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Actor Anne Shirley

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Born: 1918-04-17

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From: New York City, New York, USA

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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.

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Murder, My Sweet 1944 ( 7.227)

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

Stella Dallas 1937 ( 6.874)

After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.

Anne of Green Gables 1934 ( 5.7)

Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.

Actor Shirley Anne Field

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Peeping Tom 1960 ( 7.447)

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1960 ( 7)

A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.

The Damned 1962 ( 6.294)

An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.

Actor Amanda Barrie

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Carry On Cleo 1964 ( 6.6)

Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Cleopatra.

That's Carry On! 1977 ( 5.652)

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series. From the original, military mayhem of Carry On Sergeant, through to the really ancient archaeological gags of Carry On Behind, our saucy hosts get their titters out for this laugh-a-second gallop through the most successful series of British comedy films ever made.

Carry On Cabby 1963 ( 6.5)

Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy, his wife. Suddenly a fleet of rival taxis appears from nowhere and start pinching all the fares. The rivals are Glamcabs, and they have a secret weapon. All their drivers are very attractive women! Who's behind Glamcabs? It's open warfare and only one fleet can survive!

Actor Anne Rooney

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For Me and My Gal 1942 ( 6.4)

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

Babes on Broadway 1941 ( 6.4)

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour 1943 ( 6)

Teenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The sixth entry in the "Henry Aldrich" series of eleven films.

Actor Shirley-Anne Somerville

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This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.

Actor Shirley Ann Jackson

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MIT: Regressions 2022 ( 10)

A documentary on the history of the Institute and America, spanning from World War 2 to COVID-19. Features AI-enhanced archival footage of MIT from throughout the past century. View now at https://regressions.net.

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Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.

Actor Ann Shirley

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Faces 1968 ( 7.1)

Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost -- love, excitement, passion -- this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.

Actor Shirley Anne Ritter

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Bull Durham 1988 ( 6.645)

Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.

Actor Shirley Anne Claydon

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The Chinese Violin 2002 ( 7)

In this animated short, a young girl and her father move from China to Canada, bringing only their Chinese violin along for the journey. As they face the challenge of starting fresh in a new place, the music of the violin connects them to the life they left behind and guides the girl towards a musical future.

Lord of the Brush 2005

"Lord of the Brush" details the artist John Howe's history and passion for J.R.R. Tolkien's works. John's story is brought to life with over 100 of his beautiful illustrations, which have had a major impact on the fans and readers of the world about how J.R.R. Tolkien's work is envisioned in images.

Hands of History 1994 ( 8)

This documentary follows four female First Nations artists—Doreen Jensen, Rena Point Bolton, Jane Ash Poitras and Joane Cardinal-Schubert are First Nations artists who seek to find a continuum from traditional to contemporary forms of expression. These exceptional artists reveal their philosophies as artists, their techniques and creative styles, and the exaltation they feel when they create. A moving testimony to the role that Indigenous women artists have played in maintaining the voice of their culture.

Actor Shirley-Anne Mason

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The Clockwork Girl 2021 ( 5.389)

A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.

Actor Ann Shirley

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The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare 1964 ( 1.5)

An artist and his wife hold art classes using nude models. Their photographer friend Pete returns from two years in Europe, and they try to convince him he has a promising career in nude photography. He eventually agrees to try it, but finds that the sight of red hair or red nail polish triggers unhealthy impulses, to the detriment of some of his models.

Actor Shirley Ann Ewins

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Second Fiddle 1939 ( 4.857)

Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.

Actor Shirley Anne Selby

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Nuns on the Run 1990 ( 5.837)

Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave" he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. Brian and Charlie decides to steal the money for themselves, but when their escape doesn't go to plan, they have to seek refuge in a Nuns' teacher training school.

Actor Anne-Shirley Lavoie

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Quebec's best amateur chefs compete for the title of MasterChef. Passionate about gastronomy, creative and resourceful, they will have to stand out from the crowd in front of judges Martin Picard and Stefano Faita during tough culinary challenges.

Actor Shirley Ann Wilson

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Tin Men 1987 ( 6.4)

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Actor Shirley Ann Davis

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The Plot Against Harry 1971 ( 6.2)

Deadpan, small-time Kosher Nostra mobster Harry Plotnick goes meshugga when he gets into the catering biz with his ex-brother-in-law.

Actor Anne Gilleno

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A King in New York 1957 ( 6.797)

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.

You Pay Your Money 1957 ( 4.9)

Crime drama in which a couple get involved in a web of intrigue surrounding the husband's employer.

Kill Me Tomorrow 1957 ( 5.2)

A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.

Actor Shirley-Anne Parsons

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Bliss 1997 ( 5.5)

On his wedding day, Joseph nervously admits that his wife is not quite like other women. But his beautiful bride is more than just the "impulsive, compulsive, obsessive" woman he thinks he knows. And when Joseph discovers she is hiding troubling secrets, it sends them both on a sexual odyssey that will either destroy or redeem their relationship.

Actor Sue Ann Shirley

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Sin You Sinners 1963 ( 3.7)

A stripper/fortune teller uses a magical Haitian amulet to keep young, and in so doing forces others to kill for her.

Actor Shirley Ann Heim

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2030 - Aufstand der Alten 2007 ( 6)

In the year 2030, young journalist Lena Bach witnesses a crime. A desperate pensioner takes the CEO of the wellness company "Prolife" hostage and tries to force him to confess. Just as the manager starts to talk, there is an explosion. Darow has allegedly detonated a hand grenade. The hostage-taker and his victim are killed and the bodies are immediately removed by special units of the German army. Then Lena meets an informant who has promised her important details of Darow's life via videophone in an illegal Berlin backyard hospital. She now knows: The hand grenade Darow was carrying was a plastic dummy. What really happened in the office of the CEO of "Prolife"?