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.

Known For

Murder, My Sweet

Ann Grayle

Three on a Match

Vivian Revere as a Child

All That Money Can Buy

Mary Stone

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

Four Jacks and a Jill

Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

A Man to Remember

Jean Johnson

Rasputin and the Empress

Princess Anastasia

Law of the Underworld

Annabelle Porter