Anne Shirley
Known for
Acting
Life
1918 – 1993 (aged 75)
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
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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
Murder, My Sweet
14 Dec 1944
City Girl
12 Jan 1930
All That Money Can Buy
17 Oct 1941
Stella Dallas
06 Aug 1937
Three on a Match
29 Oct 1932
The Purchase Price
23 Jul 1932
Anne of Green Gables
23 Nov 1934
Bombardier
14 May 1943
Photos
Filmography
1949
- Make Mine Laughsas (archive footage)
1946
- Movieland Magicas (archive footage)
1944
- Murder, My Sweetas Ann Grayle
- Music in Manhattanas Frankie Foster
- Man from Friscoas Diana Kennedy
1943
- Government Girlas May Harness Blake
- Bombardieras Burton Hughes
- The Powers Girlas Ellen Evans
- Lady Bodyguardas A. C. Baker
1942
- The Mayor of 44th Streetas Jessey Lee
- Four Jacks and a Jillas Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
1941
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
- Unexpected Uncleas Kathleen Brown
- All That Money Can Buyas Mary Stone
- West Point Widowas Nancy Hull
1940
- Anne of Windy Poplarsas Anne
- Saturday's Childrenas Bobby Halevy
- Vigil in the Nightas Lucy Lee
1939
- Careeras Sylvia Bartholomew
- Sorority Houseas Alice Fisher
- Boy Slavesas Annie
1938
- A Man to Rememberas Jean Johnson
- Girls' Schoolas Natalie Freeman
- Mother Carey's Chickensas Nancy Carey
- Law of the Underworldas Annabelle Porter
- Condemned Womenas Millie Anson
1937
- Stella Dallasas Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
- Meet the Missusas Louise Foster
- Too Many Wivesas Betty Jackson
1936
- Make Way for a Ladyas June Drew
- M'Lissas M'Liss Smith
- Chatterboxas Jenny Yates
1935
- Steamboat Round the Bendas Fleety Belle
- A Night at the Biltmore Bowlas Anne Shirley
- Chasing Yesterdayas Jeanne Alexandre
1934
- Anne of Green Gablesas Anne Shirley
- Bachelor Baitas Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
- The Keyas Flower peddler
- Finishing Schoolas Billie
- School for Girlsas Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
1933
- The Life of Jimmy Dolanas Mary Lou
1932
- Rasputin and the Empressas Princess Anastasia
- Three on a Matchas Vivian Revere as a Child
- The Purchase Priceas Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
- So Big!as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
- Young Americaas Mabel Saunders
- Emmaas Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
1931
- Rich Man's Follyas Anne, as a child
- Gun Smokeas Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
1928
- Sins of the Fathersas Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
- Mother Knows Bestas Sally, as a child
- 4 Devilsas Marion as a girl
1927
- Night Lifeas Daughter of War Profiteer
- The Callahans and the Murphysas Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
1925
- His Wooden Wedding
- Alice's Egg Plantas Alice
- Riders of the Purple Sageas Fay Larkin (uncredited)
1924
- The Fast Setas Little Margaret Sones
- The Man Who Fights Aloneas Dorothy
1923
- The Spanish Danceras Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
- The Rustle of Silkas Girl
1922
- Moonshine Valleyas Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
- The Hidden Womanas Girl