Anne Shirley
Known For
Acting
Born
1918-04-17 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1993-07-04
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.
Most Known For
Girls' School
as Natalie Freeman
City Girl
as Marie Tustine
Government Girl
as May Harness Blake
Bachelor Bait
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
as Ann Grayle
Boy Slaves
as Annie
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
Three on a Match
as Vivian Revere as a Child
All That Money Can Buy
as Mary Stone
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
Stella Dallas
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Emma
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Bombardier
as Burton Hughes
So Big!
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
A Man to Remember
as Jean Johnson
Rasputin and the Empress
as Princess Anastasia
Anne of Green Gables
as Anne Shirley
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Mary Lou
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle
The Key
as Flower peddler