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Anne Shirley

Acting Born Apr 17, 1918 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Finishing School

as Billie

Slow Loop

as Anne

Full filmography

  • Finishing School (1934) as Billie
  • Emma (1932) as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
  • Stella Dallas (1937) as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
  • Murder, My Sweet (1944) as Ann Grayle
  • All That Money Can Buy (1941) as Mary Stone
  • City Girl (1930) as Marie Tustine
  • Girls' School (1938) as Natalie Freeman
  • Bombardier (1943) as Burton Hughes
  • Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) as Anne
  • Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Princess Anastasia
  • So Big! (1932) as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
  • Three on a Match (1932) as Vivian Revere as a Child
  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) as Self (archive footage)
  • Government Girl (1943) as May Harness Blake
  • Bachelor Bait (1934) as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
  • Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) as Fleety Belle
  • Anne of Green Gables (1934) as Anne Shirley
  • Young America (1932) as Mabel Saunders
  • 4 Devils (1928) as Marion as a girl
  • The Key (1934) as Flower peddler
  • The Purchase Price (1932) as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
  • Liliom (1930) as Louise
  • The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) as Mary Lou
  • Sorority House (1939) as Alice Fisher