Anne Shirley
Acting1918New 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.
Known For
Acting History
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
1949
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
1946
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
1944
1943
Lady Bodyguard
as A. C. Baker
The Powers Girl
as Ellen Evans
Bombardier
as Burton Hughes
Government Girl
as May Harness Blake
1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Jessey Lee
1941
1940
1939
1938
Law of the Underworld
as Annabelle Porter
A Man to Remember
as Jean Johnson
Condemned Women
as Millie Anson
Girls' School
as Natalie Freeman
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Nancy Carey
1937
1936
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle
Chasing Yesterday
as Jeanne Alexandre
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Anne Shirley
1934
Finishing School
as Billie
Bachelor Bait
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
School for Girls
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
Anne of Green Gables
as Anne Shirley
The Key
as Flower peddler
1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Mary Lou
1932
Young America
as Mabel Saunders
The Purchase Price
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Emma
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Three on a Match
as Vivian Revere as a Child
Rasputin and the Empress
as Princess Anastasia
So Big!
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
1931
Rich Man's Folly
as Anne, as a child
Gun Smoke
as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
1928
4 Devils
as Marion as a girl
Mother Knows Best
as Sally, as a child
Sins of the Fathers
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
1927
The Callahans and the Murphys
as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
Night Life
as Daughter of War Profiteer
1925
1924
The Fast Set
as Little Margaret Sones
The Man Who Fights Alone
as Dorothy
1923
The Rustle of Silk
as Girl
The Spanish Dancer
as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
1922
The Hidden Woman
as Girl
Moonshine Valley
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)