"I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose would be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk-cabbage." This article is about the American actress. You may be looking for the main character of Anne of Green Gables series, Anne Shirley. |
Anne Shirley was an American actress, known for her role as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables (1934) and Anne of Windy Poplars (1940).
Biography[]
Early life[]
She was born on April 17, 1918, in New York City, New York, USA as Dawn Evelyeen Paris. She began acting at the age of five under the name of Dawn O'Day, and had a highly successful child star career in Pre-Code movies.
As Anne Shirley[]
In 1934, she starred as the character of Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables, and took that character's name as her stage name.
Her first husband was the actor John Payne. They married in 1937 and had one daughter together, former actress, Julie Payne. They divorced in 1943. She retired from acting in 1944, and remained in Los Angeles.
Next year, Anne married producer Adrian Scott. They divorced after three years. Her third husband was Charles Lederer. They had together a son named Daniel. Marriage ended with Charles's death in 1976.
Anne died from lung cancer in Los Angeles on July 4, 1993. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography[]
Dawn O'Day[]
Year | Title | Role |
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1922 | The Hidden Woman | Girl |
Moonshine Valley | Nancy | |
1923 | The Rustle of Silk | Girl |
The Spanish Dancer | Don Balthazar Carlos | |
1924 | The Rich Pup | |
The Man Who Fights Alone | Dorothy | |
The Fast Set | Little Margaret | |
1925 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Fay Larkin |
Alice's Egg Plant | Alice | |
1927 | Night Life | Mary Callahan |
The Callahans and the Murphys | Daughter of War Profiteer | |
1928 | Mother Knows Best | Sally |
4 Devils | Marion | |
Sins of the Fathers | Mary | |
1930 | City Girl | Marie Tustine |
Liliom | Louise | |
1931 | Gun Smoke | Horton's Daughter |
Hello Napoleon | Little Girl | |
Howdy Mate | ||
Rich Man's Folly | Anne | |
1932 | Emma | Isabelle |
Young America | Mabel Saunders | |
So Big! | Selina Peake | |
The Purchase Price | Sarah Tipton | |
Three on a Match | Vivian Revere | |
Rasputin and the Empress | Princess Anastasia | |
1933 | The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Mary Lou |
1934 | This Side of Heaven | Flower Girl |
Picture Palace | Dawn | |
School for Girls | Catherine Fogarty | |
Finishing School | Billie | |
Private Lessons | Dawn | |
The Key | Flower Girl | |
Bachelor Bait | Miriam Ann Johnson |
Anne Shirley[]
Year | Title | Role |
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1934 | Anne of Green Gables | Anne Shirley |
1935 | Chasing Yesterday | Jeanne Alexandre |
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | ||
Steamboat Round the Bend | Fleety Belle | |
1936 | Chatterbox | Jenny Yates |
M'Liss | M'liss Smith | |
So and Sew | ||
Make Way for a Lady | June Drew | |
1937 | Too Many Wives | Betty Jackson |
Meet the Missus | Louise Foster | |
Stella Dallas | Laurel Dallas | |
1938 | Condemned Women | Millie Anson |
Law of the Underworld | Annabelle Porter | |
Mother Carey's Chickens | Nancy Carey | |
Girls' School | Natalie Freeman | |
A Man to Remember | Jean Johnson | |
The World Is Ours | The Daughter | |
1939 | Boy Slaves | Annie |
Sorority House | Alice Fisher | |
Career | Sylvia Bartholomew | |
1940 | Vigil in the Night | Lucy Lee |
Saturday's Children | Bobby Halevy | |
Anne of Windy Poplars | Anne Shirley | |
1941 | West Point Widow | Nancy Hull |
Unexpected Uncle | Kathleen Brown | |
All That Money Can Buy | Mary Stone | |
1942 | Four Jacks and a Jill | Nina Novak |
The Mayor of 44th Street | Jessey Lee | |
1943 | Ona zashchishchayet rodinu | Pasha |
Lady Bodyguard | A.C. Baker | |
The Powers Girl | Ellen Evans | |
Bombardier | Burton Hughes | |
Government Girl | May Harness Blake | |
1944 | Man from Frisco | Diana Kennedy |
Music in Manhatten | Frankie Foster | |
Murder, My Sweet | Ann Grayle |
Behind the scenes[]
Gallery[]
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External links[]
Actresses who portrayed Anne Shirley |
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Live-action actresses |
Mary Miles Minter · Anne Shirley · Carole Lorimer · Shirley Lorimer · Toby Tarnow · Mirielle Lachance · Kathy Willard Kim Braden · Megan Follows · Vinuri Ramanayake · Poorni Kamaladiwela · Elizabeth Toft · Barbara Hershey Hannah Endicott-Douglas · Mandy Harmon · Mary Kate Wiles · Isabella Jacqueline · Laura Eklund Nhaga Karen Cantiga · Ella Ballentine · Amybeth McNulty |
Voice actresses |
Jadwiga Andrzejewska · Cherry Cottrell · Anna Bučinská · Eiko Yamada · Monika Bezak · Anna Romantowska Barbara Barnes · Bryn McAuley · Mckenzie Sullivan · Mae Whitman · Marie Bierstedt · Rina Hidaka · Mary Kate Wiles |
Stage actresses |
Jamie Ray · Gracie Finley · Malorie-Ann Spiller · Susan Cuthbert · Thea MacNeil · Tracey Moore · Leisa Way Glynis Ranney · Tracy Michailidis · Samantha Winstanley · Sharmaine Ryan · Chilina Kennedy · Jennifer Toulmin Lisa Messina · Marla McLean · Amy Wallis · Melanie LeBlanc · Rebecca Parent · Allyson Pratt · Amy Reitsma Tess Benger · Katie Kerr · Ellen Denny · Jessica Gallant · Karen Slater · Holly Cinnamon · AJ Bridel |