Shannen Doherty’s Oscars In Memoriam omission was “messed-up”, says ‘90210’ co-star
nme.comBeverly Hills 90210 co-star, Jennie Garth, has criticised the actor being left out of the Oscars’ In Memoriam tribute.On July 13 last year, Doherty passed away aged 53 after a nine-year battle with breast cancer.
She was best known for the role Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990-84, returning to the part from the show’s reboot 90210 from 2008-09.She also found success as Prue Halliwell in supernatural series Charmed, which she appeared in from 1998-2001, as well as the cult ‘80s film Heathers.
Despite this, she was not included in the In Memoriam segment that was broadcast during the Academy Awards.On Sunday (March 2), Morgan Freeman presented the Oscars tradition, where members of the film industry who have died in the past year are remembered.
Freeman opened with a tribute to his friend and co-star, Gene Hackman, before a video that celebrated the lives of David Lynch, Maggie Smith, Shelley Duvall, and others.Jennie Garth was Doherty’s co-star on Beverly Hills 90210, playing Kelly Taylor for the entire initial run from 1990-2000.
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