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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-04-17

Day of Death

1993-07-04 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Dawn O'Day

Dawn Evelyeen Paris

Anne Shirley

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.

Known For

Acting

Murder, My Sweet

1944

Murder, My Sweet

as

Ann Grayle

City Girl

1930

City Girl

as

Marie Tustine

All That Money Can Buy

1941

All That Money Can Buy

as

Mary Stone

Three on a Match

1932

Three on a Match

as

Vivian Revere as a Child

Stella Dallas

1937

Stella Dallas

as

Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

Bombardier

1943

Bombardier

as

Burton Hughes

Anne of Green Gables

1934

Anne of Green Gables

as

Anne Shirley

Moonshine Valley

1922

Moonshine Valley

as

Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)

Government Girl

1943

Government Girl

as

May Harness Blake

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

Steamboat Round the Bend

as

Fleety Belle

The Key

1934

The Key

as

Flower peddler

Liliom

1930

Liliom

as

Louise

Make Way for a Lady

1936

Make Way for a Lady

as

June Drew

Saturday's Children

1940

Saturday's Children

as

Bobby Halevy

Vigil in the Night

1940

Vigil in the Night

as

Lucy Lee

4 Devils

1928

4 Devils

as

Marion as a girl

Law of the Underworld

1938

Law of the Underworld

as

Annabelle Porter

Man from Frisco

1944

Man from Frisco

as

Diana Kennedy

A Man to Remember

1938

A Man to Remember

as

Jean Johnson

Unexpected Uncle

1941

Unexpected Uncle

as

Kathleen Brown

Condemned Women

1938

Condemned Women

as

Millie Anson

Sorority House

1939

Sorority House

as

Alice Fisher

Young America

1932

Young America

as

Mabel Saunders

Chatterbox

1936

Chatterbox

as

Jenny Yates

Music in Manhattan

1944

Music in Manhattan

as

Frankie Foster

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

The Mayor of 44th Street

as

Jessey Lee

Girls' School

1938

Girls' School

as

Natalie Freeman

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938

Mother Carey's Chickens

as

Nancy Carey

Too Many Wives

1937

Too Many Wives

as

Betty Jackson

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942

Four Jacks and a Jill

as

Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

Chasing Yesterday

1935

Chasing Yesterday

as

Jeanne Alexandre

The Fast Set

1924

The Fast Set

as

Little Margaret Sones

Meet the Missus

1937

Meet the Missus

as

Louise Foster

Boy Slaves

1939

Boy Slaves

as

Annie

M'Liss

1936

M'Liss

as

M'Liss Smith

Career

1939

Career

as

Sylvia Bartholomew

The Powers Girl

1943

The Powers Girl

as

Ellen Evans

The Purchase Price

1932

The Purchase Price

as

Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

Riders of the Purple Sage

as

Fay Larkin (uncredited)

Finishing School

1934

Finishing School

as

Billie

Emma

1932

Emma

as

Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

West Point Widow

1941

West Point Widow

as

Nancy Hull

Mother Knows Best

1928

Mother Knows Best

as

Sally, as a child

The Spanish Dancer

1923

The Spanish Dancer

as

Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)

Make Mine Laughs

1949

Make Mine Laughs

as

(archive footage)

Gun Smoke

1931

Gun Smoke

as

Horton's Daughter

So Big!

1932

So Big!

as

Young Selina Peake (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Rasputin and the Empress

as

Princess Anastasia (uncredited)

Lady Bodyguard

1943

Lady Bodyguard

as

A. C. Baker

Rich Man's Folly

1931

Rich Man's Folly

as

Anne, as a child

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as

Self (archive footage)

Movieland Magic

1946

Movieland Magic

as

(archive footage)

Bachelor Bait

1934

Bachelor Bait

as

Miriam Johnson (uncredited)

School for Girls

1934

School for Girls

as

Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)

Sins of the Fathers

1928

Sins of the Fathers

as

Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)

The Callahans and the Murphys

1927

The Callahans and the Murphys

as

Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)

Production

Crew

Directing