Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born April 17, 1918
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.
MovieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMake Mine Laughs
1949
as (archive footage)
MovieMovieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
MovieMurder, My Sweet
1944
as Ann Grayle
MovieMusic in Manhattan
1944
as Frankie Foster
MovieMan from Frisco
1944
as Diana Kennedy
MovieGovernment Girl
1943
as May Harness Blake
MovieBombardier
1943
as Burton Hughes
MovieThe Powers Girl
1943
as Ellen Evans
MovieLady Bodyguard
1943
as A. C. Baker
MovieThe Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Jessey Lee
MovieFour Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
MovieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
MovieUnexpected Uncle
1941
as Kathleen Brown
MovieAll That Money Can Buy
1941
as Mary Stone
MovieWest Point Widow
1941
as Nancy Hull
MovieAnne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Anne
MovieSaturday's Children
1940
as Bobby Halevy
MovieVigil in the Night
1940
as Lucy Lee
MovieCareer
1939
as Sylvia Bartholomew
MovieSorority House
1939
as Alice Fisher
MovieBoy Slaves
1939
as Annie
MovieA Man to Remember
1938
as Jean Johnson
MovieGirls' School
1938
as Natalie Freeman
MovieMother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Nancy Carey
MovieLaw of the Underworld
1938
as Annabelle Porter
MovieCondemned Women
1938
as Millie Anson
MovieStella Dallas
1937
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
MovieMeet the Missus
1937
as Louise Foster
MovieToo Many Wives
1937
as Betty Jackson
MovieMake Way for a Lady
1936
as June Drew
MovieM'Liss
1936
as M'Liss Smith
MovieChatterbox
1936
as Jenny Yates
MovieSteamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Fleety Belle
MovieA Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Anne Shirley
MovieChasing Yesterday
1935
as Jeanne Alexandre
MovieAnne of Green Gables
1934
as Anne Shirley
MovieBachelor Bait
1934
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
MovieThe Key
1934
as Flower peddler
MovieFinishing School
1934
as Billie
MovieSchool for Girls
1934
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
MovieThe Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
as Mary Lou
MovieRasputin and the Empress
1932
as Princess Anastasia
MovieThree on a Match
1932
as Vivian Revere as a Child
MovieThe Purchase Price
1932
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
MovieSo Big!
1932
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
MovieYoung America
1932
as Mabel Saunders
MovieEmma
1932
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
MovieRich Man's Folly
1931
as Anne, as a child
MovieGun Smoke
1931
as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
MovieLiliom
1930
as Louise
MovieCity Girl
1930
as Marie Tustine
MovieSins of the Fathers
1928
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
Mother Knows Best
1928
as Sally, as a child
Movie4 Devils
1928
as Marion as a girl
MovieNight Life
1927
as Daughter of War Profiteer
MovieThe Callahans and the Murphys
1927
as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
MovieHis Wooden Wedding
1925
MovieAlice's Egg Plant
1925
as Alice
MovieRiders of the Purple Sage
1925
as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
MovieThe Fast Set
1924
as Little Margaret Sones
MovieThe Man Who Fights Alone
1924
as Dorothy
MovieThe Spanish Dancer
1923
as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
MovieThe Rustle of Silk
1923
as Girl
MovieMoonshine Valley
1922
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
MovieThe Hidden Woman
1922
as Girl
