‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed’ Alum Shannen Doherty Dead at 53 After Cancer Battle

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00:00Shannon Daugherty died on Saturday, July 13th, after a lengthy battle with cancer,

00:04Us Weekly can confirm. She was 53.

00:07Daugherty's rep told People magazine,

00:09It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannon Daugherty.

00:13On Saturday, July 13th, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease.

00:18The Beverly Hills 90210 alum revealed in February 2022 that she was diagnosed with

00:23stage four breast cancer. She shared the news nearly three years after she went into remission.

00:30Daugherty said in a lawsuit against State Farm that she was dying of terminal cancer,

00:35according to court documents that were obtained by TMZ in February of 2022.

00:40The charmed alum was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2015.

00:44She completed her chemotherapy treatment in February of 2017,

00:48announcing two months later that she was in remission.

00:51Amid her cancer battle, she tied the knot with Kurt Isorenko.

00:54After 11 years of marriage, she filed for divorce from the photographer in April of 2013.

01:00A few months later, she revealed via Instagram that her breast cancer had spread to her brain.

01:05The Tennessee native began her career as a child actress on Little House on the Prairie

01:09before moving on to roles in Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Our House.

01:14She made an impression in the 1988 dark comedy Heathers

01:17and went on to star in TV series Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed.