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