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Megan Follows

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Mar 14, 1968 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Megan Follows is a Canadian American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Anne Shirley in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, the highest-rated drama in Canadian television history. Her performance in the first three installments earned her two Gemini awards as best actress for the first two miniseries, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, and a Gemini nomination for the third, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.

Known For

Acting
2025She Came BackJanet
2025Stealing the SkyMarilyn
2024Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter HamiltonMary Riter Hamilton
2024My Dead MomFern
2023Rabbit HoleSenator Nora Evers
2020Lie ExposedDiane
2020October FactionEdith Mooreland
2019Hudson & RexDetective Sidney Scott
2017Home for the HolidaysMegan Byrne
2016Wynonna EarpMichelle Gibson
2015Pirate's PassageMeg O’Leary (voice)
2014Hard DriveBarbara
2013ReignCatherine de' Medici
2013Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter
2012Flight of the ButterfliesNarrator
2012Where Are the DollsElizabeth / Narrator
2012World Without EndMaud
2012LongmireAlice Stewart
2011I Am Number FourSupermarket Cashier (uncredited)
2010Republic of DoyleWarden Barton
2009Booky's CrushFrancie Thomson
2009Lie to MeLorraine Burch
2008Raising the BarReanne Chrisman
2007Breakfast with ScotBarbara Warren
2007Booky & the Secret SantaFrancie Thomson
2007HeartlandLily Borden
2006The Great Polar Bear AdventureNarrator (voice)
2006L.M. Montgomery's IslandAnne Shirley (archive footage)
2006Kevin Sullivan's ClassicSelf - Anne Shirley
2006Booky Makes Her MarkFrancie Thomson
2006Brothers and SistersMaggie Stephens
2005Shania A Life in Eight AlbumsSharon Twain
2005Robson ArmsJanice Keneally
2004Open HeartSherry Cardinal
2004Christmas ChildMeg Davenport
2004A Foreign AffairLena
2004PlainsongElla Guthrie
2004HouseJennifer Williams
2003Threat MatrixDenise
2003Cold CaseMaura (2005)
2002The Stork DerbyKate Harrington
2002CSI: MiamiChloe Grand
2001The DivisionScience Teacher
2001Crossing JordanBeth
2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing StoryAnne Shirley
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBeth Darian
2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing StoryAnne Shirley Blythe
2000Strong MedicineDana's Doctor
1999What Katy DidCousin Helen
1999American Prophet: The Story of Joseph SmithEmma Smith (voice)
1999Big Wolf on CampusViolet Thorne
1999Family LawNancy Quinn
1997Reluctant AngelLisa / Cheryl
1997Major CrimeJoanie Wells
1996Under The PianoRosetta Basilio
1995The Outer LimitsKaren Ross
1994ERChristy Larkin
1993When Pigs FlyKathleen
1993Stratford Festival: Romeo and JulietJuliet
1993The X-FilesKath McCready
1993Second ChancesKate Benedict
1991Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy AnnPeggy Ann Bradnick
1991The ChaseGloria Whipple
1991The Hidden RoomDeanna Matthews
1990The Nutcracker PrinceClara (voice)
1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnBecky
1990Deep SleepShelley
1990Law & OrderMegan Parnell
1989Champagne CharlieLouise
1989Termini StationMicheline Dushane
1988A Time of DestinyIrene
1988Inherit the WindRachel Brown
1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelAnne Shirley
1987Seasonal DifferencesDana
1987StackingAnna Mae Morgan
1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelAnne Shirley
1986Sin of InnocenceJenny Colleran
1986Shattered: If Your Kid's on DrugsKim Wilson
1986Anne auf Green Gables
1985Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley
1985Silver BulletJane Coslaw
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterAimee
1985Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley
1985The Comedy FactoryTina Jackson
1984Hockey NightCathy Yarrow
1984Murder, She WroteLila Nolan
1984Domestic LifeDidi Crane
1983Boys and GirlsMargaret
1981The Olden Days CoatSal
1980The Mating SeasonLaura McLain
1979The Facts of Life
1979Matt and JennyJenny Tanner
1979The Littlest HoboMarti Kendall
1979The Littlest HoboRose
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialDana Sherman
Production
2025Stealing the SkyExecutive Producer
Directing
2025She Came BackDirector
2025Stealing the SkyDirector
2021The Republic of SarahDirector
2020Marry Me This ChristmasDirector
2020October FactionDirector
2019When Hope CallsDirector
2018Christmas Around the CornerDirector
2018CharmedDirector
2013ReignDirector
2007HeartlandDirector