Shannen Doherty, '90210' actress, dies at 53, People magazine reports

Shannen Doherty had been public about her battle with breast cancer, disclosing in 2015 that she was undergoing treatment for the disease. Photo: Handout

American actor Shannen Doherty, best known for her role as high school student Brenda Walsh on hit 1990s television drama Beverly Hills, 90210, has died after years living with cancer, People magazine reported on Sunday (July 14). She was 53.

"It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease," the magazine cited Doherty's publicist Leslie Sloane as saying.