Anne Shirley

1918-04-17 – 1993-07-04 (age 75) New York City, New York, USA

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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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Anne Shirley

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Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Known For

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944

as Ann Grayle

City Girl

City Girl

1930

as Marie Tustine

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

as Mary Stone

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)

Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as May Harness Blake

Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

as Vivian Revere as a Child

Bombardier

Bombardier

1943

as Burton Hughes

Girls' School

Girls' School

1938

as Natalie Freeman

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

as Princess Anastasia

Finishing School

Finishing School

1934

as Billie

Boy Slaves

Boy Slaves

1939

as Annie

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

as Jean Johnson

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

as Self (archive footage)

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1934

as Anne Shirley

Emma

Emma

1932

as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly

1931

as Anne, as a child

Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld

1938

as Annabelle Porter

Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942

as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

West Point Widow

West Point Widow

1941

as Nancy Hull