Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Actor Apr 17 (died age 75) New York City, New York, USA 1922–1988 (66 year career)
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Biography

Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris; April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993) was an American child, teen, and young adult screen actress. She retired at age 26. Initially appearing in films under the name Dawn O'Day, she changed her name to Anne Shirley (the name of the title character she portrayed) upon the success of the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (66)

Movies (66)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Make Mine Laughs

Make Mine Laughs

1949

as (archive footage)

5.0
Movieland Magic

Movieland Magic

1946

as (archive footage)

5.0
Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944

as Ann Grayle

7.3
Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan

1944

as Frankie Foster

5.5
Man from Frisco

Man from Frisco

1944

as Diana Kennedy

6.0
Bombardier

Bombardier

1943

as Burton Hughes

5.6
Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as May Harness Blake

5.2
The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl

1943

as Ellen Evans

6.5
Lady Bodyguard

Lady Bodyguard

1943

as A. C. Baker

4.0
Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942

as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

6.0
The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

as Jessey Lee

4.3
West Point Widow

West Point Widow

1941

as Nancy Hull

6.0
Unexpected Uncle

Unexpected Uncle

1941

as Kathleen Brown

6.5
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

as Mary Stone

7.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
6.0
Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

as Anne

5.8
Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

1940

as Bobby Halevy

6.3
Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night

1940

as Lucy Lee

5.5
Boy Slaves

Boy Slaves

1939

as Annie

6.8
Career

Career

1939

as Sylvia Bartholomew

Sorority House

Sorority House

1939

as Alice Fisher

6.8
Girls' School

Girls' School

1938

as Natalie Freeman

6.0
Mother Carey's Chickens

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938

as Nancy Carey

5.2
Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld

1938

as Annabelle Porter

5.5
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

as Jean Johnson

6.5
Condemned Women

Condemned Women

1938

as Millie Anson

6.3
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

6.9
Too Many Wives

Too Many Wives

1937

as Betty Jackson

6.7
Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

1937

as Louise Foster

4.0
Chatterbox

Chatterbox

1936

as Jenny Yates

6.0
M'Liss

M'Liss

1936

as M'Liss Smith

5.0
Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady

1936

as June Drew

5.0
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935

as Anne Shirley

6.0
Chasing Yesterday

Chasing Yesterday

1935

as Jeanne Alexandre

4.7
Steamboat Round the Bend

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

as Fleety Belle

7.5
Finishing School

Finishing School

1934

as Billie

6.0
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)

5.7
The Key

The Key

1934

as Flower peddler

4.6
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1934

as Anne Shirley

5.5
School for Girls

School for Girls

1934

as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)

6.0
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933

as Mary Lou

6.0
Emma

Emma

1932

as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

6.4
The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price

1932

as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

6.5
So Big!

So Big!

1932

as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)

5.6
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

as Princess Anastasia

5.1
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

as Vivian Revere as a Child

6.2
Young America

Young America

1932

as Mabel Saunders

5.0
Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly

1931

as Anne, as a child

4.5
Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1931

as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)

5.5
City Girl

City Girl

1930

as Marie Tustine

7.4
Liliom

Liliom

1930

as Louise

6.8
Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

1928

as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)

6.0
4 Devils

4 Devils

1928

as Marion as a girl

7.0
Mother Knows Best

Mother Knows Best

1928

as Sally, as a child

The Callahans and the Murphys

The Callahans and the Murphys

1927

as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)

Night Life

Night Life

1927

as Daughter of War Profiteer

Alice's Egg Plant

Alice's Egg Plant

1925

as Alice

4.7
His Wooden Wedding

His Wooden Wedding

1925
6.4
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

as Fay Larkin (uncredited)

5.7
The Fast Set

The Fast Set

1924

as Little Margaret Sones

The Man Who Fights Alone

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

as Dorothy

The Spanish Dancer

The Spanish Dancer

1923

as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)

4.0
The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk

1923

as Girl

Moonshine Valley

Moonshine Valley

1922

as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)

The Hidden Woman

The Hidden Woman

1922

as Girl