Teen Idol Shannon Doty has passed away at the age of 53 in a journalistic context copyright disclaimer all of the opinions in this video are mine alone everything in this video has been taken from publicly available sources and any footage used is covered under the doctrine of fair use we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of our sources but I am not responsible for Content third parties publish it is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress on Saturday July 13th she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease the devoted daughter sister aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog Bowie her publicist Leslie Sloan said in a statement dhy was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 at the time it had spread to her lymph nodes by 200 17 she was in remission only for her cancer to return in 2020 in November doy shared that her cancer had metastasized and spread to her brain so you're Brandon's sister huh the actress shared her story on podcast before passing Shannon will be greatly missed