Anne Shirley

Person

Anne Shirley

Born 17 April 1918 Died 4 July 1993, aged 75 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
3age in their first credit on record (1922)
22years on screen and counting
6credits in 1932, their busiest year
63dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Murder, My Sweet poster Age: 26

Murder, My Sweet

1944
as Ann Grayle
Music in Manhattan poster Age: 26

Music in Manhattan

1944
as Frankie Foster
Man from Frisco poster Age: 26

Man from Frisco

1944
as Diana Kennedy
Government Girl poster Age: 25

Government Girl

1943
as May Harness Blake
Bombardier poster Age: 25

Bombardier

1943
as Burton Hughes
The Powers Girl poster Age: 24

The Powers Girl

1943
as Ellen Evans
Lady Bodyguard poster Age: 24

Lady Bodyguard

1943
as A. C. Baker
The Mayor of 44th Street poster Age: 24

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942
as Jessey Lee
Four Jacks and a Jill poster Age: 23

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 poster Age: 23

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
Unexpected Uncle poster Age: 23

Unexpected Uncle

1941
as Kathleen Brown
All That Money Can Buy poster Age: 23

All That Money Can Buy

1941
as Mary Stone
West Point Widow poster Age: 23

West Point Widow

1941
as Nancy Hull
Anne of Windy Poplars poster Age: 22

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940
as Anne
Saturday's Children poster Age: 22

Saturday's Children

1940
as Bobby Halevy
Vigil in the Night poster Age: 21

Vigil in the Night

1940
as Lucy Lee
Career poster Age: 21

Career

1939
as Sylvia Bartholomew
Sorority House poster Age: 21

Sorority House

1939
as Alice Fisher
Boy Slaves poster Age: 20

Boy Slaves

1939
as Annie
A Man to Remember poster Age: 20

A Man to Remember

1938
as Jean Johnson
Girls' School poster Age: 20

Girls' School

1938
as Natalie Freeman
Mother Carey's Chickens poster Age: 20

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938
as Nancy Carey
Law of the Underworld poster Age: 20

Law of the Underworld

1938
as Annabelle Porter
Condemned Women poster Age: 19

Condemned Women

1938
as Millie Anson
Stella Dallas poster Age: 19

Stella Dallas

1937
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Meet the Missus poster Age: 19

Meet the Missus

1937
as Louise Foster
Too Many Wives poster Age: 18

Too Many Wives

1937
as Betty Jackson
Make Way for a Lady poster Age: 18

Make Way for a Lady

1936
as June Drew
M'Liss poster Age: 18

M'Liss

1936
as M'Liss Smith
Chatterbox poster Age: 17

Chatterbox

1936
as Jenny Yates
Steamboat Round the Bend poster Age: 17

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935
as Fleety Belle
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl poster Age: 17

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935
as Anne Shirley
Chasing Yesterday poster Age: 17

Chasing Yesterday

1935
as Jeanne Alexandre
Anne of Green Gables poster Age: 16

Anne of Green Gables

1934
as Anne Shirley
Bachelor Bait poster Age: 16

Bachelor Bait

1934
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
The Key poster Age: 16

The Key

1934
as Flower peddler
Finishing School poster Age: 16

Finishing School

1934
as Billie
School for Girls poster Age: 15

School for Girls

1934
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan poster Age: 15

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933
as Mary Lou
Rasputin and the Empress poster Age: 14

Rasputin and the Empress

1932
as Princess Anastasia
Three on a Match poster Age: 14

Three on a Match

1932
as Vivian Revere as a Child
The Purchase Price poster Age: 14

The Purchase Price

1932
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
So Big! poster Age: 14

So Big!

1932
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
Young America poster Age: 14

Young America

1932
as Mabel Saunders
Emma poster Age: 13

Emma

1932
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
Rich Man's Folly poster Age: 13

Rich Man's Folly

1931
as Anne, as a child
Gun Smoke poster Age: 12

Gun Smoke

1931
as Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
Liliom poster Age: 12

Liliom

1930
as Louise
City Girl poster Age: 11

City Girl

1930
as Marie Tustine
Sins of the Fathers poster Age: 10

Sins of the Fathers

1928
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
No poster
Age: 10

Mother Knows Best

1928
as Sally, as a child
4 Devils poster Age: 10

4 Devils

1928
as Marion as a girl
Night Life poster Age: 9

Night Life

1927
as Daughter of War Profiteer
The Callahans and the Murphys poster Age: 9

The Callahans and the Murphys

1927
as Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
His Wooden Wedding poster Age: 7

His Wooden Wedding

1925
Alice's Egg Plant poster Age: 7

Alice's Egg Plant

1925
as Alice
Riders of the Purple Sage poster Age: 6

Riders of the Purple Sage

1925
as Fay Larkin (uncredited)
The Fast Set poster Age: 6

The Fast Set

1924
as Little Margaret Sones
The Man Who Fights Alone poster Age: 6

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924
as Dorothy
The Spanish Dancer poster Age: 5

The Spanish Dancer

1923
as Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
The Rustle of Silk poster Age: 5

The Rustle of Silk

1923
as Girl
Moonshine Valley poster Age: 4

Moonshine Valley

1922
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
The Hidden Woman poster Age: 3

The Hidden Woman

1922
as Girl
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