Shannen Doherty was born on December 29, 1971 in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor Eric Braeden and actress Heather Locklear. Her mother was born in Portland, Oregon, while her father was born in Pocatello, Idaho. Doherty has Irish, Scottish, German, English, and Native American ancestry
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Her first on screen appearance was on the TV series Beverly Hills 90210 as Brenda Walsh on the episode "Strange Bedfellows". Since then she has starred in many feature films including "A Lesson Before Dying", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "The Craft", "Chasing Amy" (for which she received the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance), "Scream 2", and "Jennifer's Body". She is also known for her role of Vicki Nelson on the hit show of WB series Beverly Hills 90210