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Spelling at The Heart Truth Fashion Show in February 2009
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Victoria Davey Spelling May 16, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Television | Tori & Dean series |
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Children | 4 |
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Relatives | Randy Spelling (brother) |
Website | www |
Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress, television personality, socialite and author. Her first major role was Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1990, produced by her father, Aaron. She appeared in a string of made-for-television films, including A Friend to Die For (1994), A Carol Christmas (2003), The Mistle-Tones (2012) and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (2016), and rose to prominence through her roles in independent films such as The House of Yes (1997), Trick (1999), Cthulhu (2007), Kiss the Bride (2007) and Izzie's Way Home (2016). She reprised her prominent role of Donna Martin in Beverly Hills, 90210's spin-off, 90210, in 2009.
Spelling's autobiography, Stori Telling, debuted on top of the New York Times Best Seller list and was named the best celebrity autobiography of 2009.
Spelling was born on May 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Candy (née Marer; born 1945) and television and film producer Aaron Spelling (1923–2006). She has a younger brother, Randy, a former actor who as of 2009[update] works as a life coach. Spelling's parents were from Jewish families whose ancestors moved to the United States from Russia and Poland. Her middle name comes from her paternal grandfather, David. She attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California, and graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1991.