Shannen Doherty
Doherty in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Shannen Maria Doherty
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 12, 1971
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote French
Shannen Doherty is an American actress, producer, author, and director. Her roles include the shows Little House on the Prairie, Our House, Beverly Hills, 90210, and later 90210 and BH90210, and Charmed, of which she also directed episodes; and the films Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Heathers, and Fortress (2021).
Shannen’s paternal grandfather was named John Thomas Doherty.
Shannen’s maternal grandfather was Lloyd Buford Wright (the son of Benjamin Richard Wright and Bertie Murphey). Lloyd was born in Arkansas. Benjamin was the son of James Wilson Wright and Sallie Beth Montgomery. Betie was the daughter of Ferdinand Eugene Murphey and Margaret Ann “Maggie” Pippen.
Shannen’s maternal grandmother was Hilda Mae Parker (the daughter of Jesse P. Parker and Rosa Mae Powell).
Sources: Genealogy of Shannen Doherty (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Shannen Doherty (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
She may have criticized him, but I bet she would still vote for him
WHAT…THE…HELL!
It almost seems like that picture was put on purpose by a hater. She used to be SO beautiful when she did Beverly Hills and Charmed. And she just looks European to me, black hair is also European. Both her hair and her eyes are very, very beautiful. I´m a gay person but Shannen Doherty is one of the few women I´d sleep with.
she looks Chinese as usual
dont smoke weed pls
I always thought the same thing.
Sorry to disagree with you follers but Cox is also an Irish name. The name Cox in Ireland is derived from the Gaelic Mac an Choiligh (son of the cock).
http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/family.htm?FamilyId=272
Also a lot of Irish do and did change religions. I was reading the true crime story Bitter Blood and the Lynch family from North Carolina were Episcopalian. I’m sure there are many families in the South with Irish names that aren’t Catholic. Cox is quite a common name in Ireland. Alot of Irish names have be Anglicised from Gaelic.
I know there are Irish “Cox”es out there.
But, Courteney Cox’s Irish ancestry comes from her paternal great-grandpa, Joseph Washington Lewis, who was born in Pittsburgh, to Joseph Washington Lewis and Esther M. Hackett, immigrants from Dublin. Her paternal great-grandmother, Margaret Naulty, also had some Irish roots, but was more mixed.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=smithfamily_2011&id=I5339
Courteney’s “Cox” line, however, evidently goes back to a Thomas Cocke, who was born in Cornwall, England, in 1616.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dblocher&id=I280385
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=wright1968&id=I76815
Wow. I’m impressed follers. You are doing an amazing job on this site. You really know your stuff.
I agree, follers is quite an Internet genealogist. Its even hard sometimes to keep up with the corrections and posts. Let alone finding the photos. Keep up the good work.
Thanks follers. Fascinating stuff. Much appreciated.