Shannen Maria Doherty

Shannen Maria Doherty (born April 12, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American actress of Irish descent, best known for her work as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed.
Early careerShe came to notice when she was cast as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie. She was then cast as the oldest Witherspoon sibling, Kris, on the family drama Our House, which ran from 1986 to 1988. Shannen then went on to appear in an episode of Magnum P.I.
Later CareerDoherty's first major motion picture role was in Heathers, released in 1989. She went on to star in the Aaron Spelling-produced TV series Beverly Hills 90210 for four years, from 1990 to 1994. Although her departure from the series was reportedly acrimonious, it didn't stop Spelling from casting her in another series, Charmed. She left that series in 2001, after three years (rumors persisted that her departure was against her will, due to a feud with co-star Alyssa Milano). She hosted Scare Tactics on the Sci Fi channel until the 2004 season. She was a former regular on the failed TV series North Shore, a return to her prime-time soap roots.
In 2005, she was cast in the new TV comedy Love Inc. but was dropped from the show just months before the debut in fall.
Doherty is now starring in her own show, Breaking Up With Shannen Doherty on the Oxygen network.
In late July of 2006, rumors began circulating that Doherty had had plastic surgery. In August, tabloid Star Magazine published the first pictures - a cover of the issue can be seen at Doherty Do Over (this issue saw a general release date of August 3rd, 2006). Gossip columnists reported that Doherty was so upset over the front page coverage that she cancelled a shoot for her reality TV series. She made an appearance on The View July 31st to counter that she had not had plastic surgery.
Private LifeHer private life has also been turbulent, with a six month marriage to Ashley Hamilton, son of George Hamilton. She was also married to Rick Salomon (most famous for starring in the Paris Hilton sex tape). That marriage was later annulled. Doherty posed for a nine-page pictorial in the December 2003 issue of Playboy magazine.
TriviaHer brief marriage to Ashley Hamilton is referenced in Mallrats. Co-star Ben Affleck plays a character named Shannon Hamilton. Doherty is a Southern Baptist and a Republican. Suffers from the bowel condition Crohn's Disease.According to some sources, she is fluent in three languages: English, Spanish and French.Close friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar. Has four horses and three dogs. Addicted to the FOX's action-drama 24. While she apparently has not had much contact with most of her former co-stars since leaving Charmed, she remains good friends with Holly Marie Combs, and she has spoken at length with her replacement, Rose McGowan and has told her she thinks Rose has done an excellent job.