Early life

Victoria Davey 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 works as a life coach. Spelling's parents were from Jewish families whose ancestors moved to the United States from Russia and Poland. The family celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah while she was growing up. Her middle name comes from her paternal grandfather, David. She attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California, but graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1991.

Career

Early work

At age six, Spelling was given acting lessons from an acting coach hired by her father Aaron and subsequently was given guest spots on shows such as The Love Boat, T. J. Hooker, Hotel, Fantasy Island, Vega$, and Saved by the Bell. At the age of 17, she was given the role of Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, a series co-produced by her father Aaron's company Spelling Television. Spelling portrayed Donna for the show's entire run and was nominated for two Young Artist Awards. Donna remained a virgin for about seven years, that is until the finale of the seventh season, supposedly due to Aaron Spelling's edict.

While starring on 90210, Spelling was cast in a number of made-for-television films, including Co-Ed Call Girl (1992), A Friend to Die For (1994), and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996). Subsequently, Spelling appeared in several independent films including The House of Yes (1997) and Trick (1999).

2006-2009

In 2006, Spelling starred as herself in the VH1 sitcom So Notorious, which parodied her public image. In January 2007, she and her second husband Dean McDermott pretended to purchase and operate a bed and breakfast hotel in Fallbrook, California for their reality show, Tori & Dean: Inn Love, which premiered on the Oxygen network on March 20, 2007. In July 2007, Spelling became a minister to marry a gay couple at Chateau La Rue. A tape of the ceremony was shown on Inn Love. In June 2008, the show returned for a third season under a new title, Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. In the new season, Spelling and McDermott discontinued the inn plotline, and they returned to Los Angeles where they portrayed a struggle to balance buying a new home, their second child Stella, and Spelling's book tour. In May 2009, Home Sweet Hollywood was aired for a fourth season.

On January 7, 2009, it was reported that Spelling would reprise her role as Donna Martin on the new CW show 90210. She appeared in two episodes (19 and 20) as a special guest star.

Spelling's fashion and jewelry line premiered on HSN. She released an autobiography, sTori TELLING, on March 11, 2008. Her second book titled Mommywood was released on April 14, 2009.

2010-present

In 2010, Spelling released her third book, uncharted terriTORI. Spelling told People: "I love sharing my stories and experiences with people and connecting to them on both a humorous and emotional level. The response to my first two books has been so amazing that I wanted to write a third one for my fans."

Spelling's spin-off series Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings premiered on April 6, 2011. Writers lodged a suit against Spelling, claiming that they had presented the ideas for a "wedding show" to her company, but were told there was no interest in producing the show. Later that year, Spelling voiced the Pirate Princess in Jake and the Never Land Pirates. She played a role in the comedy short movie "Hoarders: Untold sTori" which premiered at the Outfest Film Festival in July 2011.

On September 4, 2011, Spelling made an appearance on Big Brother 13.

On April 21, 2012, Spelling hosted My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 'Royal Wedding' special, celebrating the show's second season finale, called A Canterlot Wedding. She also hosted the series premiere of Craft Wars, where three new contestants each episode battle against each other crafting for a chance to earn $10,000.

On December 18, 2012, Spelling appeared on Nick Jr's Yo Gabba Gabba and performed a skit where she baked cookies for the characters on the show. This was part of a Christmas special for the show. The special, included other famous guests such as Tony Hawk and My Chemical Romance.

It was announced on August 26, 2013, that production has started on a new reality television series titled Tori & Dean: Cabin Fever. The series chronicles Spelling, her husband, and their four children as they move to a lakeside cabin in Ontario, Canada while renovating it into their vacation home. Eight, half-hour episodes will be produced and air on CMT Canada and HGTV in 2014.

Spelling starred in the short-lived ABC Family TV series Mystery Girls with former 90210 co-star Jennie Garth in 2014.

Personal life

From 1993 to 1995, Spelling was in a relationship with Nick Savalas. She ended the relationship because she felt he was "verbally abusive."

On July 3, 2004, Spelling married actor and playwright Charlie Shanian in a lavish $1 million ceremony. They separated in October 2005. Shanian cited irreconcilable differences when he filed for divorce, which was finalized on April 20, 2006.

Spelling married Dean McDermott less than a month later, on May 7, 2006, in a private ceremony in Wakaya, Fiji. McDermott was married to Mary Jo Eustace (1993-2006), but they separated and divorced after his affair with Spelling. Spelling and McDermott renewed their vows on May 8, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. McDermott brings to the marriage son Jack (October 1998).

The couple has four children: sons Liam Aaron (born March 13, 2007) and Finn Davey (born August 30, 2012), and daughters Stella Doreen (born June 9, 2008) and Hattie Margaret (born October 10, 2011).

Spelling's father Aaron died on June 23, 2006. She was anticipated to inherit a sizable portion of her father's $500 million estate. The estate was to be divided primarily between Spelling, her brother Randy, and her mother Candy. Candy was the estate executor, but she and Tori were estranged. Tori and her brother each inherited $800,000, although Randy was not estranged. It was reported that Candy established a $10 million trust fund for Tori's eldest child, Liam.

In her sixth book, "Spelling It Like It Is," Spelling admitted to having financial troubles, due to their reality show getting cancelled, poor real estate decisions, and a very difficult fourth pregnancy. In explanation, Spelling said, "...as my real estate obsession persists, it's starting to look more compulsive. Moving is expensive, and I've put us in a precarious financial situation." After her fourth pregnancy, Spelling shared that husband Dean McDermott wanted to get a vasectomy but they couldn't afford it. Spelling claims that she hasn't bought a new purse in three years, but seems to have a caviar taste with her current tuna fish budget. "Even when I try to embrace a simpler lifestyle, I can't seem to let go of my expensive tastes," she said in an interview.

Spelling now claims to be repurposing, using hand-me-down clothes for her children, and toning down her children's once lavish birthday parties. “I can’t afford to live like this anymore. Our circumstances have changed,” she explained.

In December 2013, news broke that Spelling's husband, Dean McDermott, had cheated on his wife with 28-year-old Emily Goodhand. After telling Goodhand that he had a sexless marriage, the two had a two-day affair. Spelling decided to document the make-or-break relationship on a 6-episode Lifetime documentary, True Tori. Some suspect the couple of making up the entire story for a paycheck, due to several timing inconsistencies, along with the nearly impossible-to-locate mistress.

Spelling is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church Monastery.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Jamie
1996	Calls for Cthulhu	Susan	Video short
1997	House of Yes, TheThe House of Yes	Lesly
1997	Scream 2	Herself / "Stab" Sidney Prescott
1999	Trick	Katherine
2000	Perpetrators of the Crime	Lucy
2001	Scary Movie 2	Alex Monday
2002	Naked Movie	Iris Pytlak
2003	Sol Goode	Tammie
2003	Evil Alien Conquerors	Jan
2004	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover	Stephanie
2005	Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story	Donna Martin (voice)	Video
2007	Cthulhu	Susan
2007	Kiss the Bride	Alex Golski

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Vega$	Julie	"Seek and Destroy"
1983	Matt Houston	Nelli Brant	"Fear for Tomorrow"
1983	Shooting Stars	Jenny O'Keefe	TV film
1983	Fantasy Island	Christy / Laurie Shannon	2 episodes
1983-1984	Love Boat, TheThe Love Boat	Penny Gibson / Sarah Roomey	2 episodes
1984	T. J. Hooker	Toni Polnoi	"Grand Theft Auto"
1983	Hotel	Lisa Walker	"Christmas"
1985	Hotel	Sara	"Cry Wolf"
1987	Hotel	Jody 'Jo' Payne	"Barriers"
1989	Monsters	Beverly	"The Match Game"
1990-1991	Saved by the Bell	Violet Bickerstaff	"House Party", "The Glee Club", "Check Your Mate"
1990-2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Donna Martin	Main role
1992	Melrose Place	Donna Martin	"Pilot", "Friends & Lovers"
1994	Burke's Law	Mary McKenna	"Who Killed the Host at the Roast?"
1994	Friend to Die For, AA Friend to Die For	Stacy Lockwood	TV film
1995	Awake to Danger	Aimee McAdams	TV film
1995	Biker Mice from Mars	Romana Parmesana (voice)	"Hit the Road, Jack"
1996	Deadly Pursuits	Meredith	TV film
1996	Co-ed Call Girl	Joanna	TV film
1996	Malibu Shores	Jill	"The Competitive Edge"
1996	Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?	Laurel Lewisohn	TV film
1997	Alibi	Marti Gerrard	TV film
2003	So Downtown	Liz	TV series
2003	Carol Christmas, AA Carol Christmas	Carol Cartman	TV film
2004	Help, TheThe Help	Molly the Dog Walker	Recurring role
2004	Less than Perfect	Roxanne Fielder	"Claude's Roxanne"
2005	Family Plan	Charlie	TV film
2005	American Dad!	Kim (voice)	"Stan Knows Best"
2005	Hush	Nina Hamilton	TV film
2005	Mind Over Murder	Holly Winters	TV film
2007	Housesitter	Elise	TV film
2007	Smallville	Linda Lake	"Hydro"
2008	Mother Goose Parade	Grand Marshall	TV film
2009	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World	Gina Michaels (voice)	"The Only Straight in the Village"
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself	Season 1, Episode 3; guest for the main challenge.
2009	Smallville	Linda Lake	"Infamous"
2009	90210	Donna Martin	"Okaeri, Donna!", "Between a Sign and a Hard Place"
2011-2015	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	Pirate Princess	Recurring role
2012	Mistle-Tones, TheThe Mistle-Tones	Marci	TV film
2014	Mystery Girls	Holly Hamilton	Main role

Multimedia

Soundtrack

• Trick (January 27, 1999)

Books

Spelling has written six books. Three were published by Gallery Books, while one was published by Aladdin Books and one book published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment.

• Her first book, sTORI TELLING (2008) was a New York Times bestseller.
• In 2009, Mommywood was published about her experiences with her children.
• A third book, UNCHARTED TERRITORI, was released in 2010.
• Presenting Tallulah (2010) is her first picture book.
• In 2012, Spelling published her first party-planning book, CelebraTORI.
• Her sixth book, Spelling It Like It Is, was released in 2013.

Charities

Tori Spelling supports the following charitable causes: Multiple Sclerosis, Animals, Vision.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]