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Anne Shirley

Born: 1918

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.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Died 04/07/1993

Resources

Movies

Murder, My Sweet

Ann Grayle in Murder, My Sweet

City Girl

Marie Tustine in City Girl

All That Money Can Buy

Mary Stone in All That Money Can Buy

Three on a Match

Vivian Revere as a Child in Three on a Match

Stella Dallas

Laurel "Lollie" Dallas in Stella Dallas

Bombardier

Burton Hughes in Bombardier

Anne of Green Gables

Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables

Moonshine Valley

Nancy (as Dawn O'Day) in Moonshine Valley

Government Girl

May Harness Blake in Government Girl

Steamboat Round the Bend

Fleety Belle in Steamboat Round the Bend

The Key

Flower peddler in The Key

The Rustle of Silk

Girl in The Rustle of Silk

Liliom

Louise in Liliom

Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne in Anne of Windy Poplars

Make Way for a Lady

June Drew in Make Way for a Lady

Saturday's Children

Bobby Halevy in Saturday's Children

Vigil in the Night

Lucy Lee in Vigil in the Night

4 Devils

Marion as a girl in 4 Devils

Law of the Underworld

Annabelle Porter in Law of the Underworld

Man from Frisco

Diana Kennedy in Man from Frisco

A Man to Remember

Jean Johnson in A Man to Remember

Unexpected Uncle

Kathleen Brown in Unexpected Uncle

Condemned Women

Millie Anson in Condemned Women

Sorority House

Alice Fisher in Sorority House

Young America

Mabel Saunders in Young America

Chatterbox

Jenny Yates in Chatterbox

Music in Manhattan

Frankie Foster in Music in Manhattan

The Mayor of 44th Street

Jessey Lee in The Mayor of 44th Street

Girls' School

Natalie Freeman in Girls' School

Mother Carey's Chickens

Nancy Carey in Mother Carey's Chickens

Too Many Wives

Betty Jackson in Too Many Wives

Four Jacks and a Jill

Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill in Four Jacks and a Jill

Chasing Yesterday

Jeanne Alexandre in Chasing Yesterday

The Fast Set

Little Margaret Sones in The Fast Set

The Hidden Woman

Girl in The Hidden Woman

Meet the Missus

Louise Foster in Meet the Missus

Boy Slaves

Annie in Boy Slaves

M'Liss

M'Liss Smith in M'Liss

Career

Sylvia Bartholomew in Career

The Powers Girl

Ellen Evans in The Powers Girl

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Mary Lou in The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Purchase Price

Sarah Tipton (uncredited) in The Purchase Price

Riders of the Purple Sage

Fay Larkin (uncredited) in Riders of the Purple Sage

Finishing School

Billie in Finishing School

Emma

Isabelle as a Child (uncredited) in Emma

West Point Widow

Nancy Hull in West Point Widow

Mother Knows Best

Sally, as a child in Mother Knows Best

The Spanish Dancer

Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day) in The Spanish Dancer

The Man Who Fights Alone

Dorothy in The Man Who Fights Alone

Make Mine Laughs

(archive footage) in Make Mine Laughs

Gun Smoke

Horton's Daughter in Gun Smoke

So Big!

Young Selina Peake (uncredited) in So Big!

Rasputin and the Empress

Princess Anastasia (uncredited) in Rasputin and the Empress

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

Anne Shirley in A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

Lady Bodyguard

A. C. Baker in Lady Bodyguard

Rich Man's Folly

Anne, as a child in Rich Man's Folly

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage) in The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Movieland Magic

(archive footage) in Movieland Magic

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Bachelor Bait

Miriam Johnson (uncredited) in Bachelor Bait

Alice's Egg Plant

Alice in Alice's Egg Plant

His Wooden Wedding

in His Wooden Wedding

School for Girls

Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day) in School for Girls

Sins of the Fathers

Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day) in Sins of the Fathers

The Callahans and the Murphys

Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day) in The Callahans and the Murphys

TV Shows