7.2Acting
Anne Shirley
- Born
- 1918-04-17
- Died
- 1993-07-04
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
66 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Make Mine Laughs
1949 · Movie
(archive footage)
Movieland Magic
1946 · Movie
(archive footage)
Man from Frisco
1944 · Movie
Diana Kennedy
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Movie
Ann Grayle
Music in Manhattan
1944 · Movie
Frankie Foster
Bombardier
1943 · Movie
Burton Hughes
Government Girl
1943 · Movie
May Harness Blake
Lady Bodyguard
1943 · Movie
A. C. Baker
The Powers Girl
1943 · Movie
Ellen Evans
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 · Movie
Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942 · Movie
Jessey Lee
All That Money Can Buy
1941 · Movie
Mary Stone
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941 · Movie
Cast
Unexpected Uncle
1941 · Movie
Kathleen Brown
West Point Widow
1941 · Movie
Nancy Hull
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940 · Movie
Anne
Saturday's Children
1940 · Movie
Bobby Halevy
Vigil in the Night
1940 · Movie
Lucy Lee
Boy Slaves
1939 · Movie
Annie
Career
1939 · Movie
Sylvia Bartholomew
Sorority House
1939 · Movie
Alice Fisher
A Man to Remember
1938 · Movie
Jean Johnson
Condemned Women
1938 · Movie
Millie Anson
Girls' School
1938 · Movie
Natalie Freeman
Law of the Underworld
1938 · Movie
Annabelle Porter
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 · Movie
Nancy Carey
Meet the Missus
1937 · Movie
Louise Foster
Stella Dallas
1937 · Movie
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Too Many Wives
1937 · Movie
Betty Jackson
Chatterbox
1936 · Movie
Jenny Yates
M'Liss
1936 · Movie
M'Liss Smith
Make Way for a Lady
1936 · Movie
June Drew
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935 · Movie
Anne Shirley
Chasing Yesterday
1935 · Movie
Jeanne Alexandre
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 · Movie
Fleety Belle
Anne of Green Gables
1934 · Movie
Anne Shirley
Bachelor Bait
1934 · Movie
Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
Finishing School
1934 · Movie
Billie
School for Girls
1934 · Movie
Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
The Key
1934 · Movie
Flower peddler
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 · Movie
Mary Lou
Emma
1932 · Movie
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 · Movie
Princess Anastasia
So Big!
1932 · Movie
Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
The Purchase Price
1932 · Movie
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Three on a Match
1932 · Movie
Vivian Revere as a Child
Young America
1932 · Movie
Mabel Saunders
Gun Smoke
1931 · Movie
Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
Rich Man's Folly
1931 · Movie
Anne, as a child
City Girl
1930 · Movie
Marie Tustine
Liliom
1930 · Movie
Louise
4 Devils
1928 · Movie
Marion as a girl
Mother Knows Best
1928 · Movie
Sally, as a child
Sins of the Fathers
1928 · Movie
Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
Night Life
1927 · Movie
Daughter of War Profiteer
The Callahans and the Murphys
1927 · Movie
Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
Alice's Egg Plant
1925 · Movie
Alice
His Wooden Wedding
1925 · Movie
Cast
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925 · Movie
Fay Larkin (uncredited)
The Fast Set
1924 · Movie
Little Margaret Sones
The Man Who Fights Alone
1924 · Movie
Dorothy
The Rustle of Silk
1923 · Movie
Girl
The Spanish Dancer
1923 · Movie
Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
Moonshine Valley
1922 · Movie
Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
The Hidden Woman
1922 · Movie
Girl