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