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Shannen Maria Doherty

(English: Shannen Maria Doherty [ˈdoʊ.ərti]; born April 12, 1971, Memphis, Tennessee, USA) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Brenda Walsh in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-1994) and Prue Halliwell in the TV series Charmed (1998-2001).

Shannen Doherty. Biography: childhood and youth

The future star of television series was born in the spring of 1971 in the south of the USA, in the city of Memphis. Little Shannen's parents were not associated with the film industry: her father was a mortgage consultant, and her mother worked in her own beauty salon. The family had two children. Doherty's ancestors included Irish, Scottish and English.

As fate would have it, the Doherty family left Tennessee forever in 1978 and decided to move to Los Angeles. It was this move that became one of the reasons for the start and development of Shannen’s acting career. From the age of 10, the girl began appearing in various TV shows and series. Her first notable works were roles in the television series Father Murphy, Phoenix and The Wanderers.

Since 1982, films with the participation of Shannen Doherty began to appear in the cinema. The films were mainly of the comedy genre, aimed at children and teenagers. In addition, the little actress did voice acting for cartoons. She gave the voice to Teresa in the film “The Secret of the Rats.”

The musical film “Girls Want to Have Fun” (1985) brought real popularity to Shannen. Her partners on the set were Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt. For 2 years, Doherty participated in the project “Our House”, where she played the role of Chris Witherspoon. By the age of 18, the girl had already become a famous actress, who had several roles in popular TV series.

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Scandal is the middle name of actress Shannon Doherty. Ever since the television series Beverly Hills 90210, she continues to proudly bear this title, periodically feeding the press with new details of her personal life.

Shannon Doherty began acting in television projects since childhood. The start of her acting career was episodic roles in the television projects “Travelers” and “Father Murphy”. In the mid-80s, luck smiled on her. Shannon Doherty was invited to film the youth comedy Girls Want to Have Fun (1985), where she shared the same set with Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt.

The dawn of Shannon Doherty's career was the 90s. It was then that the world saw the modest and sensible Brenda Walsh in the television series Beverly Hills 90210. The public liked the screen heroine Shannon so much that it brought her several nominations and even awards. But the relationship in the team, to put it mildly, did not work out for the actress. Neither Aaron Spelling (producer) nor the film crew could stand her explosive character.

The plot was changed and the actress was fired. “No one is irreplaceable,” and Doherty felt this the hard way. It would seem that years later one could forget about the conflict, which is what the project management did in the continuation of the series “90210: The New Generation,” but Shannon herself, although she accepted the offer to film, could not calm down. And as a result of her actions, replacement again.

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The 90s are coming to an end. Unexpectedly, Shannon Doherty receives an invitation from Aaron Spelling to take part in the filming of the new television epic “Charmed.” What the producer was thinking about is known only to him, because everyone remembers the actress’s scandalous departure from the previous project. But an even greater surprise for everyone was that Doherty herself decided to compromise and work with Aaron again.

Having learned that the cast is incomplete, Shannon brings her friend Holly Marie Combs to the audition, who, after passing the selection, received one of the main roles. But the place of the 3rd sister remained vacant. The first pilot episode of Charmed was played with Doherty-Combs-Rohme, but Laurie turned down the role for personal reasons. Then they invited Alisa Milano to replace her, who at the same time was starring in another of Aaron’s brainchild, “The Merlose District.” The cast is complete, the film crew is waiting, the producer is satisfied. A re-shot episode with a new cast is airing. Ratings, reviews, delight... Finally everything is going smoothly, finally you can breathe easy. But it was not there…

According to the contract, girls must behave decently, must follow the rules of good manners and “be friends.” At first everything was like that. In public, the 3 main characters seemed so close that no one could even think that the girls were fighting a “cold war”. Alisa Milano and Shannon Doherty could not find a common language. It all started with the ratings for Season 3. It became known that the heroine Shannon Prue is losing popularity, while her “sister” Phoebe (Alice) is gaining ratings due to her complicated love relationship with the demon Cole (Julian McMahon).

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The actresses were bound by a contract, so they could not openly express their hostility. At some point, their communication was reduced to a minimum (replicas on the screen). Even the psychologist did not help resolve the issue of the girls’ relationships. One fine day, Alisa Milano and Shannon Doherty got into a fight right on the set. Then the project management decided to fire one of the actresses. At the same time, Shannon received an offer from Francis Ford Coppola, which she accepted without hesitation. Having abandoned “Charmed,” the actress went to Canada to film the movie “Another Day,” thus resolving the dilemma.

Shannon Doherty has appeared in Playboy twice. Her naked body graced the pages in 1993 and 2003. Shannon was also voted 31st on the list of the 50 sexiest women on the planet by men's magazine Maxim. And she often appeared in the 100 hottest girls in the world in the lists of FHM magazine.

Rumor has it that Doherty and Milano were tough on each other in matters of their personal lives. During the filming of Charmed, Alice had an affair with Brian Krause (Leo), who was married. And Doherty never missed an opportunity to remind her “friend” of this. Alice, in turn, did not remain in debt. It so happened that Shannon also dated a married man. And it was none other than their mutual colleague Julian McMahon. But these novels ended differently. Krause left the family for Milano, but McMahon returned to his wife. And who knows what is better...

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The new millennium has become no less productive for the actress than the last century. In 2003, the 1st season of the reality show “Cruel Intentions” with Shannon Doherty was released on the Sci Fi Channel, where the actress acted as a TV presenter. She continues to act in films and television series. And in 2014, Shannon Doherty announced that, together with her friend Holly Marie Combs, she was preparing her own show, “Lost Lands with Shannon and Holly,” which would be released in 2015.

In addition to scandals on film sets, Shannon showed her character outside of them. She often appeared in the media as the instigator of scandals. For example, it is most often surprising that the actress can drive sober, because she is often caught driving while drunk. Or her fake checks that the bank can't cash. And her antics towards her ex-husbands cannot be called adequate.

Shannon Doherty is a very interesting person. She has a lot of good works that deserve attention and which are simply impossible to pass by. We can only watch what she will present to us in the next minute.

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Start of an adult career

In 1990, 19-year-old actress Shannen Doherty was cast for the role of high school student Brenda Walsh in the new series Beverly Hills, 90210. This character brought her several nominations for television awards. The complex and hot-tempered character of the young actress was the reason for her departure from the popular youth show. She only starred in four seasons of the series. Producer Aaron Spelling did not want to collaborate with the conflicted star anymore.

The young actress did not become upset about her departure from the series, but decided to concentrate on her career. In 1994, a film with her participation, “Almost Dead,” was released, where she played Dr. Catherine Roshak. In 1995, the comedy “Loafers” was released, in which Shannen Doherty played the main role. The films with her participation had good box office receipts and ratings from film critics.

Prudence Halliwell

Prue was the first of three girls born to Patricia Halliwell and Victor Bennett. From birth she had telekinesis, and this gift returned to her when she was already an adult. She was popular at school and did very well. Since childhood, Prue has been a responsible girl. She liked taking photographs, but when their mother was killed by the Water Demon, she gave up her dream and began to think about providing for her younger sisters. The girl became seriously interested in art history and after some time began working as an art appraiser at the Baklad auction house.

After her mother died, Prue developed a fear of water; she was afraid that her life would end in the same way. With the return of magic to the sisters' lives, they all (and Prue mostly) learn to overcome their fears and try to better understand themselves and their passions. After one of the stories in which the sisters found themselves ten years in the future, Prue saw herself as a tough careerist, a very wealthy woman, completely devoid of a personal life. After this test, she decides to change her life and make her dream a reality: she became a photographer for a magazine.

When the sisters regain their strength, Prue, as usual, takes care of the younger sisters and quickly becomes the most powerful and strong of the three.

Star role

The year 1998 was marked for the actress with her reconciliation with Aaron Spelling. He invited her to play one of the key roles in a new series about modern witches called “Charmed.” Fans of the star really liked her character Prue Halliwell. Unfortunately, Shannen only starred in three seasons of the successful television series. The reason for her departure was quarrels and disagreements with her serial sister Alisa Milano. Doherty was a Saturn Award nominee in 1999 and 2000 for her performance in Enchanted.

After 2001, the actress participated in the filming of several films, but Doherty was mainly busy working on television. She tried herself as a presenter in such programs as “Cruel Intentions”, “Divorce from Shannen Doherty”, “So Said Shannen”. “Mari-Kari”, “North Shore”, “Another Day”, “Huge Growth” and many other films and TV series were also where Shannen Doherty worked. Breast cancer was not part of the plans of the cheerful and talented actress.

How it all started in the series

One dark, rainy evening, the youngest of the three Halliwell sisters, Phoebe, returns to her childhood home. The older sister, Prudence (or Prue, as she is usually called), and the middle sister, Piper, continue to live in this house, as before. It is the middle sister who always acts as the peacemaker in the family, and this evening, when relations between the older and younger sisters are heating up again, she tries to reconcile them. The night that followed this strange evening turned out to be the most unusual in the girls’ lives, because when the older sisters went to bed, the youngest, Phoebe, went to the attic and found some book there. After reading a few lines from it, she also goes to rest and does not notice that thanks to the words spoken out loud, everything in her life and the lives of her sisters has changed forever.

In the morning, not just beautiful girls, but powerful witches woke up in this house. Many years ago, when they were still very young, their grandmother, Penelope (Grams), “connected” their powers to save her granddaughters and give them the opportunity to live a normal childhood, without magic and demons. But now, after her death, their strength has returned.

Shannen Doherty. Cancer is not a death sentence?

In the summer of 2020, the world learned that the star of the television series “Charmed” was seriously ill. Breast cancer – that’s the terrible diagnosis the doctors gave her. In March of the same year, Shannen underwent a full examination of the body, which revealed the advanced stage of this serious disease. After receiving this shocking news, Doherty decided to find and punish the guilty people who, in her opinion, were involved in this state of affairs. She filed a lawsuit against her assistants who failed to apply for health insurance on time, which was the reason that the disease was neglected.

Since 2020, the actress begins to fight cancer. The breast tumor metastasized, so during treatment doctors had to remove the woman’s mammary glands. All chemotherapy courses prescribed by the attending physicians were completed by Shannen Doherty. Cancer did not cause her to leave the film industry. In 2020, the actress starred in the thriller Bethany, where she plays one of the main roles. At the beginning of 2020, it became known that Shannen had completed her final course of radiation therapy. Doctors give positive prognoses for the star’s recovery. Perhaps she simply won’t need the next course, because the disease will subside.

Personal life[edit | edit code]

Husbands[edit | edit code]

Shannen was married three times, the actress has no children[28].

The actress's first husband is Ashley Hamilton (born 1974), musician and son of actor George Hamilton. They were married from September 1993 to April 1994, and then filed for divorce[29].

The second husband of the actress was Rick Salomon (born 1968), an American producer. Their seven-month marriage was annulled in 2003.[30]

On October 15, 2011, in Malibu, the actress married photographer Kurt Isvarenko[31].

Litigation[edit | edit code]

In January 1993, California's United Bank subpoenaed the actress for $36,000 after it failed to honor more than 70 checks received from the actress.[32] Later that year, the actress's ex-fiancé Dean Factor was granted a protective order after Doherty pulled a gun on him and threatened to "hire two thugs to beat and rape" him. ].

In 2001, the actress was sentenced to 10 days in prison or 20 days of community service, three years of probation and was ordered to pay a fine of $1,500 for drunk driving.[34]

Men's magazines[edit | edit code]

The actress posed nude several times for the famous Playboy magazine. She first appeared on the pages of the magazine in the December 1993 issue, and the photo shoot became widely known in March 1994.[35] For the second time, the actress starred for the magazine in December 2003, and also received a 10-page article[36][37].

In 1999, the actress took 31st place in the list of “50 Sexiest Women in the World” according to Maxim magazine. In addition, the actress was twice included in the list of “100 Sexiest Women in the World” by FHM magazine in 2000 and 2001, taking 48th and 86th places. Doherty was also included several times in the list of "Most Popular Actresses of the Week" according to the online magazine Ask Men, taking first and fifth place in 2005 and 2006.

Disease[edit | edit code]

In March 2020, Shannen was diagnosed with breast cancer. Doherty's illness came to light on August 19 of that year, when she filed a lawsuit against her former manager Tanner Mainstein, who mishandled her health insurance, which she believes caused her to not receive proper treatment and her cancer to have metastasized to the lymphatic system. [38]. In May 2020, she underwent a mastectomy, a little later chemotherapy, and then began radiotherapy. On April 28, 2020, she reported remission[39]. At the beginning of February 2020, on the Good Morning America talk show, Doherty said that the disease had returned and was now at stage 4. Shannen admitted that she was diagnosed while filming the sequel to Beverly Hills. She admitted that now the moment has simply come when there is no point in hiding her illness[40].

Disease

On August 19, 2020, the international news agency Associated Press published a report that Shannen Doherty had been diagnosed with breast cancer. According to the agency, cancer was discovered in March 2020. This came to light shortly after Doherty sued Tanner Mainstain Glynn & Johnson, which was handling her affairs.

Shannen Doherty battles breast cancer

The essence of the claim was that the company delayed the registration of health insurance for Shannen; as a result, the actress did not undergo examination on time, and the cancer was not detected at the initial stage. The insurance company denies all points of the claim, stating that the insurance was issued within the stipulated time frame.

American media reported that the cancer was progressing and the Hollywood celebrity was dying. Soon Shannen began a real fight for life, and her health gradually improved. On one of the TV shows on the Netflix channel, Shannen Doherty openly spoke about the fight against a terrible disease. The celebrity's story brought tears to the host of the program, Chelsea Handler.

Shannen Doherty is sick

According to the actress, “even in cancer there is something difficult, beautiful and unusual - something that destroys you and builds you again, destroys you again and creates again.” The film actress admitted to the presenter that the disease changed her very much, but she fully accepted all the changes that happened to her, realizing the value of time.

The American media have repeatedly reported that in May 2016, the film actress underwent a unilateral mastectomy, but the cancer did not recede, and the situation only worsened. Doherty was prescribed numerous courses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. According to the celebrity, the worst thing is ignorance, since there is never a guarantee that the treatment will work.

Already in November 2020, Shannen Doherty received an award for courage. The award will be presented to the actress by the American Cancer Society in Los Angeles.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall

In February 2004, the full-length film Sex and the City was being prepared for production, but the start was postponed. The reason is Kim Cattrall's quarrel with the other three actresses after she demanded an increase in her fee.

The discord became public. At the Emmy Awards, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis are photographed without Kim. Cattrall then said: “Are we best friends? No. We are professional actresses, and we each have our own lives.”

After the release of the first film, Sarah Jessica Parker denied Kim's words: “We are all friends, and I would like to see Kim more often. She wants to earn more, and no one has the right to scold her for this.” After this, Cattrall herself said that there was no talk of hostility in the team, but... The third film “Sex and the City,” for which the script was completely ready, will not be released. Kim refused to appear. Regarding Sarah Jessica Parker, the actress says succinctly: “She could have behaved better.”

After the death of Kim's brother in February of this year, Sarah Jessica Parker expressed her condolences. But Cattrall called her a hypocrite: “You are not my relative or friend. Therefore, for the last time I demand that you stop exploiting my tragedy to save your face as a “good girl.”

A few days later, Parker again stated that there was never any bad blood between her and Kim. True, only because Parker didn’t want to quarrel. “I never responded to Kim’s attacks when she said terrible things about me. We had a wonderful experience working together and got along well with the audience and everyone involved on set. There is no hostility because I never responded. And I won’t,” the actress quipped.