- Has reportedly reconciled with her estranged husband Rick Solomon after the pair separated following the revelation of his porn tape with Paris Hilton. However, a representative for Doherty denies they're dating again. (December 16, 2003)
- Doherty has put her wild history behind her but says she regrets nothing. (April 23, 2003)
- Was arrested after she was pulled over for allegedly weaving across a Southern California highway.
- Is greatly amused by reports about her recent wedding - because journalists have got the wrong man. (2003)
- Her former Charmed co-stars are amazed at their one- time pal's unfriendly behaviour. Shannen was famously booted off the show when her diva-like antics became too difficult to handle, and she has not been shy about slamming Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs, who played her magical sisters.
- At the end of Season three of CHARMED (1998), Doherty quit. At the same time WB announced they will pick up Charmed for the next three years
- When Rene (Shannen Doherty) runs to tell Jay and Silent Bob that Brodie and T.S. are being arrested, Ethan Suplee (Willam) ad-libs, Brenda? - a joke reference to Doherty's character on BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 (1990), (MALLRATS (1995))
- Doherty is leaving her husband just nine months after their wedding, ending her union with internet gambling site owner Rick Solomon because she's less than impressed with his recent behavior - a friend of hers says Rick's been sober 18 months, but twice in the past month, he's just gone off - once to Vegas - and disappeared. (October 24, 2002(
- Just completed her first season as host of SciFi's hidden camera show Scare Tatics. (October 2003)
- In talks to allow her image to be use on Charmed including the making of a Prue Halliwell doll and a picture to be placed on the set of the show and old footage of her to be used in flashback espiodes. (October 2003)
- Likes to tease the boys once in awhile with a partial Playboy spread. And she's fun to read about.
- When Shannen was released from her role in the FOX series Beverly Hills: 90210, producers digitally removed her from the next-to-last episode. It was quite a smack in the face to Shannen since the show was a retrospective and included every actor in the show's history.
- Attended court appointed anger-management counseling after she slammed a beer bottle through someone's car window during an argument.
- Appeared nude in Playboy in 2003.
- Was removed from the teen soap Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) at end of 4th season (March 1994). According to producer Aaron Spelling because of constant conflicts with other cast members and repeatedly late appearances on the set.
- Infuriated William Friedkin when she failed to turn up for the first day of shooting JAILBREAKERS (1994) (TV) in Hollywood. Shannon, as it turned out, had just returned from Italy, where she'd raised hell by turning up late for an interview on a television talk-show. Friedkin's first reaction was to call auditions and look at 12 other actresses to take the 90210-brat's part. But then he decided to stick with Doherty.
- In 1992, Shannen was a guest on The Dennis Miller Show (1992). She appeared on the fourth show which meant that host, Miller, was still in the process of getting used to the talk-show format. Early in the interview she rudely asked Miller if he was nervous and went on to point out his eyebrow which was twitching nervously. This made headlines the next day and before long, Miller was routinely making an effort to lampoon her on his talk show.
- Tattoos: One on her right ankle of a Grecian cross
- Nickname: Shando
- Offered a role in SCREAM 3 (2000).
- Beat future CHARMED co-star Alyssa Milano for the role of Rene in cult film MALLRATS. (1995)
- Had her wages garnished by California United Bank when she was on 90210 because she wrote nearly $32,000 worth of bad checks.
- Has four horses and three dogs.
- Goddaughter is named Cooper Smith.
- Still owns a percent of CHARMED even though she left
- Eye color: Grey / Green
- Hair color: Dark brown
- Hobbies: Photography, horse-riding, playing her guitar, traveling
- Has some sort of allergy to chocolates but she could not resist Twix
- Was paid $17,500 per episode for Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Quotes- About her ferocious off-screen reputation: "When you're 18, and bars are letting you in, and you have the red carpet rolled out for you, what 18- year-old isn't going to take advantage of that? I know what I did, and I had a lot of fun. I lived my life as I would normally live my life and I didn't worry about being recognized, and I never felt like I had to lock myself up in my house and behave a certain way."
- About her ferocious off-screen reputation: "When you're 18, and bars are letting you in, and you have the red carpet rolled out for you, what 18- year-old isn't going to take advantage of that? I know what I did, and I had a lot of fun. I lived my life as I would normally live my life and I didn't worry about being recognized, and I never felt like I had to lock myself up in my house and behave a certain way."
- "I used to watch Little House on the Prairie. And I wanted to work with Michael Landon really desperately."
- "I guess I was born that way.
- "I had more fun playing by myself than with anybody else,"
- "But at the same time, I was outgoing. I did all these plays, and when I was in Tennessee, I was active in the church. But I never really had sleepovers. I always wanted my time away from others."
- "When I'm not bitchy, which is rare, I can be HOT!"
- "If God wanted us to be naked, why did he invent sexy lingerie?"
- On leaving Beverly Hills 90210: "Let me start by saying it wasn't like I walked out one day and said, 'I quit.' It was a very long process of quitting the show. Aaron got as fed up with me as I was with the show, and I think it was because the notoriety was too much. People were hating the character and I couldn't take the abuse that came with that. People couldn't separate me from her and I got sick of people assuming that I was as naughty and bad as Brenda was. It was all very hurtful."
- On the tabloid articles: "You know, as far as I'm concerned, whatever they write, um, is so-- it's consisted of so many different lies that it's not even worth justifying it."
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