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.