Victoria Davey “Tori” Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress. Spelling became known in the early 1990s for her role as Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210. Spelling then had roles in a string of made-for-television films, such as A Friend to Die For and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?. She later appeared 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.
Tori Spelling
Has a small tattoo of a rose on her left ankle.
Had small plastic surgery on her nose after a parrot bit her [November 1994].
Dated Brian Austin Green, Nick Savalas (son of actor Telly Savalas) and Vincent Young.
Measurements: 32C-23-32 (post-implant surgery), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Announced engagement to writer/actor Charlie Shanian whom she met during the Los Angeles production of his play “Maybe, Baby It’s You”. [November 25, 2003]
Was one of the very first celebrity Yoga Booty Ballet students in Santa Monica, California
Introduced “7th Heaven” (1996) star Barry Watson to his future wife Laura Payne-Gabriel.
Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School, a high school in Los Angeles.
Engaged to her Mind Over Murder (2006) (TV) co-star, Dean McDermott. [December 27, 2005]
Her name Tori means ‘Bird’ in Japanese.
Ranked #23 in VH1 “100 Greatest Teen Stars” (2006).
Tori wore a $50,000 Badgley Mischka crystal-beaded gown in her July 2004 wedding to Charlie Shanian.
Was among the guests at the weddings of former “Beverly Hills, 90210″ (1990) co-stars Jason Priestley to Naomi Lowde-Priestley and Tiffani Thiessen to Brady Smith. [2005]
Farrah Fawcett was a neighbor for ten years when they lived in the same apartment building.
Eloped with Dean McDermott to a private island in Fiji on May 7, 2006.
Reconciled with her mother Candy just days before her first child was born. The two had troubles with each other after criticizing each other in public.
Mentioned in the rap-rock song Mope by Bloodhound Gang, along with personalities like Luciano Pavarotti, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Falco, Bo Jackson and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Said she took a course on-line to become an ordained minister [July 10, 2007].
Goddaughter of Barbara Stanwyck and Dean Martin.
Just as Tori chose Liam’s middle name of Aaron to honor her late father, husband Dean chose Stella’s middle name of Doreen to honor his late mother, Doreen McDermott.
Her dog, Mimi La Rue, died on June 17, 2008 of natural causes at age 11.
Lives in Encino, California.
Accidentally crashed her car into a school building, trying to avoid the paparazzi, while taking her kids to school on June 13, 2011. She and her kids came away with no serious injuries.
Tori has three children with her husband, Dean McDermott; son, Liam Aaron, born March 13, 2007, weighing 6lbs. 6 oz. and daughters, Stella Doreen, born June 9, 2008, weighing 6lbs. 8 oz., both by C-section (Liam was an emergency C-section) and Hattie Margaret, born October 10, 2011, weighing, 6 lbs. 14 oz., at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
