
Acting · 75 years old
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.

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)

Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle

City Girl
Marie Tustine

Murder, My Sweet
Ann Grayle

All That Money Can Buy
Mary Stone

4 Devils
Marion as a girl

Stella Dallas
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas

Liliom
Louise

Sorority House
Alice Fisher

Boy Slaves
Annie

Too Many Wives
Betty Jackson

Saturday's Children
Bobby Halevy

A Man to Remember
Jean Johnson

Unexpected Uncle
Kathleen Brown

The Powers Girl
Ellen Evans

The Purchase Price
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Emma
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)

His Wooden Wedding

Condemned Women
Millie Anson

Three on a Match
Vivian Revere as a Child