Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/17/1918
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Dawn O'DayDawn Evelyeen Paris
Anne Shirley
Biography
Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris) 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
Stella Dallas
as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Bombardier
as Burton Hughes
Chasing Yesterday
as Jeanne Alexandre
Rasputin and the Empress
as Princess Anastasia
Liliom
as Louise
The Purchase Price
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Chatterbox
as Jenny Yates
Condemned Women
as Millie Anson
The Key
as Flower peddler
So Big!
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)
Sorority House
as Alice Fisher
A Man to Remember
as Jean Johnson
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Mary Lou
Anne of Green Gables
as Anne Shirley
Unexpected Uncle
as Kathleen Brown
Bachelor Bait
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
as Frankie Foster
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle
City Girl
as Marie Tustine
M'Liss
as M'Liss Smith