 She became a star, though, when she played Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210, which was one of the biggest hits of the early 90s. And I mean, Linda, that show was such a big deal. It was must-see TV when that was still actually the thing that happened. Absolutely, it was. It was wildly popular, and it influenced shows like Buffy and Dawson's Creek and The O.C. All those kinds of things owe a lot to 90210. On the show, Brenda and her family moved to Beverly Hills from Minnesota, and