Megan Follows
Acting
Megan Follows is a Canadian American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Anne Shirley in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, the highest-rated drama in Canadian television history. Her performance in the first three installments earned her two Gemini awards as best actress for the first two miniseries, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, and a Gemini nomination for the third, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.
Known for
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tvLittle House on the Prairie
2026
Grandma (uncredited)
movieStealing the Sky
2025
Marilyn
movieHeritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
2024
Mary Riter Hamilton
tvRabbit Hole
2023
Senator Nora Evers
movieLie Exposed
2020
Diane
tvOctober Faction
2020
Edith Mooreland
tvHudson & Rex
2019
Detective Sidney Scott
movieHome for the Holidays
2017
Megan Byrne
tvWynonna Earp
2016
Michelle Gibson
moviePirate's Passage
2015
Meg O’Leary (voice)
movieHard Drive
2014
Barbara
tvReign
2013
Catherine de' Medici
Where Are the Dolls
2012
Elizabeth / Narrator
tvLongmire
2012
Alice Stewart
movieI Am Number Four
2011
Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
tvRepublic of Doyle
2010
Warden Barton
movieBooky's Crush
2009
Francie Thomson
tvLie to Me
2009
Lorraine Burch
tvRaising the Bar
2008
Reanne Chrisman
movieBooky & the Secret Santa
2007
Francie Thomson
movieBreakfast with Scot
2007
Barbara Warren
tvHeartland
2007
Lily Borden
tvBrothers and Sisters
2006
Maggie Stephens
movieBooky Makes Her Mark
2006
Francie Thomson
movieThe Great Polar Bear Adventure
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieL.M. Montgomery's Island
2006
Anne Shirley (archive footage)
movieKevin Sullivan's Classic
2006
Self - Anne Shirley
movieShania A Life in Eight Albums
2005
Sharon Twain
tvRobson Arms
2005
Janice Keneally
tvHouse
2004
Jennifer Williams
movieChristmas Child
2004
Meg Davenport
movieOpen Heart
2004
Sherry Cardinal
moviePlainsong
2004
Ella Guthrie
tvCold Case
2003
Maura (2005)
tvThreat Matrix
2003
Denise
tvCSI: Miami
2002
Chloe Grand
movieThe Stork Derby
2002
Kate Harrington
tvThe Division
2001
Science Teacher
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Beth Darian
tvStrong Medicine
2000
Dana's Doctor
tvAnne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
2000
Anne Shirley Blythe
movieAmerican Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
1999
Emma Smith (voice)
tvFamily Law
1999
Nancy Quinn
tvBig Wolf on Campus
1999
Violet Thorne
movieWhat Katy Did
1999
Cousin Helen
movieMajor Crime
1997
Joanie Wells
movieReluctant Angel
1997
Lisa / Cheryl
movieUnder The Piano
1996
Rosetta Basilio
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Karen Ross
tvER
1994
Christy Larkin
tvSecond Chances
1993
Kate Benedict
movieWhen Pigs Fly
1993
Kathleen
tvThe X-Files
1993
Kath McCready
tvThe Hidden Room
1991
Deanna Matthews
movieCry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
1991
Peggy Ann Bradnick
movieThe Chase
1991
Gloria Whipple
movieThe Nutcracker Prince
1990
Clara (voice)
tvLaw & Order
1990
Megan Parnell
movieDeep Sleep
1990
Shelley
movieTermini Station
1989
Micheline Dushane
movieInherit the Wind
1988
Rachel Brown
movieAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel
1987
Anne Shirley
tvAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel
1987
Anne Shirley
movieStacking
1987
Anna Mae Morgan
movieSin of Innocence
1986
Jenny Colleran
movieAnne of Green Gables
1985
Anne Shirley
tvAnne of Green Gables
1985
Anne Shirley
movieSilver Bullet
1985
Jane Coslaw
tvThe Comedy Factory
1985
Tina Jackson
movieHockey Night
1984
Cathy Yarrow
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Lila Nolan
tvDomestic Life
1984
Didi Crane
movieBoys and Girls
1983
Margaret
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Anna Mae Morgan
movieThe Mating Season
1980
Laura McLain
tvMatt and Jenny
1979
Jenny Tanner
tvThe Littlest Hobo
1979
Rose / Marti Kendall
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972
Dana Sherman
movieThe Way Home
Tessa
Directing10
movieShe Came Back
2025
Director
movieStealing the Sky
2025
Director
tvThe Republic of Sarah
2021
Director
movieMarry Me This Christmas
2020
Director
tvOctober Faction
2020
Director
tvWhen Hope Calls
2019
Director
tvCharmed
2018
Director
tvReign
2013
Director
tvHeartland
2007
Director
Production1
movieStealing the Sky
2025
Executive Producer