Name
Megan Follows
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1968-03-14 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Megan Follows is a Canadian American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Anne Shirley in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, the highest-rated drama in Canadian television history. Her performance in the first three installments earned her two Gemini awards as best actress for the first two miniseries, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, and a Gemini nomination for the third, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.
Known For
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The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The populati...
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At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marill...
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After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fan...
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Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slip...
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Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a scie...
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True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhun...
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Claire (Alexandra Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to...
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The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when ...
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Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored...
- 1989 Champagne Charlie as Louise
- 2005 Shania A Life in Eight Albums as Sharon Twain
- 1990 The Nutcracker Prince as Clara (voice)
- 1987 Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel as Anne Shirley
- 2004 Open Heart as Sherry Cardinal
- 2011 I Am Number Four as Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
- 1985 Anne of Green Gables as Anne Shirley
- 2004 Christmas Child as Meg Davenport
- 2004 A Foreign Affair as Lena
- 2007 Breakfast with Scot as Barbara Warren
- 1999 What Katy Did as Cousin Helen
- 1990 Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as Becky
- 2007 Booky & the Secret Santa as Francie Thomson
- 1984 Hockey Night as Cathy Yarrow
- 2006 The Great Polar Bear Adventure as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 Flight of the Butterflies as Narrator
- 1981 The Olden Days Coat as Sal
- 1988 A Time of Destiny as Irene
- 1986 Sin of Innocence as Jenny Colleran
- 1990 Deep Sleep as Shelley
- 2006 L.M. Montgomery's Island as Anne Shirley (archive footage)
- 2006 Kevin Sullivan's Classic as Self - Anne Shirley
- 1991 Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann as Peggy Ann Bradnick
- 2014 Hard Drive as Barbara
- 1991 The Chase as Gloria Whipple
- 2025 She Came Back as Janet
- 1993 When Pigs Fly as Kathleen
- 2015 Pirate's Passage as Meg O’Leary (voice)
- 2006 Booky Makes Her Mark as Francie Thomson
- 2009 Booky's Crush as Francie Thomson
- 1989 Termini Station as Micheline Dushane
- 1996 Under The Piano as Rosetta Basilio
- 1987 Seasonal Differences as Dana
- 1988 Inherit the Wind as Rachel Brown
- 2012 Where Are the Dolls as Elizabeth / Narrator
- 1987 Stacking as Anna Mae Morgan
- 1986 Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs as Kim Wilson
- 2002 The Stork Derby as Kate Harrington
- 1993 Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet as Juliet
- 2004 Plainsong as Ella Guthrie
- 1985 Silver Bullet as Jane Coslaw
- 2020 Lie Exposed as Diane
- 1997 Reluctant Angel as Lisa / Cheryl
- 1983 Boys and Girls as Margaret
- 2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story as Anne Shirley
- 1980 The Mating Season as Laura McLain
- 1997 Major Crime as Joanie Wells
- 2024 Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton as Mary Riter Hamilton
- 2017 Home for the Holidays as Megan Byrne
- 1999 American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith as Emma Smith (voice)
- 2025 Stealing the Sky as Marilyn
- Soon The Way Home as Tessa
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Lila Nolan
- 2003 Threat Matrix ( 1 episode ) as Denise
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Beth Darian
- 2002 CSI: Miami ( 1 episode ) as Chloe Grand
- 2001 The Division ( 1 episode ) as Science Teacher
- 1979 The Facts of Life ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as Maura (2005)
- 2001 Crossing Jordan ( 1 episode ) as Beth
- 1999 Big Wolf on Campus ( 1 episode ) as Violet Thorne
- 2005 Robson Arms ( 26 episodes ) as Janice Keneally
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Kath McCready
- 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ( 1 episode ) as Aimee
- 1985 Anne of Green Gables ( 2 episodes ) as Anne Shirley
- 2009 Lie to Me ( 1 episode ) as Lorraine Burch
- 1993 Second Chances ( 10 episodes ) as Kate Benedict
- 1999 Family Law ( 1 episode ) as Nancy Quinn
- 1984 Domestic Life ( 10 episodes ) as Didi Crane
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Karen Ross
- 1972 ABC Afterschool Special ( 1 episode ) as Dana Sherman
- 1979 Matt and Jenny ( 26 episodes ) as Jenny Tanner
- 2008 Raising the Bar ( 1 episode ) as Reanne Chrisman
- 2023 Rabbit Hole ( 2 episodes ) as Senator Nora Evers
- 2013 Reign ( 78 episodes ) as Catherine de' Medici
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Christy Larkin
- 2019 Hudson & Rex ( 2 episodes ) as Detective Sidney Scott
- 1979 The Littlest Hobo ( 1 episode ) as Rose
- 1979 The Littlest Hobo ( 3 episodes ) as Marti Kendall
- 2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story ( 2 episodes ) as Anne Shirley Blythe
- 2012 World Without End ( 8 episodes ) as Maud
- 2013 Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter ( 2 episodes )
- 1986 Anne auf Green Gables ( 6 episodes )
- 2016 Wynonna Earp ( 6 episodes ) as Michelle Gibson
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Megan Parnell
- 1987 Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel ( 4 episodes ) as Anne Shirley
- 2004 House ( 1 episode ) as Jennifer Williams
- 2007 Heartland ( 3 episodes ) as Lily Borden
- 2010 Republic of Doyle ( 1 episode ) as Warden Barton
- 2020 October Faction ( 10 episodes ) as Edith Mooreland
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 3 episodes ) as Dana's Doctor
- 2012 Longmire ( 1 episode ) as Alice Stewart
- 2024 My Dead Mom ( 7 episodes ) as Fern
- 1985 The Comedy Factory ( 1 episode ) as Tina Jackson
- 2006 Brothers and Sisters ( 1 episode ) as Maggie Stephens
- 1991 The Hidden Room ( 1 episode ) as Deanna Matthews
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Anna Mae Morgan
- 2026 Little House on the Prairie ( 1 episode ) as Grandma (uncredited)
- 1991 Heritage Minutes ( 1 episode ) as Mary Riter Hamilton
