1918-04-17 New York City, New York, USA
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 Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-01 |
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Make Mine Laughs | (archive footage) | 1949-08-03 |
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Movieland Magic | (archive footage) | 1946-03-09 |
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Man from Frisco | Diana Kennedy | 1944-06-15 |
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Murder, My Sweet | Ann Grayle | 1944-12-14 |
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Music in Manhattan | Frankie Foster | 1944-10-06 |
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The Powers Girl | Ellen Evans | 1943-01-15 |
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Government Girl | May Harness Blake | 1943-11-05 |
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Lady Bodyguard | A. C. Baker | 1943-01-02 |
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Bombardier | Burton Hughes | 1943-05-14 |
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The Mayor of 44th Street | Jessey Lee | 1942-10-15 |
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Four Jacks and a Jill | Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill | 1942-01-23 |
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Unexpected Uncle | Kathleen Brown | 1941-11-07 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 | |
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All That Money Can Buy | Mary Stone | 1941-10-17 |
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West Point Widow | Nancy Hull | 1941-06-20 |
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Vigil in the Night | Lucy Lee | 1940-02-05 |
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Saturday's Children | Bobby Halevy | 1940-05-04 |
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Anne of Windy Poplars | Anne | 1940-06-28 |
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Boy Slaves | Annie | 1939-02-02 |
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Career | Sylvia Bartholomew | 1939-07-07 |
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Sorority House | Alice Fisher | 1939-05-05 |
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Law of the Underworld | Annabelle Porter | 1938-05-06 |
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Condemned Women | Millie Anson | 1938-03-18 |
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A Man to Remember | Jean Johnson | 1938-10-14 |
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Mother Carey's Chickens | Nancy Carey | 1938-07-29 |
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Girls' School | Natalie Freeman | 1938-09-30 |
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Meet the Missus | Louise Foster | 1937-06-04 |
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Too Many Wives | Betty Jackson | 1937-04-09 |
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Stella Dallas | Laurel "Lollie" Dallas | 1937-08-06 |
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Chatterbox | Jenny Yates | 1936-01-17 |
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M'Liss | M'Liss Smith | 1936-07-27 |
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Make Way for a Lady | June Drew | 1936-11-13 |
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A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | Anne Shirley | 1935-06-21 |
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Chasing Yesterday | Jeanne Alexandre | 1935-05-03 |
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Steamboat Round the Bend | Fleety Belle | 1935-09-06 |
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The Key | Flower peddler | 1934-06-09 |
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Finishing School | Billie | 1934-05-04 |
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Anne of Green Gables | Anne Shirley | 1934-11-23 |
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Bachelor Bait | Miriam Johnson (uncredited) | 1934-07-27 |
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School for Girls | Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day) | 1934-03-22 |
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Mary Lou | 1933-06-03 |
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Rasputin and the Empress | Princess Anastasia | 1932-12-23 |
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So Big! | Young Selina Peake (uncredited) | 1932-04-30 |
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The Purchase Price | Sarah Tipton (uncredited) | 1932-07-23 |
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Young America | Mabel Saunders | 1932-04-17 |
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Three on a Match | Vivian Revere as a Child | 1932-10-29 |
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Emma | Isabelle as a Child (uncredited) | 1932-01-02 |
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Rich Man's Folly | Anne, as a child | 1931-11-14 |
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Gun Smoke | Horton's Daughter, Isabelle (uncredited) | 1931-04-10 |
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City Girl | Marie Tustine | 1930-01-12 |
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Liliom | Louise | 1930-09-27 |
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4 Devils | Marion as a girl | 1928-10-03 |
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Mother Knows Best | Sally, as a child | 1928-10-28 |
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Sins of the Fathers | Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day) | 1928-12-28 |
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Night Life | Daughter of War Profiteer | 1927-11-01 |
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The Callahans and the Murphys | Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day) | 1927-06-18 |
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Alice's Egg Plant | Alice | 1925-05-17 |
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His Wooden Wedding | 1925-12-19 | |
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Riders of the Purple Sage | Fay Larkin (uncredited) | 1925-03-15 |
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The Man Who Fights Alone | Dorothy | 1924-09-15 |
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The Fast Set | Little Margaret Sones | 1924-10-20 |
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The Rustle of Silk | Girl | 1923-05-13 |
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The Spanish Dancer | Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day) | 1923-10-06 |
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Moonshine Valley | Nancy (as Dawn O'Day) | 1922-08-27 |
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The Hidden Woman | Girl | 1922-04-02 |