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Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

ActingBorn April 17, 1918Died July 4, 1993 (age 75)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.

Filmography

1988Movie
1949
Make Mine Laughs

as (archive footage)

Movie
1946
Movieland Magic

as (archive footage)

Movie
1944
Murder, My Sweet

as Ann Grayle

Movie
1944
Music in Manhattan

as Frankie Foster

Movie
1944
Man from Frisco

as Diana Kennedy

Movie
1943
Government Girl

as May Harness Blake

Movie
1943
Bombardier

as Burton Hughes

Movie
1943
The Powers Girl

as Ellen Evans

Movie
1943
Lady Bodyguard

as A. C. Baker

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Four Jacks and a Jill

as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

Movie
1941
Unexpected Uncle

as Kathleen Brown

Movie
1941Movie
1941
West Point Widow

as Nancy Hull

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Saturday's Children

as Bobby Halevy

Movie
1940Movie
1939
Career

as Sylvia Bartholomew

Movie
1939
Sorority House

as Alice Fisher

Movie
1939
Boy Slaves

as Annie

Movie
1938
A Man to Remember

as Jean Johnson

Movie
1938
Girls' School

as Natalie Freeman

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Law of the Underworld

as Annabelle Porter

Movie
1938
Condemned Women

as Millie Anson

Movie
1937
Stella Dallas

as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

Movie
1937
Meet the Missus

as Louise Foster

Movie
1937
Too Many Wives

as Betty Jackson

Movie
1936Movie
1936
M'Liss

as M'Liss Smith

Movie
1936
Chatterbox

as Jenny Yates

Movie
1935Movie
1935Movie
1935
Chasing Yesterday

as Jeanne Alexandre

Movie
1934
Anne of Green Gables

as Anne Shirley

Movie
1934
Bachelor Bait

as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)

Movie
1934
The Key

as Flower peddler

Movie
1934Movie
1934
School for Girls

as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)

Movie
1933Movie
1932
Rasputin and the Empress

as Princess Anastasia

Movie
1932
Three on a Match

as Vivian Revere as a Child

Movie
1932
The Purchase Price

as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Movie
1932
So Big!

as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Young America

as Mabel Saunders

Movie
1932
Emma

as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Rich Man's Folly

as Anne, as a child

Movie
1931
Gun Smoke

as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)

Movie
1930
Liliom

as Louise

Movie
1930
City Girl

as Marie Tustine

Movie
1928
Sins of the Fathers

as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)

Movie
1928
Mother Knows Best

as Sally, as a child

Movie
1928
4 Devils

as Marion as a girl

Movie
1927
Night Life

as Daughter of War Profiteer

Movie
1927
The Callahans and the Murphys

as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)

Movie
1925Movie
1925
Riders of the Purple Sage

as Fay Larkin (uncredited)

Movie
1924
The Fast Set

as Little Margaret Sones

Movie
1924Movie
1923
The Spanish Dancer

as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)

Movie
1923Movie
1922
Moonshine Valley

as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)

Movie
1922Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 17, 1918
Day of DeathJuly 4, 1993
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
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