Anne Shirley

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 17, 1918

died

July 4, 1993

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Dawn O'Day · Dawn Evelyeen Paris

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Finishing School
6.2

Finishing School

1934as Billie
Murder, My Sweet
7.2

Murder, My Sweet

1944as Ann Grayle
Stella Dallas
6.9

Stella Dallas

1937as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
All That Money Can Buy
7.0

All That Money Can Buy

1941as Mary Stone
Girls' School
6.5

Girls' School

1938as Natalie Freeman
Anne of Windy Poplars
6.0

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940as Anne
Rasputin and the Empress
5.5

Rasputin and the Empress

1932as Princess Anastasia
Bombardier
5.7

Bombardier

1943as Burton Hughes
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.2

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988as Self (archive footage)
City Girl
7.5

City Girl

1930as Marie Tustine
The Key
4.9

The Key

1934as Flower peddler
So Big!
5.7

So Big!

1932as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
Three on a Match
6.3

Three on a Match

1932as Vivian Revere as a Child
Government Girl
5.7

Government Girl

1943as May Harness Blake
Emma
6.6

Emma

1932as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Law of the Underworld
5.8

Law of the Underworld

1938as Annabelle Porter
Liliom
6.8

Liliom

1930as Louise
Vigil in the Night
5.9

Vigil in the Night

1940as Lucy Lee
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
6.2

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933as Mary Lou
Condemned Women
7.3

Condemned Women

1938as Millie Anson
The Purchase Price
6.5

The Purchase Price

1932as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
A Man to Remember
6.7

A Man to Remember

1938as Jean Johnson
Young America
5.5

Young America

1932as Mabel Saunders
M'Liss
6.0

M'Liss

1936as M'Liss Smith
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
7.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
Riders of the Purple Sage
6.1

Riders of the Purple Sage

1925as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
Man from Frisco
6.5

Man from Frisco

1944as Diana Kennedy
Bachelor Bait
6.5

Bachelor Bait

1934as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
Career
8.0

Career

1939as Sylvia Bartholomew
Unexpected Uncle
6.9

Unexpected Uncle

1941as Kathleen Brown
The Spanish Dancer
5.0

The Spanish Dancer

1923as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
School for Girls
7.5

School for Girls

1934as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
Meet the Missus
6.5

Meet the Missus

1937as Louise Foster
Boy Slaves
6.8

Boy Slaves

1939as Annie
Saturday's Children
6.9

Saturday's Children

1940as Bobby Halevy
Chasing Yesterday
5.8

Chasing Yesterday

1935as Jeanne Alexandre
Sorority House
7.3

Sorority House

1939as Alice Fisher
Make Way for a Lady
5.5

Make Way for a Lady

1936as June Drew
Steamboat Round the Bend
7.5

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935as Fleety Belle
4 Devils
7.6

4 Devils

1928as Marion as a girl
Anne of Green Gables
5.6

Anne of Green Gables

1934as Anne Shirley
West Point Widow
7.0

West Point Widow

1941as Nancy Hull
Music in Manhattan
6.0

Music in Manhattan

1944as Frankie Foster
Rich Man's Folly
5.2

Rich Man's Folly

1931as Anne, as a child
The Powers Girl
7.0

The Powers Girl

1943as Ellen Evans
The Rustle of Silk
10.0

The Rustle of Silk

1923as Girl
Mother Carey's Chickens
6.0

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938as Nancy Carey
Make Mine Laughs
5.5

Make Mine Laughs

1949as (archive footage)
Four Jacks and a Jill
6.5

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
Gun Smoke
6.7

Gun Smoke

1931as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)