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Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

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.

Birthday: 1918-04-17

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Also known as: Dawn O'Day, Dawn Evelyeen Paris

Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet

1944-12-14

Ann Grayle

City Girl
City Girl

1930-01-12

Marie Tustine

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy

1941-10-17

Mary Stone

Three on a Match
Three on a Match

1932-10-29

Vivian Revere as a Child

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas

1937-08-06

Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

Bombardier
Bombardier

1943-05-14

Burton Hughes

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables

1934-11-23

Anne Shirley

Moonshine Valley
Moonshine Valley

1922-08-27

Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)

Government Girl
Government Girl

1943-11-05

May Harness Blake

Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend

1935-09-06

Fleety Belle

The Key
The Key

1934-06-09

Flower peddler

The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk

1923-05-13

Girl

Liliom
Liliom

1930-09-27

Louise

Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars

1940-06-28

Anne

Make Way for a Lady
Make Way for a Lady

1936-11-13

June Drew

Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children

1940-05-04

Bobby Halevy

Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night

1940-02-05

Lucy Lee

4 Devils
4 Devils

1928-10-03

Marion as a girl

Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld

1938-05-06

Annabelle Porter

Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco

1944-06-15

Diana Kennedy

A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember

1938-10-14

Jean Johnson

Unexpected Uncle
Unexpected Uncle

1941-11-07

Kathleen Brown

Condemned Women
Condemned Women

1938-03-18

Millie Anson

Sorority House
Sorority House

1939-05-05

Alice Fisher

Young America
Young America

1932-04-17

Mabel Saunders

Chatterbox
Chatterbox

1936-01-17

Jenny Yates

Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan

1944-10-06

Frankie Foster

Girls' School
Girls' School

1938-09-30

Natalie Freeman

The Mayor of 44th Street
The Mayor of 44th Street

1942-10-15

Jessey Lee

Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens

1938-07-29

Nancy Carey

Too Many Wives
Too Many Wives

1937-04-09

Betty Jackson

Four Jacks and a Jill
Four Jacks and a Jill

1942-01-23

Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

Chasing Yesterday
Chasing Yesterday

1935-05-03

Jeanne Alexandre

The Fast Set
The Fast Set

1924-10-20

Little Margaret Sones

The Hidden Woman
The Hidden Woman

1922-04-02

Girl

Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus

1937-06-04

Louise Foster

Boy Slaves
Boy Slaves

1939-02-02

Annie

M'Liss
M'Liss

1936-07-27

M'Liss Smith

Career
Career

1939-07-07

Sylvia Bartholomew

The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl

1943-01-15

Ellen Evans

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933-06-03

Mary Lou

The Purchase Price
The Purchase Price

1932-07-23

Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage

1925-03-15

Fay Larkin (uncredited)

Finishing School
Finishing School

1934-05-04

Billie

Emma
Emma

1932-01-02

Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

West Point Widow
West Point Widow

1941-06-20

Nancy Hull

Mother Knows Best
Mother Knows Best

1928-10-28

Sally, as a child

The Spanish Dancer
The Spanish Dancer

1923-10-06

Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)

The Man Who Fights Alone
The Man Who Fights Alone

1924-09-15

Dorothy

Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs

1949-08-03

(archive footage)

Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke

1931-04-10

Horton's Daughter

So Big!
So Big!

1932-04-30

Young Selina Peake (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress

1932-12-23

Princess Anastasia

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935-06-21

Anne Shirley

Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard

1943-01-02

A. C. Baker

Rich Man's Folly
Rich Man's Folly

1931-11-14

Anne, as a child

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988-10-01

Self (archive footage)

Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait

1934-07-27

Miriam Johnson (uncredited)

His Wooden Wedding
Movieland Magic
Movieland Magic

1946-03-09

(archive footage)

Alice's Egg Plant
Alice's Egg Plant

1925-05-17

Alice

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
School for Girls
School for Girls

1934-03-22

Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)

Sins of the Fathers
Sins of the Fathers

1928-12-28

Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)

The Callahans and the Murphys
The Callahans and the Murphys

1927-06-18

Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)