Anne Shirley
Acting
Born: 1918-04-17 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1993-07-04
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
Make Mine Laughs
1949
(archive footage)
Movieland Magic
1946
(archive footage)
Murder, My Sweet
1944
Ann Grayle
Man from Frisco
1944
Diana Kennedy
Music in Manhattan
1944
Frankie Foster
Bombardier
1943
Burton Hughes
Government Girl
1943
May Harness Blake
The Powers Girl
1943
Ellen Evans
Lady Bodyguard
1943
A. C. Baker
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
Jessey Lee
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
All That Money Can Buy
1941
Mary Stone
Unexpected Uncle
1941
Kathleen Brown
West Point Widow
1941
Nancy Hull
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
Anne
Saturday's Children
1940
Bobby Halevy
Vigil in the Night
1940
Lucy Lee
Sorority House
1939
Alice Fisher
Boy Slaves
1939
Annie
Career
1939
Sylvia Bartholomew
Law of the Underworld
1938
Annabelle Porter
A Man to Remember
1938
Jean Johnson
Condemned Women
1938
Millie Anson
Girls' School
1938
Natalie Freeman
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
Nancy Carey
Stella Dallas
1937
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Too Many Wives
1937
Betty Jackson
Meet the Missus
1937
Louise Foster