Shannen Doherty went right from playing Kris Witherspoon on the wholesome family TV drama "Our House" in 1986-1988 to playing Heather Duke in the scathing black comedy "Heathers" in 1988.
Shannen Doherty co-starred with two actresses from the soap opera "Days of Our Lives": Deidre Hall, who portrayed her mother Jessie on "Our House", and Kristian Alfonso in the movie "Blindfolded: Acts of Obsession."
Very early on, Sara Gilbert, Melissa Joan Hart, and Kellie Martin were all considered for the role of Molly before Keri Houlihan got cast.
Dee Wallace was original offered the part of Jessie. She declined and accepted a role on the sitcom "Together We Stand" instead.
Before appearing on "Our House", both Shannen Doherty and Chad Allen guest-starred on two different episodes of the first season of the CBS action series "Airwolf"; Chad in the episode "Daddy's Gone A-Huntin" and Shannen in the episode "Bite of the Jackal."