Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty was born in Tennessee, USA on 12 April 1971. Although a main actress in it, Shannen only stayed for the first three seasons of Charmed. She is sometimes nicknamed 'Shando' and was invited to do commentary for an episode of 24 as she has previously admitted to liking the show.

Biography
Shannen was brought up in Tennesse and at the age of seven her family moved to Los Angeles. Shannen was confident that she wanted to become an actress and by the age of ten her dream came true.

Shannen was a confident student always making sure to get exceptional grades and although quite popular, she preferred to have a few close friends rather than a large crowd of friends. In fact, Shannen and Holly Marie Combs were good friends even before charmed and it was Shannen who persuaded her to audition. Ironically, the producers at first actually wanted Shannen to portray Piper and Holly to portray Prue. She has been married twice but the first marriage was annuled and the second, divorced.

Career

 * She made her acting debut at age ten, with a role on the series "Father Murphy" (1981).
 * She made a name for herself as a child actress at just 11-years-old, starring in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974).
 * Her real success came in 1990, at the age of 19, when she was cast in Aaron Spelling's long-running hit series, "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990)
 * Later she reunited with long-time producer Aaron Spelling, when she was cast as Prue Halliwell on "Charmed" (1998).
 * She continued her work in movies by starring in Another Day (2001).
 * And the Rendering (2002).
 * Shannen made her return to television on Fox's drama series "North Shore" (2004).
 * She has ventured into new projects and in 2006, she starred in her own reality series, "Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty".