American actress Shannen Doherty, who came to public attention for her role as Brenda in Beverly Hills 90210, died on Saturday at the age of 53, her agent Leslie Sloane told People magazine on Sunday. She had been suffering from cancer for several years.

 

“On Saturday, July 13, she lost the fight she had waged for many years against the disease,” said Leslie Sloane.

 

Born in 1971, Shannen Doherty quickly found her way into the spotlight, starting her career with a role in “Little House on the Prairie” in 1982.

 

From 1990 to 1994, she played Brenda Walsh in the cult classic “Beverly Hills 90210”, a role that brought her international fame. A few years later, from 1998 to 2001, she became Prue Halliwell in the series “Charmed”. Between several TV films and reality TV experiences, she also reunited with Brenda Walsh in the reboot of the series, “90210” in the late 2000s.

 

Shannen Doherty had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Some time later, the disease had returned, at stage 4. The cancer then generalized. She passed away on Saturday, surrounded by her loved ones.

Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.

 

“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».

Steph Deschamps / May 29,

Johnny Wactor was killed on the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday night. According to the actor’s mother, he was with a colleague when he spotted three men attempting to steal his car. The actor then approached and was directly targeted by gunfire.

 

The facts match the description of an incident in which three suspects allegedly attempted to steal a catalytic converter (part of a car’s exhaust system). However, the authorities have not released the name of the victim in this case.

 

Johnny Wactor is best known to the American public as Brando Corbin. That’s the role he played on the soap “General Hospital” from 2020 to 2022. But he has also played smaller roles in other successful series. He made his debut in “Army Wives” in 2007. He has also appeared in “Criminal Minds”, “Westworld” and “NCIS ».