ANNE SHIRLEY
Anne Shirley
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: April 17, 1918
Deathday: July 4, 1993
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Filmography
Starring
Self (archive footage)
1949·
Make Mine Laughs(archive footage)
1946·
Movieland Magic(archive footage)
1944·
Music in ManhattanFrankie Foster
1944·
Man from FriscoDiana Kennedy
1944·
Murder, My SweetAnn Grayle
1943·
Lady BodyguardA. C. Baker
1943·
The Powers GirlEllen Evans
1943·
Government GirlMay Harness Blake
1943·
BombardierBurton Hughes
Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
Jessey Lee
1941·
West Point WidowNancy Hull
1941·
Unexpected UncleKathleen Brown
Mary Stone
1940·
Vigil in the NightLucy Lee
1940·
Saturday's ChildrenBobby Halevy
Anne
1939·
CareerSylvia Bartholomew
1939·
Boy SlavesAnnie
1939·
Sorority HouseAlice Fisher
Nancy Carey
1938·
Girls' SchoolNatalie Freeman
1938·
Condemned WomenMillie Anson
1938·
A Man to RememberJean Johnson
Annabelle Porter
1937·
Meet the MissusLouise Foster
1937·
Too Many WivesBetty Jackson
1937·
Stella DallasLaurel "Lollie" Dallas
1936·
M'LissM'Liss Smith
1936·
ChatterboxJenny Yates
1936·
Make Way for a LadyJune Drew
Anne Shirley
1935·
Chasing YesterdayJeanne Alexandre
Fleety Belle
1934·
School for GirlsCatherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
1934·
Bachelor BaitMiriam Johnson (uncredited)
1934·
Finishing SchoolBillie
1934·
The KeyFlower peddler
1934·
Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley
Mary Lou
Princess Anastasia (uncredited)
1932·
So Big!Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
1932·
EmmaIsabelle as a Child (uncredited)
1932·
The Purchase PriceSarah Tipton (uncredited)
1932·
Young AmericaMabel Saunders
1932·
Three on a MatchVivian Revere as a Child
1931·
Rich Man's FollyAnne, as a child
1931·
Gun SmokeHorton's Daughter
1930·
LiliomLouise
1930·
City GirlMarie Tustine
1928·
Sins of the FathersMary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
1928·
Mother Knows BestSally, as a child
1928·
4 DevilsMarion as a girl
Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
1925·
Alice's Egg PlantAlice
1925·
His Wooden WeddingFay Larkin (uncredited)
Dorothy
1924·
The Fast SetLittle Margaret Sones
1923·
The Spanish DancerDon Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
1923·
The Rustle of SilkGirl
1922·
The Hidden WomanGirl
1922·
Moonshine ValleyNancy (as Dawn O'Day)