Megan Follows
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1968-03-14 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows · Megan Porter Follows · Megan Follows Porter · 메간 폴로우스 · مگان فالوز
Biography
Megan Follows is a Canadian American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Anne Shirley in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, the highest-rated drama in Canadian television history. Her performance in the first three installments earned her two Gemini awards as best actress for the first two miniseries, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, and a Gemini nomination for the third, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
Law & Order
1990
as Megan Parnell
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Beth Darian
House
2004
as Jennifer Williams
CSI: Miami
2002
as Chloe Grand
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Beth
The X-Files
1993
as Kath McCready
ER
1994
as Christy Larkin
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lila Nolan
Cold Case
2003
as Maura (2005)
Heartland
2007
as Lily Borden
Hudson & Rex
2019
as Detective Sidney Scott
Strong Medicine
2000
as Dana's Doctor
The Division
2001
as Science Teacher
The Facts of Life
1979
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Maggie Stephens
Longmire
2012
as Alice Stewart
Lie to Me
2009
as Lorraine Burch
The Outer Limits
1995
as Karen Ross
Reign
2013
as Catherine de' Medici
Family Law
1999
as Nancy Quinn
Republic of Doyle
2010
as Warden Barton
Wynonna Earp
2016
as Michelle Gibson
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Dana Sherman
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Aimee
Raising the Bar
2008
as Reanne Chrisman
Threat Matrix
2003
as Denise
Robson Arms
2005
as Janice Keneally
Rabbit Hole
2023
as Senator Nora Evers
The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Marti Kendall / Rose
Big Wolf on Campus
1999
as Violet Thorne
The Comedy Factory
1985
as Tina Jackson
The Hidden Room
1991
as Deanna Matthews
World Without End
2012
as Maud
October Faction
2020
as Edith Mooreland
Second Chances
1993
as Kate Benedict
Anne of Green Gables
1985
as Anne Shirley
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
1987
as Anne Shirley
Domestic Life
1984
as Didi Crane
Matt and Jenny
1979
as Jenny Tanner
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
2000
as Anne Shirley Blythe
My Dead Mom
2024
as Fern
Anne auf Green Gables
1986
Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter
2013
Movies (51)
I Am Number Four
2011
as Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
Silver Bullet
1985
as Jane Coslaw
Anne of Green Gables
1985
as Anne Shirley
Champagne Charlie
1989
as Louise
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
1987
as Anne Shirley
Termini Station
1989
as Micheline Dushane
Inherit the Wind
1988
as Rachel Brown
Plainsong
2004
as Ella Guthrie
The Nutcracker Prince
1990
as Clara (voice)
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
1991
as Peggy Ann Bradnick
A Time of Destiny
1988
as Irene
Hockey Night
1984
as Cathy Yarrow
Breakfast with Scot
2007
as Barbara Warren
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1986
as Kim Wilson
The Great Polar Bear Adventure
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Lie Exposed
2020
as Diane
She Came Back
2025
as Janet
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
2000
as Anne Shirley
Christmas Child
2004
as Meg Davenport
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
1990
as Becky
A Foreign Affair
2004
as Lena
The Chase
1991
as Gloria Whipple
What Katy Did
1999
as Cousin Helen
Sin of Innocence
1986
as Jenny Colleran
When Pigs Fly
1993
as Kathleen
Pirate's Passage
2015
as Meg O’Leary (voice)
Stacking
1987
as Anna Mae Morgan
Under The Piano
1996
as Rosetta Basilio
Flight of the Butterflies
2012
as Narrator
Shania A Life in Eight Albums
2005
as Sharon Twain
Open Heart
2004
as Sherry Cardinal
Home for the Holidays
2017
as Megan Byrne
Booky Makes Her Mark
2006
as Francie Thomson
Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
1993
as Juliet
Booky's Crush
2009
as Francie Thomson
Deep Sleep
1990
as Shelley
The Mating Season
1980
as Laura McLain
Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
2024
as Mary Riter Hamilton
The Stork Derby
2002
as Kate Harrington
Seasonal Differences
1987
as Dana
Reluctant Angel
1997
as Lisa / Cheryl
Major Crime
1997
as Joanie Wells
The Olden Days Coat
1981
as Sal
Boys and Girls
1983
as Margaret
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
1999
as Emma Smith (voice)
Stealing the Sky
2025
as Marilyn
Booky & the Secret Santa
2007
as Francie Thomson
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006
as Self - Anne Shirley
Hard Drive
2014
as Barbara
Where Are the Dolls
2012
as Elizabeth / Narrator
L.M. Montgomery's Island
2006
as Anne Shirley (archive footage)
About Megan Follows
Megan Follows is a Canadian American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Anne Shirley in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, the highest-rated drama in Canadian television history. Her performance in the first three installments earned her two Gemini awards as best actress for the first two miniseries, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, and a Gemini nomination for the third, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. With 94 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Megan Follows has appeared in 51 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Megan Follows Movies
- I Am Number Four (2011) — as Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
- Silver Bullet (1985) — as Jane Coslaw
- Anne of Green Gables (1985) — as Anne Shirley
- Champagne Charlie (1989) — as Louise
- Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) — as Anne Shirley
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