Shannen Doherty Dies at 53

Shannen Doherty — best known for her starring role in “Beverly Hills 90120,” has died in Malibu, California, TMZ has confirmed.

Her rep, Leslie Sloane, tells TMZ … “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I verify the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she ended her battle with most cancers after a few years of preventing the illness.”

Sloane continued… “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and good friend was surrounded by her family members in addition to her canine, Bowie. The household asks for his or her privateness presently to allow them to grieve in peace.”

In 2015, Shannen was diagnosed with breast cancer, but her illness went into remission for an interval earlier than returning two years later.

At the time, she told “Good Morning America,” “It should come out in a matter of days or per week that I am stage 4. So my most cancers got here again, and that is why I am right here. I don’t suppose I’ve processed it. It is a bitter tablet to swallow in plenty of methods.”

In fact, Shannen grew to become a household name for her role as Brenda Walsh on the popular ’90s TV show Beverly Hills, 90210. She left 90120 after four years, but made a number of guest appearances as Brenda during the 2008 reboot of the show.

She also landed a role as Prue Halliwell on Charmed, but she exited the show after the third season in 2001. Then she went into actuality TV, starring in “Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty” and being a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Shannen was 53.