Anne Shirley
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1918-04-17
- Died
- 1993-07-04
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Dawn O'Day · Dawn Evelyeen Paris
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
Movies (66)
Bachelor Bait
1934
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
Girls' School
1938
as Natalie Freeman
Boy Slaves
1939
as Annie
Government Girl
1943
as May Harness Blake
Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Ann Grayle
School for Girls
1934
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
The Purchase Price
1932
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
City Girl
1930
as Marie Tustine
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Mary Stone
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Princess Anastasia
Alice's Egg Plant
1925
as Alice
Finishing School
1934
as Billie
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Fleety Belle
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
Too Many Wives
1937
as Betty Jackson
Bombardier
1943
as Burton Hughes
Three on a Match
1932
as Vivian Revere as a Child
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
His Wooden Wedding
1925
Emma
1932
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
as Mary Lou
Young America
1932
as Mabel Saunders
Law of the Underworld
1938
as Annabelle Porter
The Powers Girl
1943
as Ellen Evans
Stella Dallas
1937
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Liliom
1930
as Louise
Saturday's Children
1940
as Bobby Halevy
Anne of Green Gables
1934
as Anne Shirley
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
The Key
1934
as Flower peddler
So Big!
1932
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Jessey Lee
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Anne
Chasing Yesterday
1935
as Jeanne Alexandre
Sins of the Fathers
1928
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925
as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
Make Way for a Lady
1936
as June Drew
The Spanish Dancer
1923
as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Nancy Carey
Man from Frisco
1944
as Diana Kennedy
Vigil in the Night
1940
as Lucy Lee
Music in Manhattan
1944
as Frankie Foster
The Man Who Fights Alone
1924
as Dorothy
A Man to Remember
1938
as Jean Johnson
Sorority House
1939
as Alice Fisher
Gun Smoke
1931
as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
The Callahans and the Murphys
1927
as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
Career
1939
as Sylvia Bartholomew
Chatterbox
1936
as Jenny Yates
4 Devils
1928
as Marion as a girl
Rich Man's Folly
1931
as Anne, as a child
West Point Widow
1941
as Nancy Hull
Make Mine Laughs
1949
as (archive footage)
Condemned Women
1938
as Millie Anson
Lady Bodyguard
1943
as A. C. Baker
Mother Knows Best
1928
as Sally, as a child
Unexpected Uncle
1941
as Kathleen Brown
Moonshine Valley
1922
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
M'Liss
1936
as M'Liss Smith
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Anne Shirley
Meet the Missus
1937
as Louise Foster
The Rustle of Silk
1923
as Girl
Night Life
1927
as Daughter of War Profiteer
The Hidden Woman
1922
as Girl
The Fast Set
1924
as Little Margaret Sones
About 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. With 66 credits spanning from 1922 to 1988, Anne Shirley has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Bachelor Bait (1934) — as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
- Girls' School (1938) — as Natalie Freeman
- Boy Slaves (1939) — as Annie
- Government Girl (1943) — as May Harness Blake
- Murder, My Sweet (1944) — as Ann Grayle
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