Tori Spelling
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Tori Spelling
Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress best known for her role as Donna Martin in the 1990s teen soap opera Beverly Hills 90210.
The daughter of Jewish American parents Candy Marer and Aaron Spelling, a famed television producer with the ABC network in the 1970s, she appeared in a number of guest roles (mostly in her father's shows) such as The Love Boat, T.J. Hooker, Hotel, Fantasy Island, Vega$, and Saved by the Bell before landing a regular part in Beverly Hills 90210, a series co-produced by her father and Darren Star.
Often described as having a limited acting range, there was much speculation that she landed the 90210 role through her father's influence. She claimed to have undergone an audition for the role under an assumed name. Since the series went off the air, Spelling has worked primarily on independent films (often receiving praise for her performances) including Trick and The House of Yes.
Spelling is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School. Her brother Randy Spelling is also an actor.
In July 2004, Spelling married Armenian-American actor Charlie Shanian in a lavish $1 million wedding. In September 2005 the couple announced their separation after only 14 months of marriage.
Television work
Shooting Stars (1983)
The Three Kings (1987)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000)
A Friend to Die For (1994)
Awake to Danger (1995)
Deadly Pursuits (1996)
Co-Ed Call Girl (1996)
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996)
The Alibi (1997)
So Downtown (2003) (canceled after a few episodes)
A Carol Christmas (2003)
The Family Plan (2005)
Hush (2005)
Filmography
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
The House of Yes (1997)
Scream 2 (1997)
Perpetrators of the Crime (1998)
Trick (1999)
Sol Goode (2001)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Naked Movie (2002)
Evil Alien Conquerors (2002)
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004)
Tori Spelling Favorite Faumous Quotes
- Few men desire liberty The majority are satisfied with a just master.
- Never fight an inanimate object.
- Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
- Cogito, ergo, sum. (I think therefore I am.)
- Our defense is not in our armaments, nor in science, nor in going underground. Our defense is in law and order.
- When I think back on all the blessings I have been given in my life, I can't think of a single one, unless you count that rattlesnake that granted me all those wishes.
- Love came down at Christmas Love all lovely, love divine Love was born at Christmas, Stars and angels gave the sign.
- When God temporarily rolled up the building plans of prophecy and placed them aside, He made known a secret set of plans. With this program came a completely new set of blueprints. According to the counsel of His will, He had predetermined to call Paul as the masterbuilder of the project. So then, the instructions for our building program are found in Paul's epistles. Little wonder the apostles says 'I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon' (1 Cor. 310). It is essential to use Pauline construction materials (grace doctrines), simply because someday soon the Building Inspector will examine our workmanship to determine if we followed His codes.
- I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.
- Progress always involves risk you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base.
Frank Moore