Megan Follows

Born 1968-03-14 (age 58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Megan Follows is a Canadian American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Anne Shirley in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, the highest-rated drama in Canadian television history. Her performance in the first three installments earned her two Gemini awards as best actress for the first two miniseries, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, and a Gemini nomination for the third, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.

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Megan Follows

Megan Follows

Megan Follows

Known For

I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four

2011

as Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1985

as Anne Shirley

Silver Bullet

1985

as Jane Coslaw

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

1987

as Anne Shirley

Sin of Innocence

Sin of Innocence

1986

as Jenny Colleran

The Chase

The Chase

1991

as Gloria Whipple

The Nutcracker Prince

The Nutcracker Prince

1990

as Clara (voice)

Breakfast with Scot

Breakfast with Scot

2007

as Barbara Warren

Plainsong

Plainsong

2004

as Ella Guthrie

Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie

1989

as Louise

A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny

1988

as Irene

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1988

as Rachel Brown

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story

2000

as Anne Shirley

Hockey Night

Hockey Night

1984

as Cathy Yarrow

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

2017

as Megan Byrne

Lie Exposed

Lie Exposed

2020

as Diane

She Came Back

She Came Back

2025

as Janet

Under The Piano

Under The Piano

1996

as Rosetta Basilio

Deep Sleep

Deep Sleep

1990

as Shelley

Pirate's Passage

Pirate's Passage

2015

as Meg O’Leary (voice)