Anne Shirley
Acting
Born: 1918-04-17 in New York City, New York, USA
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
Ann Grayle
City Girl
Marie Tustine
All That Money Can Buy
Mary Stone
Stella Dallas
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Three on a Match
Vivian Revere as a Child
The Purchase Price
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Anne of Green Gables
Anne Shirley
Bombardier
Burton Hughes
Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle
Alice's Egg Plant
Alice
Finishing School
Billie
Liliom
Louise
So Big!
Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
Emma
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
Princess Anastasia
Vigil in the Night
Lucy Lee
The Key
Flower peddler
Riders of the Purple Sage
Fay Larkin (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
Bobby Halevy
Government Girl
May Harness Blake
Girls' School
Natalie Freeman
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Mary Lou
Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne
A Man to Remember
Jean Johnson
Sorority House
Alice Fisher
Make Way for a Lady
June Drew
Unexpected Uncle
Kathleen Brown
Young America
Mabel Saunders
Mother Carey's Chickens
Nancy Carey
Make Mine Laughs
(archive footage)
Rich Man's Folly
Anne, as a child
4 Devils
Marion as a girl
Law of the Underworld
Annabelle Porter
The Mayor of 44th Street
Jessey Lee
Boy Slaves
Annie
The Powers Girl
Ellen Evans
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
His Wooden Wedding
Condemned Women
Millie Anson
Too Many Wives
Betty Jackson