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Anne Shirley

Film Actress / Actress | * 04/17/1918 († 75, 07/04/1993) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyn Paris; April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993) was an American actress. Beginning her Career as a child actress under the stage name Dawn O'Day, she adopted the stage name of Anne Shirley after playing the title character in the film adaptation of Anne of Green Gables in 1934, after which she achieved a successful Career in supporting roles. Among her films is Stella Dallas (1937), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Shirley left the acting profession in 1944 at the age of 26 and remained in Los Angeles, where she died at the age of 75. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit. ...

Murder, My Sweet

NR

1944 | 3.7/5 | 1h 35min
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong. B ...

Liliom

NR

1930 | 3.3/5 | 1h 34min
Drama
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After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter. ...

Stella Dallas

NR

1937 | 3.5/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, ...

All That Money Can Buy

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1941 | 3.6/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Anne Shirley

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Anne Shirley as Actress(61)

as (archive footage)1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as (archive footage)1949 Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)1946 Movieland Magic
as Diana Kennedy1944 Man from Frisco
as Ann Grayle1944 Murder, My Sweet
as Frankie Foster1944 Music in Manhattan
as A. C. Baker1943 Lady Bodyguard
as May Harness Blake1943 Government Girl
as Ellen Evans1943 The Powers Girl
as Burton Hughes1943 Bombardier
as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill1942 Four Jacks and a Jill
as Jessey Lee1942 The Mayor of 44th Street
as Kathleen Brown1941 Unexpected Uncle
as Nancy Hull1941 West Point Widow
as Mary Stone1941 All That Money Can Buy
1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as Anne1940 Anne of Windy Poplars
as Lucy Lee1940 Vigil in the Night
as Bobby Halevy1940 Saturday's Children
as Sylvia Bartholomew1939 Career
as Alice Fisher1939 Sorority House
as Annie1939 Boy Slaves
as Millie Anson1938 Condemned Women
as Nancy Carey1938 Mother Carey's Chickens
as Annabelle Porter1938 Law of the Underworld
as Jean Johnson1938 A Man to Remember
as Natalie Freeman1938 Girls' School
as Betty Jackson1937 Too Many Wives
as Laurel "Lorrie" Dallas1937 Stella Dallas
as Louise Foster1937 Meet the Missus
as M'Liss Smith1936 M'Liss
as Jenny Yates1936 Chatterbox
as June Drew1936 Make Way for a Lady
as Jeanne Alexandre1935 Chasing Yesterday
as Fleety Belle1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
as herself1935 A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Billie1934 Finishing School
as Catherine Fogarty (as Dawn O'Day)1934 School for Girls
as Miriam Johnson (uncredited)1934 Bachelor Bait
as herself1934 Anne of Green Gables
as Flower peddler1934 The Key
as Mary Lou1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)1932 Emma
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)1932 The Purchase Price
as Princess Anastasia (uncredited)1932 Rasputin and the Empress
as Vivian Revere as a Child1932 Three on a Match
as Young Selina Peake (uncredited)1932 So Big!
as Mabel Saunders1932 Young America
as Anne, as a child1931 Rich Man's Folly
as Horton's Daughter1931 Gun Smoke
as Louise1930 Liliom
as Marie Tustine1930 City Girl
as Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)1928 Sins of the Fathers
as Marion as a girl1928 4 Devils
1925 His Wooden Wedding
as Fay Larkin (uncredited)1925 Riders of the Purple Sage
as Alice1925 Alice's Egg Plant
as Dorothy1924 The Man Who Fights Alone
as Girl1923 The Rustle of Silk
as Don Balthazar Carlos1923 The Spanish Dancer
as Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)1922 Moonshine Valley

Full Name: Anne Shirley
Born: Wednesday, 04/17 1918 (April) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 07/04 1993 (July) in Los Angeles (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Hollywood Professional School
Spouses (current/former): Charles Lederer, Adrian Scott, John Payne
Children: Julie Payne
Other names for Anne Shirley (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dawn O'Day"
"Dawn Evelyeen Paris"
"Anne Shirley (actress)"
Anne Shirley frequently works together with these people:
Van Nest Polglase (12x, Crew)
Albert S. D'Agostino (8x, Crew)
Renié (7x, Crew)
Vernon L. Walker (7x, Crew)
Roy Webb (7x, Crew)
Mel Berns (7x, Crew)
Robert De Grasse (6x, Crew)
Walter Plunkett (6x, Crew)
Darrell Silvera (6x, Crew)
Max Steiner (6x, Crew)
George Irving (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:317272, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 09/11/2024