Anne Shirley

Acting • 1918-04-17 • New York City, New York, USA

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

7.2

Murder, My Sweet

1944

6.9

Stella Dallas

1937

7.5

City Girl

1930

6.3

Three on a Match

1932

5.6

Anne of Green Gables

1934

7.5

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

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Filmography

1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
1949
Make Mine LaughsFilm
(archive footage)
★ 5.5
1946
Movieland MagicFilm
(archive footage)
★ 6.5
1944
Murder, My SweetFilm
Ann Grayle
★ 7.2
1944
Music in ManhattanFilm
Frankie Foster
★ 6.0
1944
Man from FriscoFilm
Diana Kennedy
★ 6.5
1943
BombardierFilm
Burton Hughes
★ 5.7
1943
Government GirlFilm
May Harness Blake
★ 5.7
1943
The Powers GirlFilm
Ellen Evans
★ 7.0
1943
Lady BodyguardFilm
A. C. Baker
★ 6.0
1942
Four Jacks and a JillFilm
Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
★ 6.5
1942
The Mayor of 44th StreetFilm
Jessey Lee
★ 5.0
1941
All That Money Can BuyFilm
Mary Stone
★ 7.0
1941
Unexpected UncleFilm
Kathleen Brown
★ 6.9
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2Film
★ 7.0
1941
West Point WidowFilm
Nancy Hull
★ 7.0
1940
Vigil in the NightFilm
Lucy Lee
★ 5.9
1940
Saturday's ChildrenFilm
Bobby Halevy
★ 6.9
1940
Anne of Windy PoplarsFilm
Anne
★ 6.0
1939
Sorority HouseFilm
Alice Fisher
★ 7.1
1939
Boy SlavesFilm
Annie
★ 6.8
1939
CareerFilm
Sylvia Bartholomew
★ 8.0
1938
Girls' SchoolFilm
Natalie Freeman
★ 6.4
1938
A Man to RememberFilm
Jean Johnson
★ 6.7
1938
Mother Carey's ChickensFilm
Nancy Carey
★ 6.0
1938
Condemned WomenFilm
Millie Anson
★ 6.8
1938
Law of the UnderworldFilm
Annabelle Porter
★ 5.8
1937
Stella DallasFilm
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
★ 6.9
1937
Too Many WivesFilm
Betty Jackson
★ 7.2
1937
Meet the MissusFilm
Louise Foster
★ 6.5
1936
Make Way for a LadyFilm
June Drew
★ 5.5
1936
ChatterboxFilm
Jenny Yates
★ 7.0
1936
M'LissFilm
M'Liss Smith
★ 6.0
1935
Steamboat Round the BendFilm
Fleety Belle
★ 7.5
1935
Chasing YesterdayFilm
Jeanne Alexandre
★ 5.8
1935
A Night at the Biltmore BowlFilm
Anne Shirley
★ 8.0
1934
Anne of Green GablesFilm
Anne Shirley
★ 5.6
1934
Finishing SchoolFilm
Billie
★ 6.2
1934
The KeyFilm
Flower peddler
★ 5.1
1934
Bachelor BaitFilm
Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1934
School for GirlsFilm
Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 7.5
1933
The Life of Jimmy DolanFilm
Mary Lou
★ 6.2
1932
Three on a MatchFilm
Vivian Revere as a Child
★ 6.3
1932
The Purchase PriceFilm
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1932
EmmaFilm
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1932
So Big!Film
Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1932
Rasputin and the EmpressFilm
Princess Anastasia
★ 5.4
1932
Young AmericaFilm
Mabel Saunders
★ 5.5
1931
Rich Man's FollyFilm
Anne, as a child
★ 5.2
1931
Gun SmokeFilm
Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1930
City GirlFilm
Marie Tustine
★ 7.5
1930
LiliomFilm
Louise
★ 6.8
1928
4 DevilsFilm
Marion as a girl
★ 7.6
1928
Sins of the FathersFilm
Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 8.0
1928
Mother Knows BestFilm
Sally, as a child
★ 9.0
1927
The Callahans and the MurphysFilm
Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 8.0
1927
Night LifeFilm
Daughter of War Profiteer
★ 8.0
1925
Alice's Egg PlantFilm
Alice
★ 5.1
1925
Riders of the Purple SageFilm
Fay Larkin (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1925
His Wooden WeddingFilm
★ 7.1
1924
The Fast SetFilm
Little Margaret Sones
★ 10.0
1924
The Man Who Fights AloneFilm
Dorothy
★ 8.0
1923
The Rustle of SilkFilm
Girl
★ 10.0
1923
The Spanish DancerFilm
Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 5.0
1922
The Hidden WomanFilm
Girl
★ 9.0
1922
Moonshine ValleyFilm
Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 8.0