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
all 66
Movies 66
self 4
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
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Make Mine Laughs (1949)
Movie
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Movieland Magic (1946)
Movie
Ann Grayle
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Movie
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Frankie Foster
Music in Manhattan (1944)
Movie
Diana Kennedy
Man from Frisco (1944)
Movie
May Harness Blake
Government Girl (1943)
Movie
Burton Hughes
Bombardier (1943)
Movie
Ellen Evans
The Powers Girl (1943)
Movie
A.C. Baker
Lady Bodyguard (1943)
Movie
Jessey Lee
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Movie
Karanina 'Nina' Novak
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
Movie
Kathleen Brown
Unexpected Uncle (1941)
Movie
Mary Stone
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
Movie
Nancy Hull
West Point Widow (1941)
Movie
Anne Shirley
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
Movie
Bobby Halevy
Saturday's Children (1940)
Movie
Lucy Lee
Vigil in the Night (1940)
Movie
Sylvia Bartholomew
Career (1939)
Movie
Alice Fisher
Sorority House (1939)
Movie
Jean Johnson
A Man to Remember (1938)
Movie
Natalie Freeman
Girls' School (1938)
Movie
Nancy Carey
Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
Movie
Annabelle Porter
Law of the Underworld (1938)
Movie
Millie Anson
Condemned Women (1938)
Movie
Laurel Dallas
Stella Dallas (1937)
Movie
Louise Foster
Meet the Missus (1937)
Movie
Betty Jackson
Too Many Wives (1937)
Movie
June Drew
Make Way for a Lady (1936)
Movie
Actress
So and Sew (1936)
Movie
M'liss Smith
M'Liss (1936)
Movie
Jenny Yates
Chatterbox (1936)
Movie
Fleety Belle
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
Movie
Anne Shirley
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)
Movie
Jeanne Alexandre
Chasing Yesterday (1935)
Movie
Anne Shirley
Anne of Green Gables (1934)
Movie
Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Movie
Flower peddler
The Key (1934)
Movie
Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
School for Girls (1934)
Movie
Princess Anastasia (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Movie
Vivian Revere as a Child
Three on a Match (1932)
Movie
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
The Purchase Price (1932)
Movie
Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
So Big! (1932)
Movie
Mabel Saunders
Young America (1932)
Movie
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Emma (1932)
Movie
Anne, as a child
Rich Man's Folly (1931)
Movie
Horton's Daughter
Gun Smoke (1931)
Movie
Louise
Liliom (1930)
Movie
Marie Tustine
City Girl (1930)
Movie
Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
Sins of the Fathers (1928)
Movie
Sally as a Child
Mother Knows Best (1928)
Movie
Marion as a girl
4 Devils (1928)
Movie
Mary Callahan
The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)
Movie
Little Girl Train-Bearer
His Wooden Wedding (1925)
Movie
Fay Larkin (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
Movie
Little Margaret Sones
The Fast Set (1924)
Movie
Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
The Spanish Dancer (1923)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1918-04-17
Deathday1993-07-04 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
RelationshipsCharles Lederer (1949-01-01 - 1976-01-01), John Payne (1937-01-01 - 1943-01-01), Adrian Scott (1945-01-01 - 1948-01-01)
ChildrenJulie Payne
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDawn O'Day, Dawn Evelyeen Paris
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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