Acting
Anne Shirley
EN cinema · 66 credits
Born
17 April 1918
Died
4 July 1993 (aged 75)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Dawn O'Day · Dawn Evelyeen Paris
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
Filmography
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
Murder, My Sweet
as Ann Grayle
Man from Frisco
as Diana Kennedy
Music in Manhattan
as Frankie Foster
Bombardier
as Burton Hughes
Government Girl
as May Harness Blake
The Powers Girl
as Ellen Evans
Lady Bodyguard
as A. C. Baker
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Jessey Lee
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
All That Money Can Buy
as Mary Stone
Unexpected Uncle
as Kathleen Brown
West Point Widow
as Nancy Hull
Saturday's Children
as Bobby Halevy
Vigil in the Night
as Lucy Lee
Sorority House
as Alice Fisher
Boy Slaves
as Annie
Career
as Sylvia Bartholomew
Law of the Underworld
as Annabelle Porter
A Man to Remember
as Jean Johnson
Condemned Women
as Millie Anson
Girls' School
as Natalie Freeman
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Nancy Carey
Stella Dallas
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Too Many Wives
as Betty Jackson
Meet the Missus
as Louise Foster
Make Way for a Lady
as June Drew
Chatterbox
as Jenny Yates
M'Liss
as M'Liss Smith
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle
Chasing Yesterday
as Jeanne Alexandre
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Anne Shirley
Anne of Green Gables
as Anne Shirley
The Key
as Flower peddler
Finishing School
as Billie
Bachelor Bait
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
School for Girls
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Mary Lou
Three on a Match
as Vivian Revere as a Child
Young America
as Mabel Saunders
The Purchase Price
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Emma
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
So Big!
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Princess Anastasia
Gun Smoke
as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
Rich Man's Folly
as Anne, as a child
City Girl
as Marie Tustine
Liliom
as Louise
4 Devils
as Marion as a girl
Mother Knows Best
1928
Mother Knows Best
as Sally, as a child
Sins of the Fathers
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
The Callahans and the Murphys
as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
Night Life
as Daughter of War Profiteer
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
Alice's Egg Plant
as Alice
The Fast Set
as Little Margaret Sones
The Man Who Fights Alone
as Dorothy
The Spanish Dancer
as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
Moonshine Valley
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
The Hidden Woman
as Girl