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