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• Shannen Doherty is an American actress. While her on-screen debut was the character of Jenny Wilder on the popular series Little House on the Prairie, it was her role as Brenda Walsh on the popular teen series Beverly Hills 90210 that gained her celebrity notoriety.

  Doherty is reportedly dating photographer Kurt Iswarienko. According to Iswarienko's ex-mother in law, Debra Band, Doherty began dating the photographer while he was still married to her daughter, fashion designer Taryn Band. Debra states, "Shannen broke up a marriage... and that's all I'm going to say!"Perez Hilton: Shannen Doherty: Homewrecker! (May 15, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Shannen Maria Doherty
  2. Born: April 12, 1971
  3. Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
  4. Irish descent
  5. Was married to Ashley Hamilton and Rick Salomon
  6. Directed a few episodes of Charmed
  7. Posed in Playboy in 2003
  8. Hosted: Scare Tactics and Breaking up with Shannan Doherty
  9. Suffers from Crohn's Disease
  10. Rumored to be dating photographer Kurt Iswarienko

• Early Life

  The daughter of a hair salon owner and a mortgage consultant, Doherty was raised Southern Baptist in Memphis. At the age of seven, she moved to Los Angeles with her family and decided she wanted to become an actress. As a little girl she guest starred on several shows such as Voyagers and Father Murphy and at the age of eleven landed her first series regular role on Little House on the Prairie.

• Bad Girl Image

  In the mid 1990s, Doherty's career popularity grew as well as her appearances in tabloids. Doherty was sentenced to anger-management counseling in 1996 when she allegedly broke a beer bottle on the car of Corey Hanker. Two years prior, Doherty was taken off Beverly Hills 90210 after rumored conflicts with cast members. In 2001, she was charged with a DUI. It has been rumored that Doherty beat up previous boyfriend Dean Factor and had extremely short marriages to Ashley Hamilton and Rick Salomon.

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