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