Acting
Anne Shirley
Also Known As: Dawn O'Day, Dawn Evelyeen Paris
Birth Date
April 17, 1918
Death Date
July 4, 1993
(passed away at 75)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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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Murder, My Sweet
Ann Grayle
1944
Three on a Match
Vivian Revere as a Child
1932
All That Money Can Buy
Mary Stone
1941
Four Jacks and a Jill
Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
1942
Government Girl
May Harness Blake
1943
Finishing School
Billie
1934
Vigil in the Night
Lucy Lee
1940
City Girl
Marie Tustine
1930
Rasputin and the Empress
Princess Anastasia
1932
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
1988
Bombardier
Burton Hughes
1943
Law of the Underworld
Annabelle Porter
1938
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Mary Lou
1933
Bachelor Bait
Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
1934
Stella Dallas
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
1937
Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle
1935
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
A Man to Remember
Jean Johnson
1938
The Mayor of 44th Street
Jessey Lee
1942
Girls' School
Natalie Freeman
1938