
Anne Shirley
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1918-04-17
- Died
- 1993-07-04
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Dawn O'Day · Dawn Evelyeen Paris
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
Movies (66)

Finishing School
1934
as Billie

Boy Slaves
1939
as Annie

The Key
1934
as Flower peddler

Sorority House
1939
as Alice Fisher

Liliom
1930
as Louise

Chatterbox
1936
as Jenny Yates

Girls' School
1938
as Natalie Freeman

The Purchase Price
1932
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Bachelor Bait
1934
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)

All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Mary Stone

Young America
1932
as Mabel Saunders

Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Ann Grayle

Stella Dallas
1937
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

Unexpected Uncle
1941
as Kathleen Brown

Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)

Emma
1932
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

So Big!
1932
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)

City Girl
1930
as Marie Tustine

Government Girl
1943
as May Harness Blake

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)

Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Nancy Carey

The Powers Girl
1943
as Ellen Evans

Bombardier
1943
as Burton Hughes

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
as Mary Lou

Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Princess Anastasia

His Wooden Wedding
1925

Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Anne

4 Devils
1928
as Marion as a girl

Saturday's Children
1940
as Bobby Halevy

Music in Manhattan
1944
as Frankie Foster

Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Fleety Belle

Anne of Green Gables
1934
as Anne Shirley

Chasing Yesterday
1935
as Jeanne Alexandre

Vigil in the Night
1940
as Lucy Lee

Three on a Match
1932
as Vivian Revere as a Child

The Man Who Fights Alone
1924
as Dorothy

A Man to Remember
1938
as Jean Johnson

Man from Frisco
1944
as Diana Kennedy

Law of the Underworld
1938
as Annabelle Porter

The Spanish Dancer
1923
as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
Mother Knows Best
1928
as Sally, as a child

M'Liss
1936
as M'Liss Smith

Meet the Missus
1937
as Louise Foster

Career
1939
as Sylvia Bartholomew

Alice's Egg Plant
1925
as Alice

Gun Smoke
1931
as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)

The Rustle of Silk
1923
as Girl

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941

Make Mine Laughs
1949
as (archive footage)

Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

West Point Widow
1941
as Nancy Hull

Condemned Women
1938
as Millie Anson

Riders of the Purple Sage
1925
as Fay Larkin (uncredited)

Lady Bodyguard
1943
as A. C. Baker

Too Many Wives
1937
as Betty Jackson

School for Girls
1934
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)

Rich Man's Folly
1931
as Anne, as a child

The Fast Set
1924
as Little Margaret Sones

The Hidden Woman
1922
as Girl

Moonshine Valley
1922
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Anne Shirley

The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Jessey Lee

Make Way for a Lady
1936
as June Drew

Sins of the Fathers
1928
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)

The Callahans and the Murphys
1927
as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)

Night Life
1927
as Daughter of War Profiteer
About Anne Shirley
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. With 66 credits spanning from 1922 to 1988, Anne Shirley has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anne Shirley Movies
- Finishing School (1934) — as Billie
- Boy Slaves (1939) — as Annie
- The Key (1934) — as Flower peddler
- Sorority House (1939) — as Alice Fisher
- Liliom (1930) — as Louise
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