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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Murder, My Sweet (1944) — Ann Grayle
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City Girl (1930) — Marie Tustine
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Stella Dallas (1937) — Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
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All That Money Can Buy (1941) — Mary Stone
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Three on a Match (1932) — Vivian Revere as a Child
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The Purchase Price (1932) — Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
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Anne of Green Gables (1934) — Anne Shirley
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Bombardier (1943) — Burton Hughes
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Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) — Fleety Belle
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Finishing School (1934) — Billie
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Alice's Egg Plant (1925) — Alice
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Liliom (1930) — Louise
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So Big! (1932) — Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
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Emma (1932) — Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
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Rasputin and the Empress (1932) — Princess Anastasia
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Vigil in the Night (1940) — Lucy Lee
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The Key (1934) — Flower peddler
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Saturday's Children (1940) — Bobby Halevy
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Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) — Fay Larkin (uncredited)
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Government Girl (1943) — May Harness Blake
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) — Mary Lou
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Girls' School (1938) — Natalie Freeman
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Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) — Anne
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A Man to Remember (1938) — Jean Johnson
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Sorority House (1939) — Alice Fisher
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Make Way for a Lady (1936) — June Drew
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Unexpected Uncle (1941) — Kathleen Brown
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Young America (1932) — Mabel Saunders
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Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) — Nancy Carey
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Make Mine Laughs (1949) — (archive footage)
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4 Devils (1928) — Marion as a girl
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Law of the Underworld (1938) — Annabelle Porter
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The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) — Jessey Lee
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Boy Slaves (1939) — Annie
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The Powers Girl (1943) — Ellen Evans
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Rich Man's Folly (1931) — Anne, as a child
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) — Self (archive footage)
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His Wooden Wedding (1925)
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Condemned Women (1938) — Millie Anson
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Too Many Wives (1937) — Betty Jackson