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Anne Shirley

Known for All That Money Can Buy · Anne of Green Gables · Vigil in the Night

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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Born
Apr 17, 1918
Died
Jul 4, 1993
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

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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Known For

Filmography

Movies

Moonshine ValleyNancy (as Dawn O'Day)
1922
The Hidden WomanGirl
1922
The Rustle of SilkGirl
1923
The Spanish DancerDon Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
1923
The Fast SetLittle Margaret Sones
1924
The Man Who Fights AloneDorothy
1924
Alice's Egg PlantAlice
1925
His Wooden Wedding
1925
Riders of the Purple SageFay Larkin (uncredited)
1925
Night LifeDaughter of War Profiteer
1927
The Callahans and the MurphysMary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
1927
4 DevilsMarion as a girl
1928
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Mother Knows BestSally, as a child
1928
Sins of the FathersMary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
1928
City GirlMarie Tustine
1930
LiliomLouise
1930
Gun SmokeHorton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
1931
Rich Man's FollyAnne, as a child
1931
EmmaIsabelle as a Child (uncredited)
1932
Rasputin and the EmpressPrincess Anastasia
1932
So Big!Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
1932
The Purchase PriceSarah Tipton (uncredited)
1932
Three on a MatchVivian Revere as a Child
1932
Young AmericaMabel Saunders
1932
The Life of Jimmy DolanMary Lou
1933
Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley
1934
Bachelor BaitMiriam Johnson (uncredited)
1934
Finishing SchoolBillie
1934
School for GirlsCatherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
1934
The KeyFlower peddler
1934
A Night at the Biltmore BowlAnne Shirley
1935
Chasing YesterdayJeanne Alexandre
1935
Steamboat Round the BendFleety Belle
1935
ChatterboxJenny Yates
1936
M'LissM'Liss Smith
1936
Make Way for a LadyJune Drew
1936
Meet the MissusLouise Foster
1937
Stella DallasLaurel "Lollie" Dallas
1937
Too Many WivesBetty Jackson
1937
A Man to RememberJean Johnson
1938
Condemned WomenMillie Anson
1938
Girls' SchoolNatalie Freeman
1938
Law of the UnderworldAnnabelle Porter
1938
Mother Carey's ChickensNancy Carey
1938
Boy SlavesAnnie
1939
CareerSylvia Bartholomew
1939
Sorority HouseAlice Fisher
1939
Anne of Windy PoplarsAnne
1940
Saturday's ChildrenBobby Halevy
1940
Vigil in the NightLucy Lee
1940
All That Money Can BuyMary Stone
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Unexpected UncleKathleen Brown
1941
West Point WidowNancy Hull
1941
Four Jacks and a JillKaranina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
1942
The Mayor of 44th StreetJessey Lee
1942
BombardierBurton Hughes
1943
Government GirlMay Harness Blake
1943
Lady BodyguardA. C. Baker
1943
The Powers GirlEllen Evans
1943
Man from FriscoDiana Kennedy
1944
Murder, My SweetAnn Grayle
1944
Music in ManhattanFrankie Foster
1944
Movieland Magic(archive footage)
1946
Make Mine Laughs(archive footage)
1949
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)
1988

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