Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

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.

Known For

Murder, My Sweet

as Ann Grayle

Stella Dallas

as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

City Girl

as Marie Tustine

Cast Credits

Make Mine Laughs

as (archive footage)

Movieland Magic

as (archive footage)

Murder, My Sweet

as Ann Grayle

Music in Manhattan

as Frankie Foster

Man from Frisco

as Diana Kennedy

Government Girl

as May Harness Blake

Bombardier

as Burton Hughes

The Powers Girl

as Ellen Evans

Lady Bodyguard

as A. C. Baker

Four Jacks and a Jill

as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

Unexpected Uncle

as Kathleen Brown

West Point Widow

as Nancy Hull

Saturday's Children

as Bobby Halevy

Career

as Sylvia Bartholomew

Sorority House

as Alice Fisher

Boy Slaves

as Annie

A Man to Remember

as Jean Johnson

Girls' School

as Natalie Freeman

Law of the Underworld

as Annabelle Porter

Condemned Women

as Millie Anson

Stella Dallas

as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

Meet the Missus

as Louise Foster

Too Many Wives

as Betty Jackson

M'Liss

as M'Liss Smith