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Anne Shirley

Acting
75 years oldNew 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.

Personal Details

Born
April 17, 1918 - July 4, 1993 (age 75)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Dawn O'Day
Dawn Evelyeen Paris

Movies (50)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.0

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

1988

Make Mine Laughs
5.0

Make Mine Laughs

as (archive footage)

1949

Movieland Magic
5.0

Movieland Magic

as (archive footage)

1946

Murder, My Sweet
7.3

Murder, My Sweet

as Ann Grayle

1944

Music in Manhattan
5.5

Music in Manhattan

as Frankie Foster

1944

Man from Frisco
6.0

Man from Frisco

as Diana Kennedy

1944

Government Girl
5.2

Government Girl

as May Harness Blake

1943

Bombardier
5.6

Bombardier

as Burton Hughes

1943

The Powers Girl
6.5

The Powers Girl

as Ellen Evans

1943

Lady Bodyguard
4.0

Lady Bodyguard

as A. C. Baker

1943

The Mayor of 44th Street
4.3

The Mayor of 44th Street

as Jessey Lee

1942

Four Jacks and a Jill
6.0

Four Jacks and a Jill

as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

1942

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
6.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Unexpected Uncle
6.5

Unexpected Uncle

as Kathleen Brown

1941

All That Money Can Buy
7.0

All That Money Can Buy

as Mary Stone

1941

West Point Widow
6.0

West Point Widow

as Nancy Hull

1941

Anne of Windy Poplars
5.8

Anne of Windy Poplars

as Anne

1940

Saturday's Children
6.6

Saturday's Children

as Bobby Halevy

1940

Vigil in the Night
5.5

Vigil in the Night

as Lucy Lee

1940

Career

Career

as Sylvia Bartholomew

1939

Sorority House
6.8

Sorority House

as Alice Fisher

1939

Boy Slaves
6.8

Boy Slaves

as Annie

1939

A Man to Remember
6.5

A Man to Remember

as Jean Johnson

1938

Girls' School
6.0

Girls' School

as Natalie Freeman

1938

Mother Carey's Chickens
5.2

Mother Carey's Chickens

as Nancy Carey

1938

Law of the Underworld
5.5

Law of the Underworld

as Annabelle Porter

1938

Condemned Women
6.3

Condemned Women

as Millie Anson

1938

Stella Dallas
6.9

Stella Dallas

as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

1937

Meet the Missus
4.0

Meet the Missus

as Louise Foster

1937

Too Many Wives
6.7

Too Many Wives

as Betty Jackson

1937

Make Way for a Lady
5.0

Make Way for a Lady

as June Drew

1936

M'Liss
5.0

M'Liss

as M'Liss Smith

1936

Chatterbox
6.0

Chatterbox

as Jenny Yates

1936

Steamboat Round the Bend
7.5

Steamboat Round the Bend

as Fleety Belle

1935

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
6.0

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

as Anne Shirley

1935

Chasing Yesterday
4.7

Chasing Yesterday

as Jeanne Alexandre

1935

Anne of Green Gables
5.5

Anne of Green Gables

as Anne Shirley

1934

Bachelor Bait
5.7

Bachelor Bait

as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)

1934

The Key
4.6

The Key

as Flower peddler

1934

Finishing School
6.0

Finishing School

as Billie

1934

School for Girls
6.0

School for Girls

as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)

1934

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
6.0

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

as Mary Lou

1933

Rasputin and the Empress
5.1

Rasputin and the Empress

as Princess Anastasia

1932

Three on a Match
6.2

Three on a Match

as Vivian Revere as a Child

1932

The Purchase Price
6.5

The Purchase Price

as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

1932

So Big!
5.6

So Big!

as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)

1932

Young America
5.0

Young America

as Mabel Saunders

1932

Emma
6.4

Emma

as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

1932

Rich Man's Folly
4.5

Rich Man's Folly

as Anne, as a child

1931

Gun Smoke
5.5

Gun Smoke

as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)

1931