Acting
Anne Shirley
Born April 17, 1918 · New York City, New York, USA
Died July 4, 1993 · aged 75
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 · 1944Murder, My Sweet
★ 7.21944
MovieCrimeDrama
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
All That Money Can Buy · 1941All That Money Can Buy
★ 7.01941
MovieDramaFantasy
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, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.
Rasputin and the Empress · 1932Rasputin and the Empress
★ 5.51932
MovieDramaHistory
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
Three on a Match · 1932Three on a Match
★ 6.31932
MovieCrimeDrama
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
Finishing School · 1934Finishing School
★ 6.21934
MovieDramaRomance
Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical intern who works as a waiter for a living. Both the director of the school and her mother oppose such a relationship.
Stella Dallas · 1937Stella Dallas
★ 6.91937
MovieDramaRomance
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Vigil in the Night · 1940Vigil in the Night
★ 5.91940
MovieDrama
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
Steamboat Round the Bend · 1935Steamboat Round the Bend
★ 7.51935
MovieComedyDrama
A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
Filmography
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Stella Dallas · 1937Stella Dallas
★ 6.91937
MovieDramaRomance
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
Bachelor Bait · 1934Bachelor Bait
★ 6.51934
MovieRomanceComedy
After being fired from his job at the Marriage License Bureau, a clerk turns to matchmaking.
Miriam Johnson (uncredited)
Emma · 1932Emma
★ 6.61932
MovieDramaComedy
After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.
Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
So Big! · 1932So Big!
★ 5.81932
MovieDramaRomance
A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
Young Selina Peake (uncredited)












