
Anne Shirley
Acting
Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris; April 17, 1918 β 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.
Known for
1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
1949Make Mine Laughs
(archive footage)
1946Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
1944Murder, My Sweet
Ann Grayle
1944Man from Frisco
Diana Kennedy
1944Music in Manhattan
Frankie Foster
1943Bombardier
Burton Hughes
1943Government Girl
May Harness Blake
1943The Powers Girl
Ellen Evans
1943Lady Bodyguard
A. C. Baker
1942The Mayor of 44th Street
Jessey Lee
1942Four Jacks and a Jill
Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
1941All That Money Can Buy
Mary Stone
1941Unexpected Uncle
Kathleen Brown
1941West Point Widow
Nancy Hull
1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1940Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne
1940Saturday's Children
Bobby Halevy
1940Vigil in the Night
Lucy Lee
1939Sorority House
Alice Fisher
1939Boy Slaves
Annie
1939Career
Sylvia Bartholomew
1938Law of the Underworld
Annabelle Porter
1938A Man to Remember
Jean Johnson