 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. Dougherty followed that with primarily made-for-TV movies, though. She was in several Kevin Smith films in that same time period, including a leading role in Mallrats, before landing a lead role on the popular TV show, Charmed. Shannon Dougherty was 53 years old. I'm Jim Osman, and this is Fox News.