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Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress. Spelling became an international household name in the early 1990s for starring in the Beverly Hills, 90210 as Donna Martin. The original 90210 series became a worldwide phenomenon after airing 1990, and earned several notable awards such as a Golden Globe Award. Spelling subsequently starred in a string of made-for-television films, such as A Friend to Die For and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?. She later starred in several independent films such as Trick and The House of Yes. She reprised her prominent role in the spinoff, 90210 in 2009. Her autobiographical book 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 in Los Angeles, California and is the daughter of Candy Spelling and famed TV producer Aaron Spelling. Both of Spelling's parents were Jewish, though her family celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah while she was growing up. She attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California but graduated from Harvard-Westlake School. Her brother, Randy Spelling, is also an actor.
As a child, Spelling had guest starred on such shows as The Love Boat, T.J. Hooker, Hotel, Fantasy Island, Vega$, and Saved by the Bell.