Anne Shirley
View on IMDb ↗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
The Fast Set
The Rustle of Silk
The Hidden Woman
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Career
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Sins of the Fathers
The Callahans and the Murphys
Night Life
The Man Who Fights AloneFilmography (66)
- 1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage) - 1949
Make Mine Laughs(archive footage) - 1946
Movieland Magic(archive footage) - 1944
Murder, My SweetAnn Grayle - 1944
Man from FriscoDiana Kennedy - 1944
Music in ManhattanFrankie Foster - 1943
The Powers GirlEllen Evans - 1943
Lady BodyguardA. C. Baker - 1943
BombardierBurton Hughes - 1943
Government GirlMay Harness Blake - 1942
Four Jacks and a JillKaranina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill - 1942
The Mayor of 44th StreetJessey Lee - 1941
All That Money Can BuyMary Stone - 1941
West Point WidowNancy Hull - 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 - 1941
Unexpected UncleKathleen Brown - 1940
Saturday's ChildrenBobby Halevy - 1940
Anne of Windy PoplarsAnne - 1940
Vigil in the NightLucy Lee - 1939
CareerSylvia Bartholomew - 1939
Sorority HouseAlice Fisher - 1939
Boy SlavesAnnie - 1938
Condemned WomenMillie Anson - 1938
A Man to RememberJean Johnson - 1938
Girls' SchoolNatalie Freeman - 1938
Mother Carey's ChickensNancy Carey - 1938
Law of the UnderworldAnnabelle Porter - 1937
Too Many WivesBetty Jackson - 1937
Stella DallasLaurel "Lollie" Dallas - 1937
Meet the MissusLouise Foster - 1936
ChatterboxJenny Yates - 1936
M'LissM'Liss Smith - 1936
Make Way for a LadyJune Drew - 1935
A Night at the Biltmore BowlAnne Shirley - 1935
Steamboat Round the BendFleety Belle - 1935
Chasing YesterdayJeanne Alexandre - 1934
School for GirlsCatherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day) - 1934
Bachelor BaitMiriam Johnson (uncredited) - 1934
Finishing SchoolBillie - 1934
Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley - 1934
The KeyFlower peddler - 1933
The Life of Jimmy DolanMary Lou - 1932
EmmaIsabelle as a Child (uncredited) - 1932
The Purchase PriceSarah Tipton (uncredited) - 1932
Three on a MatchVivian Revere as a Child - 1932
So Big!Young Selina Peake (uncredited) - 1932
Young AmericaMabel Saunders - 1932
Rasputin and the EmpressPrincess Anastasia - 1931
Gun SmokeHorton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited) - 1931
Rich Man's FollyAnne, as a child - 1930
City GirlMarie Tustine - 1930
LiliomLouise - 1928Mother Knows BestSally, as a child
- 1928
Sins of the FathersMary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day) - 1928
4 DevilsMarion as a girl - 1927
The Callahans and the MurphysMary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day) - 1927
Night LifeDaughter of War Profiteer - 1925
His Wooden Wedding - 1925
Riders of the Purple SageFay Larkin (uncredited) - 1925
Alice's Egg PlantAlice - 1924
The Fast SetLittle Margaret Sones - 1924
The Man Who Fights AloneDorothy - 1923
The Rustle of SilkGirl - 1923
The Spanish DancerDon Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day) - 1922
The Hidden WomanGirl - 1922
Moonshine ValleyNancy (as Dawn O'Day)