Shannen Doherty, who starred in the 1990s television series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” died on Saturday at the age of 53.
The actor’s other well-known works include “Little House on the Prairie” (1982–1983) and “Heathers” (1988).
Doherty announced in 2015 that she had breast cancer. Five years later, she told the public that the cancer had returned and was in stage four, and in June 2023, she said it had metastasized to her brain. After her diagnosis, she continued to work, filming the “90210” reboot “BH90210” and the movie “Hot Seat,” among others.
Here are some memorable moments from Doherty’s life and career in photos:
Doherty plays Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie. NBC/Getty Images
Doherty appears in a 1986 episode of Circus of the Stars alongside Pat Petersen and Nicole Eggert. CBS/Getty Images
Doherty plays the lead role in the 1988 cult film “Heathers”. New World Images/Getty Images
Doherty and actor Shalane McCall attend a charity softball game at Pepperdine University in 1988. Ron Galella/Getty Images
Doherty and “90210” co-star Jason Priestly pose for a portrait in Los Angeles around 1991. Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images
Doherty and Priestley on the beach in 1991. Mikel Roberts/Sygma/Getty Images
Doherty performs on “Saturday Night Live” in 1993. Al Levine/NBC/Getty Images
Doherty and Dal Midkiff star in the 1994 NBC television movie The Margaret Mitchell Story. NBC/Getty Images
Doherty appeared alongside actor Jason Lee in the 1995 film “Mallrats”. Gramercy Images/Getty Images
Doherty co-stars with Tim Matheson in the 1997 television film Sleeping With The Devil. CBS/Getty Images
Doherty plays a witch in “Charmed.” Warner Bros./Getty Images
Doherty poses for a photo in Los Angeles in 1999. Walter Iooss Jr./Getty Images
Alyssa Milano, Doherty and Holly Marie Combs as sisters in “Charmed”. Getty Images
Doherty appears with host Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” in 2001. Paul Drinkwater/NBC/Getty Images
Doherty at the 2004 VH1 Save The Music after-party. Djamilla Rosa Cochran/WireImage/Getty Images
Doherty at the Henri Fonda Theatre in Hollywood in 2005. Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage/Getty Images
Doherty plays Faith Clavell in the 2005 CBS film Category 7: The End of the World. CBS/Getty Images
Doherty poses for a portrait session in Los Angeles in 2007. Harry Langdon/Getty Images
Doherty performs on “Dancing With The Stars” with Mark Ballas in 2010. Adam Larkey/Disney/Getty Images
Doherty speaks to the hosts of “The View” in 2010. Donna Svennevik/ABC/Disney/Getty Images
Doherty is interviewed on “Watch What Happens Live” in 2012. Peter Kramer/Bravo/NBC/Getty Images
Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathie Lee Gifford and Doherty appear on NBC’s “Today” in 2012. Peter Kramer/NBC/Getty Images
David Hance, Southern California coordinator for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Doherty and “Charmed” co-star Combs participate in the 2014 World Dolphin Love Day demonstration. David A. Walega/Getty Images
Doherty speaks at the American Cancer Society’s Giants of Science Gala in Los Angeles in 2016. Vivien Killilea/WireImage/Getty Images
Doherty, center, with his “BH90210” co-stars Priestley, Tori Spelling, Ian Ziering, Brian Austin Green, Gabrielle Carteris and Jennie Garth in 2019. FOX/Getty Images
Doherty will appear on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2021. Weiss Eubanks/NBC/Getty Images
