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Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

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.

Born

Apr 17, 1918

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Jul 04, 1993

Known For

Acting

Movies

66 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.4

movie

Known For

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944

as Ann Grayle
City Girl

City Girl

1930

as Marie Tustine
Finishing School
Finishing School
1934 • as Billie
★ 6.2
The Purchase Price
The Purchase Price
1932 • as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
★ 6.5
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
1941 • as Mary Stone
★ 7.0
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 • as Ann Grayle
★ 7.2
The Key
The Key
1934 • as Flower peddler
★ 4.9
Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait
1934 • as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Young America
Young America
1932 • as Mabel Saunders
★ 5.5
Girls' School
Girls' School
1938 • as Natalie Freeman
★ 6.5
Sorority House
Sorority House
1939 • as Alice Fisher
★ 7.3
Liliom
Liliom
1930 • as Louise
★ 6.8
Emma
Emma
1932 • as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas
1937 • as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
★ 6.9
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
So Big!
So Big!
1932 • as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Government Girl
Government Girl
1943 • as May Harness Blake
★ 5.7
City Girl
City Girl
1930 • as Marie Tustine
★ 7.5
Boy Slaves
Boy Slaves
1939 • as Annie
★ 6.8
Chatterbox
Chatterbox
1936 • as Jenny Yates
★ 7.0
Bombardier
Bombardier
1943 • as Burton Hughes
★ 5.7
Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 • as Princess Anastasia
★ 5.5
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 • as Nancy Carey
★ 6.0
Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940 • as Anne
★ 6.0
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Mother Knows Best
1928 • as Sally, as a child
★ 9.0
Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco
1944 • as Diana Kennedy
★ 6.5
The Man Who Fights Alone
The Man Who Fights Alone
1924 • as Dorothy
★ 8.0
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl
1943 • as Ellen Evans
★ 7.0
Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 • as Fleety Belle
★ 7.5
Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night
1940 • as Lucy Lee
★ 5.9
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
1932 • as Vivian Revere as a Child
★ 6.3
Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld
1938 • as Annabelle Porter
★ 5.8
Career
Career
1939 • as Sylvia Bartholomew
★ 8.0
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
1934 • as Anne Shirley
★ 5.6
M'Liss
M'Liss
1936 • as M'Liss Smith
★ 6.0
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
1940 • as Bobby Halevy
★ 6.9
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 • as Mary Lou
★ 6.2
His Wooden Wedding
His Wooden Wedding
1925
★ 7.1
A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember
1938 • as Jean Johnson
★ 6.7
Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus
1937 • as Louise Foster
★ 6.5
West Point Widow
West Point Widow
1941 • as Nancy Hull
★ 7.0
Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke
1931 • as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925 • as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Unexpected Uncle
Unexpected Uncle
1941 • as Kathleen Brown
★ 6.9
Movieland Magic
Movieland Magic
1946 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.5
The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk
1923 • as Girl
★ 10.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
★ 7.0
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
1944 • as Frankie Foster
★ 6.0
Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs
1949 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.5
Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard
1943 • as A. C. Baker
★ 6.0
The Hidden Woman
The Hidden Woman
1922 • as Girl
★ 9.0
The Spanish Dancer
The Spanish Dancer
1923 • as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 5.0
4 Devils
4 Devils
1928 • as Marion as a girl
★ 7.6
Condemned Women
Condemned Women
1938 • as Millie Anson
★ 7.3
The Mayor of 44th Street
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942 • as Jessey Lee
★ 5.0
Four Jacks and a Jill
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 • as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
★ 6.5
Too Many Wives
Too Many Wives
1937 • as Betty Jackson
★ 7.3
The Fast Set
The Fast Set
1924 • as Little Margaret Sones
★ 10.0
School for Girls
School for Girls
1934 • as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 7.5
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935 • as Anne Shirley
★ 8.0
Chasing Yesterday
Chasing Yesterday
1935 • as Jeanne Alexandre
★ 5.8
Alice's Egg Plant
Alice's Egg Plant
1925 • as Alice
★ 5.0
Sins of the Fathers
Sins of the Fathers
1928 • as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 8.0
Make Way for a Lady
Make Way for a Lady
1936 • as June Drew
★ 5.5
Moonshine Valley
Moonshine Valley
1922 • as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 8.0
Rich Man's Folly
Rich Man's Folly
1931 • as Anne, as a child
★ 5.2
The Callahans and the Murphys
The Callahans and the Murphys
1927 • as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
★ 8.0
Night Life
Night Life
1927 • as Daughter of War Profiteer
★ 8.0