Anne Shirley

Born: 1918-04-17, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1993-07-04

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

• Boy Slaves (1939)
• Bachelor Bait (1934)
• Girls' School (1938)
• City Girl (1930)
• Government Girl (1943)
• All That Money Can Buy (1941)
• Bombardier (1943)
• Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
• Vigil in the Night (1940)
• So Big! (1932)
• Three on a Match (1932)
• Law of the Underworld (1938)
• Finishing School (1934)
• Too Many Wives (1937)
• The Purchase Price (1932)
• Alice's Egg Plant (1925)
• Young America (1932)
• Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
• School for Girls (1934)
• The Spanish Dancer (1923)
• Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
• The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
• The Powers Girl (1943)
• The Man Who Fights Alone (1924)
• Music in Manhattan (1944)
• West Point Widow (1941)
• His Wooden Wedding (1925)
• Man from Frisco (1944)
• 4 Devils (1928)