throughout her career.
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“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty, Leslie Sloane told PEOPLE. “On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease.
“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”
Doherty was open about her battles with cancer throughout the 2010s, receiving her first diagnosis in March 2015 when she was told she had breast cancer after a delayed diagnosis due to legal troubles saw the disease spread before it was discovered.
Then in August 2016, she revealed her prognosis was years to life once the condition reached her lymph nodes before producing a remarkable recover within 12 months when she revealed she was in remission.
That allowed her to rejoin a reboot of Beverly Hills 90210 alongside Jason Priestley, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling from the original cast before she revealed the disease was back in 2020.
Then told it was stage four, she admitted she was terrified of what she was facing but she kept fighting and in June 2023, sadly confessed the cancer had reached her brain as she said, “”But that fear…. The turmoil….. the timing of it all…. This is what cancer can look like,” revealing the news.
She is survived by her mother and her brother. She did not have children.
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