Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

🎂 17th April 1918 (107 yrs) 📍 New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris) 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.

Anne Shirley

🎬 Movies Featuring Anne Shirley

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

as Self (archive footage)
Make Mine Laughs

Make Mine Laughs (1949)

as (archive footage)
Movieland Magic

Movieland Magic (1946)

as (archive footage)
Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet (1944)

as Ann Grayle
Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan (1944)

as Frankie Foster
Man from Frisco

Man from Frisco (1944)

as Diana Kennedy
Government Girl

Government Girl (1943)

as May Harness Blake
Bombardier

Bombardier (1943)

as Burton Hughes
The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl (1943)

as Ellen Evans
Lady Bodyguard

Lady Bodyguard (1943)

as A. C. Baker
The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)

as Jessey Lee
Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)

as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)

Unexpected Uncle

Unexpected Uncle (1941)

as Kathleen Brown
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy (1941)

as Mary Stone
West Point Widow

West Point Widow (1941)

as Nancy Hull
Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)

as Anne
Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children (1940)

as Bobby Halevy
Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night (1940)

as Lucy Lee
Career

Career (1939)

as Sylvia Bartholomew
Sorority House

Sorority House (1939)

as Alice Fisher
Boy Slaves

Boy Slaves (1939)

as Annie
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember (1938)

as Jean Johnson
Girls' School

Girls' School (1938)

as Natalie Freeman
Mother Carey's Chickens

Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)

as Nancy Carey
Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld (1938)

as Annabelle Porter
Condemned Women

Condemned Women (1938)

as Millie Anson
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas (1937)

as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus (1937)

as Louise Foster
Too Many Wives

Too Many Wives (1937)

as Betty Jackson
Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady (1936)

as June Drew
M'Liss

M'Liss (1936)

as M'Liss Smith
Chatterbox

Chatterbox (1936)

as Jenny Yates
Steamboat Round the Bend

Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)

as Fleety Belle
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)

as Anne Shirley
Chasing Yesterday

Chasing Yesterday (1935)

as Jeanne Alexandre
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables (1934)

as Anne Shirley
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait (1934)

as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
The Key

The Key (1934)

as Flower peddler
Finishing School

Finishing School (1934)

as Billie
School for Girls

School for Girls (1934)

as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)

as Mary Lou
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

as Princess Anastasia
Three on a Match

Three on a Match (1932)

as Vivian Revere as a Child
The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price (1932)

as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
So Big!

So Big! (1932)

as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
Young America

Young America (1932)

as Mabel Saunders
Emma

Emma (1932)

as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly (1931)

as Anne, as a child
Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke (1931)

as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
Liliom

Liliom (1930)

as Louise
City Girl

City Girl (1930)

as Marie Tustine
Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers (1928)

as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
No Image

Mother Knows Best (1928)

as Sally, as a child
4 Devils

4 Devils (1928)

as Marion as a girl
Night Life

Night Life (1927)

as Daughter of War Profiteer
The Callahans and the Murphys

The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)

as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
His Wooden Wedding

His Wooden Wedding (1925)

Alice's Egg Plant

Alice's Egg Plant (1925)

as Alice
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)

as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
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)
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