Shannen Maria Doherty was born April 12, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee. The daughter of Tom, a bank employee, and Rosa, the owner of a beauty parlor, went from Memphis Belle, to Hollywood bitch.

It turns out that Shannen has a lot to thank the late Michael Landon for. After her family moved to Los Angeles when Shannen was 7, she knew she wanted to pursue an acting career. Things moved quickly, and she made her debut at age 10, with a role on the series Father Murphy.

Michael Landon saw her on Father Murphy, and cast her as Jenny Wilder on the final season of Little House on the Prairie (she appeared on several made-for-TV Little House movies in the years that followed. Shannen was still doing the TV rounds with appearances on '80s shows such as Cagney & Lacey and Magnum P.I., and rejoined Michael Landon on an episode of Highway to Heaven. [Full Bio]

Flora Plum (2004).... Trapeze Artist 
"Scare Tactics" (2003) TV Series .... Host 
Another Day (2001) (TV) .... Kate 
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) .... Herself 
"Charmed" (1998) TV Series .... Prue Halliwell (1998-2001) 
Nowhere (1997) .... Val Chick 2  
Mallrats (1995) .... Rene Mosier 
"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) TV Series .... Brenda Walsh
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) (TV) .... Brenda Walsh 
Heathers (1989) .... Heather Duke 
"Our House" (1986) TV Series .... Kris Witherspoon 
Night Shift (1982) .... Bluebell 
Secret of NIMH, The (1982) (voice) .... Teresa 
"Little House on the Prairie" (1974) TV Series .... Jenny Wilder
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