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Anne Shirley (1918–1993)

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They didn't come packaged any sweeter and lovelier than Anne Shirley, a gentle and gracious 1930s teen film actress who didn't quite reach the zenith of front-rank stardom and retired all too soon at age 26. On film as a toddler, she went through a small revolving door of marquee names before legally settling (at age 16) on the name Anne Shirley... See full bio »

Born:

Dawn Evelyeen Paris
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Dick Powell and Anne Shirley in Murder, My Sweet Anne Shirley, John Garfield Film Set / Warner Bros. Children's Saturday (1940) 0033024 Still of Dick Powell and Anne Shirley in Murder, My Sweet
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1944 Murder, My Sweet
Ann Grayle
 
1944 Music in Manhattan
Frankie Foster
 
1944 Man from Frisco
Diana Kennedy
 
1943 Government Girl
May Harness Blake
 
1943 No Greater Love
Pasha (voice: English version)
 
1943 Bombardier
Burton Hughes
 
1943 The Powers Girl
Ellen Evans
 
1943 Lady Bodyguard
A.C. Baker
 
1942 The Mayor of 44th Street
Jessey Lee
 
1942 Four Jacks and a Jill
Karanina 'Nina' Novak
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
Mary Stone
 
1941 Unexpected Uncle
Kathleen Brown
 
1941 West Point Widow
Nancy Hull
 
1940 Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne Shirley
 
1940 Saturday's Children
Bobby Halevy
 
1940 Vigil in the Night
Lucy Lee
 
1939 Career
Sylvia Bartholomew
 
1939 Sorority House
Alice Fisher
 
1939 Boy Slaves
Annie
 
1938 A Man to Remember
Jean Johnson
 
1938 Girls' School
Natalie Freeman
 
1938 Mother Carey's Chickens
Nancy Carey
 
1938 Law of the Underworld
Annabelle Porter
 
1938 Condemned Women
Millie Anson
 
1937 Stella Dallas
Laurel Dallas
 
1937 Meet the Missus
Louise Foster
 
1937 Too Many Wives
Betty Jackson
 
1936 Make Way for a Lady
June Drew
 
1936 So and Sew (short)
 
1936 The City's Slickers (short)
Dawn (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1936 M'Liss
M'liss Smith
 
1936 Chatterbox
Jenny Yates
 
1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle
 
1935 Chasing Yesterday
Jeanne Alexandre
 
1934 Anne of Green Gables
Anne Shirley
 
1934 Bachelor Bait
Miriam Ann Johnson, Marriage License Applicant (uncredited)
 
1934 The Key
Flower Girl (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1934 Private Lessons (short)
Dawn O'Day (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1934 Finishing School
Billie (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1934 School for Girls
Catherine Fogarty
 
1934 Picture Palace (short)
Dawn (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1934 This Side of Heaven
Flower Girl (as Dawn O'Day) (scenes deleted)
 
1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Mary Lou (uncredited)
 
1932 Rasputin and the Empress
Princess Anastasia (uncredited)
 
1932 Three on a Match
Vivian Revere as a Child (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1932 The Purchase Price
Sarah Tipton - the Daughter (uncredited)
 
1932 So Big!
Selina Peake, as a Child (uncredited)
 
1932 Young America
Mabel Saunders (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1932 Emma
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
 
1931 Rich Man's Folly
Anne, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1931 Howdy Mate (short) (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1931 Hello Napoleon (short)
The Little Girl (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1931 Gun Smoke
Horton's Daughter (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1930 Liliom
Louise (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1930 City Girl
Marie Tustine (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1928 Sins of the Fathers
Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1928 4 Devils
Marion as a girl (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1928 Mother Knows Best
Sally, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1927 Night Life
Daughter of War Profiteer (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1927 The Callahans and the Murphys
Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1925 Alice's Egg Plant (short)
Alice
 
1925 Riders of the Purple Sage
Fay Larkin (uncredited)
 
1924 The Fast Set
Little Margaret (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1924 The Man Who Fights Alone
Dorothy (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1923 The Spanish Dancer
Don Balthazar Carlos (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1923 The Rustle of Silk
Girl (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1922 Moonshine Valley
Nancy (as Dawn O'Day)
 
1922 The Hidden Woman
Girl (as Dawn O'Day)
 
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1942 Four Jacks and a Jill (performer: "Karanina" - uncredited, "Wherever You Go" - uncredited, "You Go Your Way" - uncredited)
 
1941 Unexpected Uncle (performer: "Wishing Will Make It So" 1939 / "Strolling Through the Park One Day" 1884)
 
1936 M'Liss (performer: "There Is a Tavern in the Town" 1891 - uncredited)
 
1934 Private Lessons (short) (performer: "Follow Me" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 Picture Palace (short) (performer: "I Was Born That Way" - uncredited)
 
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1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (documentary short)
Herself - Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
 
1941 Picture People No. 1: Stars in Defense (short)
Herself
 
1935 A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (short)
Herself, Cameo Appearance
 
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1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie
 
1949 Make Mine Laughs
Edited from Music in Manhattan (1944)
 
1947 Hollywood Bound
Herself, Cameo Appearance (edited from: A Night at the Biltmore Bowl)
 
1946 Movieland Magic (short)
 

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Personal Details

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Magazine ad for Max Factor Tru-COlor Lipstick (1943)

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Alternate Names:

Dawn O'Day

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Personal Quote:

[about her mother] I realized how much she dedicated her life to making me a somebody . . . Because of this, I'm very proud I did what I did. What I eventually became justified my mother's hard work, dedication and sacrifices. So, although I was propelled and pushed toward a life on camera, because of the pride and happiness my mother felt, I was happy too . . . for a while. See more »

Trivia:

Mother, with John Payne, of actress Julie Payne. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries