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Dawn O'Day, Dawn Evelyeen Paris
Anne Shirley
Name: Anne Shirley
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birth date: Wednesday, 17th April 1918
Death date: Sunday, 4th July 1993
IMDB: nm0794297
TMDB: 19327
Popularity: 3.11
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.
Acting in movies
Murder, My Sweet (1944) (Ann Grayle)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) (Ann Grayle)
All That Money Can Buy (1941) (Mary Stone)
All That Money Can Buy (1941) (Mary Stone)
Emma (1932) (Isabelle as a Child (uncredited))
Emma (1932) (Isabelle as a Child (uncredited))
City Girl (1930) (Marie Tustine)
City Girl (1930) (Marie Tustine)
Rasputin and the Empress (1932) (Princess Anastasia (uncredited))
Rasputin and the Empress (1932) (Princess Anastasia (uncredited))
Stella Dallas (1937) (Laurel
Stella Dallas (1937) (Laurel "Lollie" Dallas)
Three on a Match (1932) (Vivian Revere as a Child)
Three on a Match (1932) (Vivian Revere as a Child)
Finishing School (1934) (Billie)
Finishing School (1934) (Billie)
Man from Frisco (1944) (Diana Kennedy)
Man from Frisco (1944) (Diana Kennedy)
Law of the Underworld (1938) (Annabelle Porter)
Law of the Underworld (1938) (Annabelle Porter)
The Purchase Price (1932) (Sarah Tipton (uncredited))
The Purchase Price (1932) (Sarah Tipton (uncredited))
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
Make Way for a Lady (1936) (June Drew)
Make Way for a Lady (1936) (June Drew)
The Man Who Fights Alone (1924) (Dorothy)
The Man Who Fights Alone (1924) (Dorothy)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) (Mary Lou)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) (Mary Lou)
Government Girl (1943) (May Harness Blake)
Government Girl (1943) (May Harness Blake)
Vigil in the Night (1940) (Lucy Lee)
Vigil in the Night (1940) (Lucy Lee)
Anne of Green Gables (1934) (Anne Shirley)
Anne of Green Gables (1934) (Anne Shirley)
Bombardier (1943) (Burton Hughes)
Bombardier (1943) (Burton Hughes)
Movieland Magic (1946) ((archive footage))
Movieland Magic (1946) ((archive footage))
Unexpected Uncle (1941) (Kathleen Brown)
Unexpected Uncle (1941) (Kathleen Brown)
Young America (1932) (Mabel Saunders)
Young America (1932) (Mabel Saunders)
Sorority House (1939) (Alice Fisher)
Sorority House (1939) (Alice Fisher)
Saturday's Children (1940) (Bobby Halevy)
Saturday's Children (1940) (Bobby Halevy)
4 Devils (1928) (Marion as a girl)
4 Devils (1928) (Marion as a girl)
Bachelor Bait (1934) (Miriam Johnson (uncredited))
Bachelor Bait (1934) (Miriam Johnson (uncredited))
Too Many Wives (1937) (Betty Jackson)
Too Many Wives (1937) (Betty Jackson)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (Self (archive footage))
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (Self (archive footage))
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) (Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill)
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) (Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill)
A Man to Remember (1938) (Jean Johnson)
A Man to Remember (1938) (Jean Johnson)
Meet the Missus (1937) (Louise Foster)
Meet the Missus (1937) (Louise Foster)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935) (Anne Shirley)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935) (Anne Shirley)
So Big! (1932) (Young Selina Peake (uncredited))
So Big! (1932) (Young Selina Peake (uncredited))
Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) (Nancy Carey)
Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) (Nancy Carey)
The Spanish Dancer (1923) (Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day))
The Spanish Dancer (1923) (Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day))
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) (Anne)
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) (Anne)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) (Fay Larkin (uncredited))
Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) (Fay Larkin (uncredited))
The Callahans and the Murphys (1927) (Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day))
The Callahans and the Murphys (1927) (Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day))
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) (Jessey Lee)
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) (Jessey Lee)
The Powers Girl (1943) (Ellen Evans)
The Powers Girl (1943) (Ellen Evans)
The Key (1934) (Flower peddler)
The Key (1934) (Flower peddler)
Liliom (1930) (Louise)
Liliom (1930) (Louise)
Condemned Women (1938) (Millie Anson)
Condemned Women (1938) (Millie Anson)
Chatterbox (1936) (Jenny Yates)
Chatterbox (1936) (Jenny Yates)
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) (Fleety Belle)
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) (Fleety Belle)
School for Girls (1934) (Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day))
School for Girls (1934) (Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day))
Boy Slaves (1939) (Annie)
Boy Slaves (1939) (Annie)
Rich Man's Folly (1931) (Anne, as a child)
Rich Man's Folly (1931) (Anne, as a child)
West Point Widow (1941) (Nancy Hull)
West Point Widow (1941) (Nancy Hull)
Girls' School (1938) (Natalie Freeman)
Girls' School (1938) (Natalie Freeman)
Alice's Egg Plant (1925) (Alice)
Alice's Egg Plant (1925) (Alice)
Lady Bodyguard (1943) (A. C. Baker)
Lady Bodyguard (1943) (A. C. Baker)
M'Liss (1936) (M'Liss Smith)
M'Liss (1936) (M'Liss Smith)
Sins of the Fathers (1928) (Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day))
Sins of the Fathers (1928) (Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day))
Chasing Yesterday (1935) (Jeanne Alexandre)
Chasing Yesterday (1935) (Jeanne Alexandre)
The Hidden Woman (1922) (Girl)
The Hidden Woman (1922) (Girl)
Make Mine Laughs (1949) ((archive footage))
Make Mine Laughs (1949) ((archive footage))
His Wooden Wedding (1925)
His Wooden Wedding (1925)
Career (1939) (Sylvia Bartholomew)
Career (1939) (Sylvia Bartholomew)
Music in Manhattan (1944) (Frankie Foster)
Music in Manhattan (1944) (Frankie Foster)
Mother Knows Best (1928) (Sally, as a child)
Mother Knows Best (1928) (Sally, as a child)
Gun Smoke (1931) (Horton's Daughter)
Gun Smoke (1931) (Horton's Daughter)
Moonshine Valley (1922) (Nancy (as Dawn O'Day))
Moonshine Valley (1922) (Nancy (as Dawn O'Day))
The Fast Set (1924) (Little Margaret Sones)
The Fast Set (1924) (Little Margaret Sones)
The Rustle of Silk (1923) (Girl)
The Rustle of Silk (1923) (Girl)