Anne Shirley
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Apr 17, 1918 (108 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1949 | Make Mine Laughs(archive footage) | |
| 1946 | Movieland Magic(archive footage) | |
| 1944 | Murder, My SweetAnn Grayle | |
| 1944 | Man from FriscoDiana Kennedy | |
| 1944 | Music in ManhattanFrankie Foster | |
| 1943 | BombardierBurton Hughes | |
| 1943 | Government GirlMay Harness Blake | |
| 1943 | The Powers GirlEllen Evans | |
| 1943 | Lady BodyguardA. C. Baker | |
| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th StreetJessey Lee | |
| 1942 | Four Jacks and a JillKaranina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill | |
| 1941 | All That Money Can BuyMary Stone | |
| 1941 | Unexpected UncleKathleen Brown | |
| 1941 | West Point WidowNancy Hull | |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | |
| 1940 | Anne of Windy PoplarsAnne | |
| 1940 | Saturday's ChildrenBobby Halevy | |
| 1940 | Vigil in the NightLucy Lee | |
| 1939 | Sorority HouseAlice Fisher | |
| 1939 | Boy SlavesAnnie | |
| 1939 | CareerSylvia Bartholomew | |
| 1938 | Law of the UnderworldAnnabelle Porter | |
| 1938 | A Man to RememberJean Johnson | |
| 1938 | Condemned WomenMillie Anson | |
| 1938 | Girls' SchoolNatalie Freeman | |
| 1938 | Mother Carey's ChickensNancy Carey | |
| 1937 | Stella DallasLaurel "Lollie" Dallas | |
| 1937 | Too Many WivesBetty Jackson | |
| 1937 | Meet the MissusLouise Foster | |
| 1936 | Make Way for a LadyJune Drew | |
| 1936 | ChatterboxJenny Yates | |
| 1936 | M'LissM'Liss Smith | |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the BendFleety Belle | |
| 1935 | Chasing YesterdayJeanne Alexandre | |
| 1935 | A Night at the Biltmore BowlAnne Shirley | |
| 1934 | Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley | |
| 1934 | The KeyFlower peddler | |
| 1934 | Finishing SchoolBillie | |
| 1934 | Bachelor BaitMiriam Johnson (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | School for GirlsCatherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day) | |
| 1933 | The Life of Jimmy DolanMary Lou | |
| 1932 | Three on a MatchVivian Revere as a Child | |
| 1932 | Young AmericaMabel Saunders | |
| 1932 | The Purchase PriceSarah Tipton (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | EmmaIsabelle as a Child (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | So Big!Young Selina Peake (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the EmpressPrincess Anastasia | |
| 1931 | Gun SmokeHorton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Rich Man's FollyAnne, as a child | |
| 1930 | City GirlMarie Tustine | |
| 1930 | LiliomLouise | |
| 1928 | 4 DevilsMarion as a girl | |
| 1928 | Mother Knows BestSally, as a child | |
| 1928 | Sins of the FathersMary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day) | |
| 1927 | The Callahans and the MurphysMary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day) | |
| 1927 | Night LifeDaughter of War Profiteer | |
| 1925 | Riders of the Purple SageFay Larkin (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Alice's Egg PlantAlice | |
| 1925 | His Wooden Wedding | |
| 1924 | The Fast SetLittle Margaret Sones | |
| 1924 | The Man Who Fights AloneDorothy | |
| 1923 | The Rustle of SilkGirl | |
| 1923 | The Spanish DancerDon Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day) | |
| 1922 | Moonshine ValleyNancy (as Dawn O'Day) | |
| 1922 | The Hidden WomanGirl |