Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Known for

Acting

Born

April 17, 1918

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

July 4, 1993 (aged 75)

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.

Best known work

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944

City Girl

City Girl

1930

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price

1932

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1934

Bombardier

Bombardier

1943

Steamboat Round the Bend

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

Alice's Egg Plant

Alice's Egg Plant

1925

Filmography

1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
1949
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
1946
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
1944
Murder, My Sweet
as Ann Grayle
1944
Music in Manhattan
as Frankie Foster
1944
Man from Frisco
as Diana Kennedy
1943
Government Girl
as May Harness Blake
1943
Bombardier
as Burton Hughes
1943
The Powers Girl
as Ellen Evans
1943
Lady Bodyguard
as A. C. Baker
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Jessey Lee
1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Unexpected Uncle
as Kathleen Brown
1941
All That Money Can Buy
as Mary Stone
1941
West Point Widow
as Nancy Hull
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Anne
1940
Saturday's Children
as Bobby Halevy
1940
Vigil in the Night
as Lucy Lee
1939
Career
as Sylvia Bartholomew
1939
Sorority House
as Alice Fisher
1939
Boy Slaves
as Annie
1938
A Man to Remember
as Jean Johnson
1938
Girls' School
as Natalie Freeman
1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Nancy Carey