Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1918-04-17
- Day of Death1993-07-04 (75 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsDawn O'DayDawn 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.
Acting Career
- 1944
Murder, My Sweet
As: Ann Grayle
- 1944
Music in Manhattan
As: Frankie Foster
- 1944
Man from Frisco
As: Diana Kennedy
- 1943
Government Girl
As: May Harness Blake
- 1943
Bombardier
As: Burton Hughes
- 1943
The Powers Girl
As: Ellen Evans
- 1943
Lady Bodyguard
As: A. C. Baker
- 1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
As: Jessey Lee
1942Four Jacks and a Jill
As: Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
1941Unexpected Uncle
As: Kathleen Brown
- 1941
All That Money Can Buy
As: Mary Stone
1941West Point Widow
As: Nancy Hull
1940Anne of Windy Poplars
As: Anne
1940Saturday's Children
As: Bobby Halevy
1940Vigil in the Night
As: Lucy Lee
1939Career
As: Sylvia Bartholomew
1939Sorority House
As: Alice Fisher
1939Boy Slaves
As: Annie
1938A Man to Remember
As: Jean Johnson
1938Girls' School
As: Natalie Freeman
1938Mother Carey's Chickens
As: Nancy Carey
1938Law of the Underworld
As: Annabelle Porter
1938Condemned Women
As: Millie Anson
- 1937
Stella Dallas
As: Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
1937Meet the Missus
As: Louise Foster
1937Too Many Wives
As: Betty Jackson
1936Make Way for a Lady
As: June Drew
1936M'Liss
As: M'Liss Smith
1936Chatterbox
As: Jenny Yates
1935Steamboat Round the Bend
As: Fleety Belle
1935A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
As: Anne Shirley
1935Chasing Yesterday
As: Jeanne Alexandre
1934Anne of Green Gables
As: Anne Shirley
1934Bachelor Bait
As: Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
1934The Key
As: Flower peddler
1934Finishing School
As: Billie
1934School for Girls
As: Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
1933The Life of Jimmy Dolan
As: Mary Lou
1932Rasputin and the Empress
As: Princess Anastasia
- 1932
Three on a Match
As: Vivian Revere as a Child
1932The Purchase Price
As: Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
1932So Big!
As: Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
1932Young America
As: Mabel Saunders
1932Emma
As: Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
1931Rich Man's Folly
As: Anne, as a child
1931Gun Smoke
As: Horton's Daughter
1930Liliom
As: Louise
- 1930
City Girl
As: Marie Tustine
1928Sins of the Fathers
As: Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
19284 Devils
As: Marion as a girl
1927The Callahans and the Murphys
As: Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
1925Alice's Egg Plant
As: Alice
1925Riders of the Purple Sage
As: Fay Larkin (uncredited)
1924The Fast Set
As: Little Margaret Sones
1924The Man Who Fights Alone
As: Dorothy
1923The Spanish Dancer
As: Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
1923The Rustle of Silk
As: Girl
1922Moonshine Valley
As: Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
1922The Hidden Woman
As: Girl