Actress Shannen Doherty Dies at Age 53

Shannen Doherty, the American actress best known for her role as Brenda Walsh on the popular TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210", had been publicly battling breast cancer since her initial diagnosis in 2015. She underwent a mastectomy and later revealed that her diagnosis was terminal, describing it as a "bitter pill to swallow". In 2023, she shared news that the cancer had spread to her bones and then to her brain, undergoing treatment for the latter.