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Anne Shirley

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Anne Shirley

Born April 17, 1918 in New York City, New York, USADied July 4, 199362 films

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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City Girl posterFirst watchCity Girl19307.5as Marie TustineA waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.View film

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Murder, My Sweet poster7.2Murder, My Sweet1944All That Money Can Buy poster7.0All That Money Can Buy1941Stella Dallas poster6.8Stella Dallas1937Three on a Match poster6.3Three on a Match1932

Filmography

62 films as actor
  1. 1944Murder, My SweetAnn Grayle
  2. 1944Music in ManhattanFrankie Foster
  3. 1944Man from FriscoDiana Kennedy
  4. 1943Government GirlMay Harness Blake
  5. 1943BombardierBurton Hughes
  6. 1943The Powers GirlEllen Evans
  7. 1943Lady BodyguardA. C. Baker
  8. 1942The Mayor of 44th StreetJessey Lee
  9. 1942Four Jacks and a JillKaranina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill
  10. 1941Unexpected UncleKathleen Brown
  11. 1941All That Money Can BuyMary Stone
  12. 1941West Point WidowNancy Hull
  13. 1940Anne of Windy PoplarsAnne
  14. 1940Saturday's ChildrenBobby Halevy
  15. 1940Vigil in the NightLucy Lee
  16. 1939CareerSylvia Bartholomew
  17. 1939Sorority HouseAlice Fisher
  18. 1939Boy SlavesAnnie
  19. 1938A Man to RememberJean Johnson
  20. 1938Girls' SchoolNatalie Freeman
  21. 1938Mother Carey's ChickensNancy Carey
  22. 1938Law of the UnderworldAnnabelle Porter
  23. 1938Condemned WomenMillie Anson
  24. 1937Stella DallasLaurel "Lollie" Dallas
  25. 1937Meet the MissusLouise Foster
  26. 1937Too Many WivesBetty Jackson
  27. 1936Make Way for a LadyJune Drew
  28. 1936M'LissM'Liss Smith
  29. 1936ChatterboxJenny Yates
  30. 1935Steamboat Round the BendFleety Belle
  31. 1935A Night at the Biltmore BowlAnne Shirley
  32. 1935Chasing YesterdayJeanne Alexandre
  33. 1934Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley
  34. 1934Bachelor BaitMiriam Johnson (uncredited)
  35. 1934The KeyFlower peddler
  36. 1934Finishing SchoolBillie
  37. 1934School for GirlsCatherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)
  38. 1933The Life of Jimmy DolanMary Lou
  39. 1932Rasputin and the EmpressPrincess Anastasia
  40. 1932Three on a MatchVivian Revere as a Child
  41. 1932The Purchase PriceSarah Tipton (uncredited)
  42. 1932So Big!Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
  43. 1932Young AmericaMabel Saunders
  44. 1932EmmaIsabelle as a Child (uncredited)
  45. 1931Rich Man's FollyAnne, as a child
  46. 1931Gun SmokeHorton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited)
  47. 1930LiliomLouise
  48. 1930City GirlMarie Tustine
  49. 1928Sins of the FathersMary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
  50. 1928Mother Knows BestSally, as a child
  51. 19284 DevilsMarion as a girl
  52. 1927Night LifeDaughter of War Profiteer
  53. 1927The Callahans and the MurphysMary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
  54. 1925His Wooden Wedding
  55. 1925Alice's Egg PlantAlice
  56. 1925Riders of the Purple SageFay Larkin (uncredited)
  57. 1924The Fast SetLittle Margaret Sones
  58. 1924The Man Who Fights AloneDorothy
  59. 1923The Spanish DancerDon Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
  60. 1923The Rustle of SilkGirl
  61. 1922Moonshine ValleyNancy (as Dawn O'Day)
  62. 1922The Hidden WomanGirl