Anne Shirley
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Anne Shirley
City Girl
1930
Bombardier
1943
Filmography
Acting (66)
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Windas Self (archive footage)
8.2
1949
Make Mine Laughsas (archive footage)
5.5
1946
Movieland Magicas (archive footage)
6.5
1944
Murder, My Sweetas Ann Grayle
7.2
1944
Music in Manhattanas Frankie Foster
6.0
1944
Man from Friscoas Diana Kennedy
6.5
1943
Government Girlas May Harness Blake
5.7
1943
Bombardieras Burton Hughes
5.7
1943
The Powers Girlas Ellen Evans
7.0
1943
Lady Bodyguardas A. C. Baker
6.0
1942
The Mayor of 44th Streetas Jessey Lee
5.0
1942
Four Jacks and a Jillas Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
6.5
1941
Unexpected Uncleas Kathleen Brown
6.9
1941
All That Money Can Buyas Mary Stone
7.0
1941
West Point Widowas Nancy Hull
7.0
1940
Anne of Windy Poplarsas Anne
6.0
1940
Saturday's Childrenas Bobby Halevy
6.9
1940
Vigil in the Nightas Lucy Lee
5.9
1939
Careeras Sylvia Bartholomew
8.0
1939
Sorority Houseas Alice Fisher
7.3
1939
Boy Slavesas Annie
6.8
1938
A Man to Rememberas Jean Johnson
6.7
1938
Girls' Schoolas Natalie Freeman
6.4
1938
Mother Carey's Chickensas Nancy Carey
6.0
1938
Law of the Underworldas Annabelle Porter
5.8
1938
Condemned Womenas Millie Anson
7.3
1937
Stella Dallasas Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
6.8
1937
Meet the Missusas Louise Foster
6.5
1937
Too Many Wivesas Betty Jackson
7.3
1936
Make Way for a Ladyas June Drew
5.5
1936
M'Lissas M'Liss Smith
6.0
1936
Chatterboxas Jenny Yates
7.0
1935
Steamboat Round the Bendas Fleety Belle
7.5
1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowlas Anne Shirley
8.0
1935
Chasing Yesterdayas Jeanne Alexandre
5.8
1934
Anne of Green Gablesas Anne Shirley
5.6
1934
Bachelor Baitas Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
6.5
1934
The Keyas Flower peddler
4.9
1934
Finishing Schoolas Billie
6.2
1934
School for Girlsas Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
7.5
1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolanas Mary Lou
6.2
1932
Rasputin and the Empressas Princess Anastasia
5.5
1932
Three on a Matchas Vivian Revere as a Child
6.3
1932
The Purchase Priceas Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
6.5
1932
So Big!as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
5.8
1932
Young Americaas Mabel Saunders
5.5
1932
Emmaas Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
6.6
1931
Rich Man's Follyas Anne, as a child
5.3
1931
Gun Smokeas Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
6.7
1930
Liliomas Louise
6.8
1930
City Girlas Marie Tustine
7.5
1928
Sins of the Fathersas Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
8.0
1928
Mother Knows Bestas Sally, as a child
9.0
1928
4 Devilsas Marion as a girl
7.6
1927
Night Lifeas Daughter of War Profiteer
8.0
1927
The Callahans and the Murphysas Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
8.0
7.1
1925
Alice's Egg Plantas Alice
5.1
1925
Riders of the Purple Sageas Fay Larkin (uncredited)
6.1
1924
The Fast Setas Little Margaret Sones
10.0
1924
The Man Who Fights Aloneas Dorothy
8.0
1923
The Spanish Danceras Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
5.0
1923
The Rustle of Silkas Girl
10.0
1922
Moonshine Valleyas Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
8.0
1922
The Hidden Womanas Girl
9.0