 shannon doherty became an instant celebrity when she burst onto the scene as brenda walsh on aaron spelling's huge hit beverly hills 90210 the memphis tennessee born actress began her career in television at the age of 11 in small roles then in 1988 she hit the big screen in the dark comedy heathers she left her role as brenda on 90210 in 1994 doherty followed that with primarily made for tv movies though she was in several kevin smith films in that same time period including