Shannen Doherty, the actress known for her roles on “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” has died after a battle with cancer.
Doherty’s death was confirmed Sunday by publicist Leslie Sloane in a statement shared with USA TODAY after People broke the news of the star’s death. On Saturday, the actress “lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” Sloane’s statement read.
Doherty has been open about her health in recent years after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. In November, she shared in a People magazine cover story that the cancer had spread to her bones. The actress starred as Prue Halliwell, one of the sisters with magical powers on TV’s “Charmed,” and had roles on TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” as well as in the movie comedies “Mallrats” and “Heathers.”
She got her big break on Fox’s teen soap “Beverly Hills, 90210,” portraying high schooler Brenda Walsh, who with her twin brother Brandon (Jason Priestley) adjusts to life among the wealthy when their family moves from Minnesota to California. In 2016, she told USA TODAY that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes. For a brief period, it appeared Doherty was in the clear. After a single mastectomy that same year, she completed radiation and chemotherapy treatment in February 2017 and announced she was in remission two months later.