| Shannen Doherty was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where she
lived until she was seven. As a child, Shannen was a loner. "I had more fun
playing by myself than with anybody else," she says. "I guess I was born
that way. 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 she was seven,
the family moved to Los Angeles, where her father started a West Coast
branch of the family transportation business, and Shannen became interested
in acting. "I used to watch Little House on the Prairie. And I wanted to
work with Michael Landon really desperately." As did many a little girl, but
Shannen had the incredible determination, good fortune, or both, to actually
end up on Little House. She has one brother, Sean, who is five years older.
She spends her time acting for the TV series "Charmed" and her spare time is
spent with her Horses, one of which she has entered for a show, She owns 3
Dogs. |