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3Shannen Maria Doherty (born April 12, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American actress, producer, author, and television director. She is best-known for her roles on ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' and ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''.
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5She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised Southern Baptist. She had guest spots in television series including ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'' and ''Series/FatherMurphy'', the latter of which led to the recurring role of Jenny Wilder on ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie''.
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7Her first major film role was in ''Film/{{Heathers}}'' in 1989, followed by her StarMakingRole as Brenda Walsh in ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1991 and 1992. After leaving the show in 1994, her career consisted primarily of made-for-tv movies, aside from a lead role in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' in 1995 and a cameo in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''. In 1998, Doherty was cast in her second Creator/AaronSpelling series, ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'', where she played Prue until leaving at the end of the third series, which earned her two Saturn Award nominations for Best Genre TV Actress.
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9Since 2003, Doherty has enjoyed a diverse career in TV movies, Creator/{{Syfy}} series and films, and competitive reality shows, as well as starring in the animated web series ''WebAnimation/MariKari''.
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11!!Film roles with TV Tropes pages:
12* ''Film/AllIWantForChristmas'' - Brenda Patterson
13* ''Film/BloodLakeAttackOfTheKillerLampreys'' - Cate Parker
14* ''Film/GirlsJustWantToHaveFun'' - Maggie Malene
15* ''Film/{{Heathers}}'' - Heather Duke
16* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' - Herself
17* ''Film/KissMeDeadly'' - Marta
18* ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' - Rene Mosier
19* ''[[Film/TheNakedGun Naked Gun 33 1/3: the Final Insult]]'' - Herself
20* ''Film/{{Night Shift|1982}}'' - Bluebird
21* ''Film/{{Nowhere}}'' - Val-Chick 2
22* ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'' - Lorie Brindel
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24!!Television roles with TV Tropes pages:
25* ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' - Janine
26* ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' - Phoebe Danner
27* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' - Brenda Walsh
28* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' - Prudence 'Prue' Halliwell
29* ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' - Herself
30* ''Film/FriendsTilTheEnd'' - Heather Rowley
31* ''Series/{{Heathers|2018}}'' - Mrs. Dean / Dr. Destiny
32* ''Series/HighwayToHeaven'' - Shelley Fowler
33* ''Series/LifeGoesOn'' - Ginny Green
34* ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' - Jenny Wilder
35* ''Series/MagnumPI'' - Ima Platt
36* ''Series/TheNewNormal'' - Brenda Walsh / Herself
37* ''Series/ThePhoenix'' - Little Girl
38* ''Series/ScareTactics2003'' - Herself (host)
39* ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'' - Betty Parris
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41!!Voice acting roles with TV Tropes pages:
42* ''WebAnimation/MariKari'' - Mari, Kari
43* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' - Teresa Brisby
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45* ActorAllusion:
46** In ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', Creator/BenAffleck's character is called Shannon Hamilton. Shannen had been married to Ashley Hamilton.
47** In the same movie, another character mistakenly calls her Brenda - which is of course her character's name on ''90210''.

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