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 3
Self (archive footage)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
Movie
(archive footage)

Make Mine Laughs (1949)
Movie
(archive footage)

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, the Jill

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
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 'Lollie' 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 (as Dawn O'Day)

The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)
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
Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)

Moonshine Valley (1922)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1918-04-17
Deathday1993-07-04 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
RelationshipsCharles Lederer (1949 - 1976), John Payne (1937 - 1943), Adrian Scott (1945 - 1948)
ChildrenJulie Payne
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsDawn O'Day, Dawn Evelyeen Paris
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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