Shannen Doherty

cast: Shannen Doherty

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Mark Ballas

Quick Facts:
Full Name: Shannen Maria Doherty
Claim to fame: Star of TV shows Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed
Nationality: American
Height: 5'3"
Occupation: Actress
Previous dance experience: None. According to People mag, "Doherty says she doesn’t have much dancing experience beyond taking tap classes as a kid, but she’s excited for the challenge."

Background:

Shannen Doherty is a TV icon who is also well-known for her off-screen antics and catfights. She began her career at age 11, starring as Jenny Wilder on Little House: A New Beginning. Doherty gained fame as Brenda Walsh on the popular television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and later as Prue Halliwell on Charmed.

Over the course of her career, she has appeared in numerous made-for-TV-movies, television series, and films including Heathers and Mallrats. Shannen later went on to produce and star in her own reality show, Breaking Up With Shannen Doherty, for the Oxygen Network in 2006.

Recently, Shannen reprised her role as Brenda Walsh on the CW’s rebooted version of 90210, and is also the author of the upcoming book, Badass: A Hard-Earned Guide to Living Life with Style and (the Right) Attitude, which is scheduled to be published in November 2010. Can hardly wait to read that one...

Achievements and Awards:
Doherty has been nominated for several rising young star acting awards, but has never won.

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Vote Now! Which Dancing With the Stars Loser Would You Bring Back?

January 10, 2011 by Rebecca Martin

We're still broken up over certain DWTS eliminations. Sometimes it's because they were total shockers; sometimes we just wish there could be two winners (Jennifer Grey was a great dancer, but we totally fell in love with Kyle's attitude.) Maybe an "All Stars" season is in order...

Which DWTS loser would be your pick to bring back?

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Shannen Doherty Loses Her DWTS Inspiration

November 9, 2010 by Rebecca Martin

Shannen Doherty appeared on Dancing With the Stars last season to honor her father, who had recently suffered a stroke. On Sunday, she issued a statement saying John Thomas Doherty died Friday at age 66 after a series of health issues.

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DWTS Season 10 Loser Shannen Doherty Sad The Hoff Is Gone

September 24, 2010 by Chris Rosen

How did last season's Dancing with the Stars first loser, Shannen Doherty, react when David Hasselhoff got voted off this week? "I can't believe the Hoff got booted!"

"I was stunned," Doherty tells Zap2it. "He's a huge star with a gigantic fan base. People might have been like, 'He's getting a ton of votes, so I don't need to vote for him.' I thought he was great and super-entertaining, and...

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Shannen Doherty Goes Webby

June 3, 2010 by Chris

You might not remember this, but Shannen Doherty was on this past season of Dancing with the Stars. We know! We totally forgot too.

The kinda-reformed bad girl was voted off first among the show's contestants and didn't speak too highly of the fans or the process following her ouster. But she's back again, with a new (and hopefully viral) web series in tow. Shannen is voicing the two main

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