Anne Shirley

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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 A...

Born: April 17, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: July 4, 1993 (age 75)

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Known For

7.6

Three on a Match

Movies & TV Credits

65 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Movie	8.3	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1988
Make Mine Laughs Movie	5.0	Actress	(archive footage)	1949
Movieland Magic Short Film	5.6	Actress	(archive footage)	1946
Music in Manhattan Movie	5.7	Actress	Frankie Foster	1944
Man from Frisco Movie	6.4	Actress	Diana Kennedy	1944
Murder, My Sweet Movie	7.6	Actress	Ann Grayle	1944
The Powers Girl Movie	6.3	Actress	Ellen Evans	1943
Government Girl Movie	5.4	Actress	May Harness Blake	1943
Lady Bodyguard Movie	6.1	Actress	A. C. Baker	1943
Bombardier Movie	5.8	Actress	Burton Hughes	1943
Four Jacks and a Jill Movie	5.2	Actress	Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill	1942
The Mayor of 44th Street Movie	5.3	Actress	Jessey Lee	1942
All That Money Can Buy Movie	7.4	Actress	Mary Stone	1941
Unexpected Uncle Movie	5.8	Actress	Kathleen Brown	1941
West Point Widow Movie	6.8	Actress	Nancy Hull	1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Short Film	6.1	Actress	—	1941
Vigil in the Night Movie	6.5	Actress	Lucy Lee	1940
Anne of Windy Poplars Movie	6.1	Actress	Anne	1940
Saturday's Children Movie	6.2	Actress	Bobby Halevy	1940
Sorority House Movie	5.6	Actress	Alice Fisher	1939
Boy Slaves Movie	6.1	Actress	Annie	1939
Career Movie	6.8	Actress	Sylvia Bartholomew	1939
A Man to Remember Movie	6.8	Actress	Jean Johnson	1938
Girls' School Movie	5.7	Actress	Natalie Freeman	1938
Law of the Underworld Movie	5.2	Actress	Annabelle Porter	1938
Mother Carey's Chickens Movie	6.1	Actress	Nancy Carey	1938
Condemned Women Movie	5.9	Actress	Millie Anson	1938
Too Many Wives Movie	5.2	Actress	Betty Jackson	1937
Stella Dallas Movie	7.5	Actress	Laurel "Lollie" Dallas	1937
Meet the Missus Movie	5.8	Actress	Louise Foster	1937
Chatterbox Movie	5.8	Actress	Jenny Yates	1936
Make Way for a Lady Movie	5.3	Actress	June Drew	1936
M'Liss Movie	5.7	Actress	M'Liss Smith	1936
Steamboat Round the Bend Movie	6.7	Actress	Fleety Belle	1935
Chasing Yesterday Movie	5.8	Actress	Jeanne Alexandre	1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl Short Film	6.7	Actress	Anne Shirley	1935
School for Girls Movie	7.3	Actress	Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)	1934
Finishing School Movie	6.3	Actress	Billie	1934
Anne of Green Gables Movie	7.1	Actress	Anne Shirley	1934
The Key Movie	5.8	Actress	Flower peddler	1934
Bachelor Bait Movie	5.9	Actress	Miriam Johnson (uncredited)	1934
The Life of Jimmy Dolan Movie	6.6	Actress	Mary Lou	1933
The Purchase Price Movie	6.5	Actress	Sarah Tipton (uncredited)	1932
Young America Movie	6.2	Actress	Mabel Saunders	1932
Emma Movie	6.8	Actress	Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)	1932
Three on a Match Movie	6.9	Actress	Vivian Revere as a Child	1932
Rasputin and the Empress Movie	6.3	Actress	Princess Anastasia	1932
So Big! Movie	6.6	Actress	Young Selina Peake (uncredited)	1932
Rich Man's Folly Movie	6.0	Actress	Anne, as a child	1931
Gun Smoke Movie	6.3	Actress	Horton's Daughter	1931
Liliom Movie	6.3	Actress	Louise	1930
City Girl Movie	7.5	Actress	Marie Tustine	1930
4 Devils Movie	6.8	Actress	Marion as a girl	1928
Sins of the Fathers Movie	6.6	Actress	Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)	1928
Mother Knows Best Movie	5.0	Actress	Sally, as a child	1928
The Callahans and the Murphys Movie	5.2	Actress	Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)	1927
Riders of the Purple Sage Movie	6.1	Actress	Fay Larkin (uncredited)	1925
Alice's Egg Plant Short Film	5.4	Actress	Alice	1925
His Wooden Wedding Short Film	7.1	Actress	—	1925
The Man Who Fights Alone Movie	—	Actress	Dorothy	1924
The Fast Set Movie	6.1	Actress	Little Margaret Sones	1924
The Spanish Dancer Movie	6.3	Actress	Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)	1923
The Rustle of Silk Movie	4.9	Actress	Girl	1923
Moonshine Valley Movie	4.8	Actress	Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)	1922
The Hidden Woman Movie	—	Actress	Girl	1922

Anne Shirley

Known For

Murder, My Sweet

Stella Dallas

All That Money Can Buy

Three on a Match

Movies & TV Credits