Anne Shirley
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1918-04-17
- Died
- 1993-07-04
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Dawn O'Day · Dawn Evelyeen Paris
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
Movies (66)
Finishing School
1934
as Billie
Young America
1932
as Mabel Saunders
Sorority House
1939
as Alice Fisher
The Key
1934
as Flower peddler
The Purchase Price
1932
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Ann Grayle
Girls' School
1938
as Natalie Freeman
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Mary Stone
Bachelor Bait
1934
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Princess Anastasia
Boy Slaves
1939
as Annie
Liliom
1930
as Louise
Emma
1932
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Bombardier
1943
as Burton Hughes
Stella Dallas
1937
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
City Girl
1930
as Marie Tustine
So Big!
1932
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
as Mary Lou
Chatterbox
1936
as Jenny Yates
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Nancy Carey
The Man Who Fights Alone
1924
as Dorothy
Three on a Match
1932
as Vivian Revere as a Child
Man from Frisco
1944
as Diana Kennedy
Anne of Green Gables
1934
as Anne Shirley
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Fleety Belle
Government Girl
1943
as May Harness Blake
Mother Knows Best
1928
as Sally, as a child
Law of the Underworld
1938
as Annabelle Porter
M'Liss
1936
as M'Liss Smith
The Rustle of Silk
1923
as Girl
The Powers Girl
1943
as Ellen Evans
Gun Smoke
1931
as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Saturday's Children
1940
as Bobby Halevy
Vigil in the Night
1940
as Lucy Lee
A Man to Remember
1938
as Jean Johnson
Career
1939
as Sylvia Bartholomew
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Anne
West Point Widow
1941
as Nancy Hull
Unexpected Uncle
1941
as Kathleen Brown
Meet the Missus
1937
as Louise Foster
Music in Manhattan
1944
as Frankie Foster
Make Mine Laughs
1949
as (archive footage)
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
4 Devils
1928
as Marion as a girl
Too Many Wives
1937
as Betty Jackson
The Spanish Dancer
1923
as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
His Wooden Wedding
1925
Condemned Women
1938
as Millie Anson
School for Girls
1934
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
Lady Bodyguard
1943
as A. C. Baker
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925
as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
Chasing Yesterday
1935
as Jeanne Alexandre
Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
The Fast Set
1924
as Little Margaret Sones
The Hidden Woman
1922
as Girl
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Anne Shirley
Sins of the Fathers
1928
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Jessey Lee
The Callahans and the Murphys
1927
as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
Alice's Egg Plant
1925
as Alice
Moonshine Valley
1922
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
Night Life
1927
as Daughter of War Profiteer
Make Way for a Lady
1936
as June Drew
Rich Man's Folly
1931
as Anne, as a child
About Anne Shirley
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. With 66 credits spanning from 1922 to 1988, Anne Shirley has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anne Shirley Movies
- Finishing School (1934) — as Billie
- Young America (1932) — as Mabel Saunders
- Sorority House (1939) — as Alice Fisher
- The Key (1934) — as Flower peddler
- The Purchase Price (1932) — as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
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