Shannen Doherty has died after long years of living with cancer, PEOPLE has confirmed. She was 53 old.
“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,” Shannen’s longtime publicist Leslie Sloane confirmed in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE on Sunday, July 14.

“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt, and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace,” Sloane continued.

The Beverly Hills star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and spoke candidly to PEOPLE in November 2023 about her Stage 4 breast cancer, which had by then spread to her bones, saying at the time that she didn’t “want to die.”