Shannen Doherty, Star Of ‘90210’ And ‘Charmed,’ Dead at 53

Actor Shannen Doherty, who was best known for her roles in “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died from stage 4 cancer on Saturday at the age of 53.

“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie,” publicist Leslie Sloane said in a statement to People. “The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”

Doherty had a long and public battle with the disease. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She announced that she was in remission in 2017, but in 2020, she revealed to ABC News that the disease had returned. In June 2023, Doherty said that a scan earlier in the year showed that thecancer had metastasized to her brain. In November 2023, she made the sad revelation to People that the cancer had spread to her bones.

“I don’t want to die,” she told People at the time.

In an interview with Elle magazine in September 2020, Doherty said she would be in treatment for the rest of her life and would likely die from breast cancer. But “I’ve got a lot of life in me,” she added.

“I try to treasure all the small moments that most people don’t really see or take for granted,” Doherty told Elle. “The small things are magnified for me. We have this endless well within us, and it’s just about continuing to dig in that well for the strength to face adversity — and so that we can also see all the beauty.”

Doherty didn’t let her health stop her from working. Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and only months after her breast cancer came back, she began filming the “90210” reboot “BH90210.”

Doherty was talked into doing the show by her close friend and former co-star Brian Austin Green when they were attending a memorial for actor Luke Perry,