Anne Shirley
Acting
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
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movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieMake Mine Laughs
1949
(archive footage)
movieMovieland Magic
1946
(archive footage)
movieMurder, My Sweet
1944
Ann Grayle
movieMusic in Manhattan
1944
Frankie Foster
movieMan from Frisco
1944
Diana Kennedy
movieGovernment Girl
1943
May Harness Blake
movieBombardier
1943
Burton Hughes
movieThe Powers Girl
1943
Ellen Evans
movieLady Bodyguard
1943
A. C. Baker
movieThe Mayor of 44th Street
1942
Jessey Lee
movieFour Jacks and a Jill
1942
Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
movieUnexpected Uncle
1941
Kathleen Brown
movieAll That Money Can Buy
1941
Mary Stone
movieWest Point Widow
1941
Nancy Hull
movieSaturday's Children
1940
Bobby Halevy
movieVigil in the Night
1940
Lucy Lee
movieCareer
1939
Sylvia Bartholomew
movieSorority House
1939
Alice Fisher
movieBoy Slaves
1939
Annie
movieA Man to Remember
1938
Jean Johnson
movieGirls' School
1938
Natalie Freeman
movieMother Carey's Chickens
1938
Nancy Carey
movieLaw of the Underworld
1938
Annabelle Porter
movieCondemned Women
1938
Millie Anson
movieStella Dallas
1937
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
movieMeet the Missus
1937
Louise Foster
movieToo Many Wives
1937
Betty Jackson
movieMake Way for a Lady
1936
June Drew
movieM'Liss
1936
M'Liss Smith
movieChatterbox
1936
Jenny Yates
movieSteamboat Round the Bend
1935
Fleety Belle
movieA Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
Anne Shirley
movieChasing Yesterday
1935
Jeanne Alexandre
movieAnne of Green Gables
1934
Anne Shirley
movieBachelor Bait
1934
Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
movieThe Key
1934
Flower peddler
movieSchool for Girls
1934
Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
movieThe Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
Mary Lou
movieRasputin and the Empress
1932
Princess Anastasia
movieThree on a Match
1932
Vivian Revere as a Child
movieThe Purchase Price
1932
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
movieSo Big!
1932
Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
movieYoung America
1932
Mabel Saunders
movieEmma
1932
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
movieRich Man's Folly
1931
Anne, as a child
movieGun Smoke
1931
Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
movieLiliom
1930
Louise
movieCity Girl
1930
Marie Tustine
movieSins of the Fathers
1928
Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
Mother Knows Best
1928
Sally, as a child
movie4 Devils
1928
Marion as a girl
movieNight Life
1927
Daughter of War Profiteer
movieThe Callahans and the Murphys
1927
Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
movieRiders of the Purple Sage
1925
Fay Larkin (uncredited)
movieThe Fast Set
1924
Little Margaret Sones
movieThe Spanish Dancer
1923
Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
movieMoonshine Valley
1922
Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
