 We've learned this morning that actress Shannon Doherty has died after a years-long battle with cancer. Doherty rose to fame in the 1990s as Brenda Walsh on the hit show Beverly Hills 90210. What I would do to go out with Dylan McKay, I don't know, everyone says he's trouble. Well, he can trouble me all he wants. In February of 2020, Doherty revealed that the cancer had returned and she was at stage four. She said she came forward because of her health. Shannon Doherty was 53 years old.