Editing Tori Spelling (section)

===Early work===
At age six, Spelling was given acting lessons from an acting coach hired by her father, and was subsequently given guest spots on television series such as ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[T. J. Hooker]]'', ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', ''[[Vega$]]'' and ''[[Saved by the Bell]]''. At the age of 17, she was given the role of [[Characters of Beverly Hills, 90210|Donna Martin]] on ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', co-produced by Aaron Spelling's company [[Spelling Television]]. Tori Spelling portrayed Donna for the show's entire run and was nominated for two [[Young Artist Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gliatto |first=Tom |title=Barbie, Meet Brenda |url=https://people.com/archive/barbie-meet-brenda-vol-37-no-6/ |website=People |access-date=October 20, 2019 |date=February 17, 1992 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018203626/https://people.com/archive/barbie-meet-brenda-vol-37-no-6/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/30/style/egos-ids-aids-fund-raiser-called-a-first-for-porn-stars.html?src=pm "EGOS & IDS; AIDS Fund-Raiser Called a First for Porn Stars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806141358/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/30/style/egos-ids-aids-fund-raiser-called-a-first-for-porn-stars.html?src=pm |date=August 6, 2017 }}. ''New York Times''. February 1992.</ref>

While starring on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', Spelling was cast in a number of [[Television movie|made-for-television]] films, including ''[[Co-ed Call Girl]]'' (1996), ''[[A Friend to Die For]]'' (1994), and ''[[Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996 film)|Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?]]'' (1996), and several [[independent film]]s, including ''[[The House of Yes]]'' (1997) and ''[[Trick (1999 film)|Trick]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|last=Queenan|first=Joe|title=Picks and Pans Review: Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-mother-may-i-sleep-with-danger-vol-46-no-14/|website=People|access-date=October 20, 2019|date=September 30, 1996|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018203626/https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-mother-may-i-sleep-with-danger-vol-46-no-14/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Snierson|first=Dan|title=Stupid Questions with...Tori Spelling|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/01/31/stupid-questions-withtori-spelling/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 20, 2019|date=January 31, 2005|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018203626/https://ew.com/article/2005/01/31/stupid-questions-withtori-spelling/|url-status=live}}</ref>