"Brenda" she is dead.

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Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed’ star, dead at 53


By Lisa Respers France and Dan Heching, CNN

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Updated 1:37 PM EDT, Sun July 14, 2024

CNN —

Shannen Doherty, an actress who starred on the popular series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed” and do ented her nine-year battle with breast cancer, has died, according to her longtime publicist.
She was 53.
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” Doherty’s publicist Leslie Sloane said in a statement to CNN.
“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace,” her statement continued.
The news was first reported by People magazine.
]Doherty developed a devoted fan base with roles as Heather Duke in the 1989 cult classic film “Heathers,” as Brenda Walsh from 1990 to 1994 in the hit series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and its subsequent spinoff “90210,” and as Prue Halliwell in “Charmed” from 1998 to 2001.
]Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, which went into remission two years later. In 2020, Doherty announced the cancer had returned, spread and was stage 4.
She shared in June 2023 the news that her cancer had spread to her brain.
Doherty had been do enting her experiences with cancer in her podcast, “Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty.” The most recent episode streamed on July 8.
Doherty, who had been outspoken about living with cancer even as she was clear that it was incurable, kept that mindset as she talked about her plans for the future.
“I guess I’m in a mindset now of I need to make as much money as humanly possible in the next two years, bank it, put it with my investment place, build that so that A., I don’t have to work and I only work when I really want to,” she said this month. “I can also go on a lot more vacations. Then also when I pass away my mom’s got a nice little nest egg and I don’t have to worry about her.”]]]


Bitter loss.

She never begged. She fought instead. Her finest hour.