Person

Megan Follows

Acting · Born 1968-03-14 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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  Law & Order

  Megan Parnell

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  House

  Jennifer Williams

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  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  Beth Darian

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  CSI: Miami

  Chloe Grand

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  ER

  Christy Larkin

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  The X-Files

  Kath McCready

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  Murder, She Wrote

  Lila Nolan

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  Cold Case

  Maura (2005)

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  Crossing Jordan

  Beth

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  The Facts of Life

  1979

• 2026Little House on the PrairieGrandma (uncredited)
• 2025She Came BackJanet
• 2025Stealing the SkyMarilyn
• 2024My Dead MomFern
• 2024Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter HamiltonMary Riter Hamilton
• 2023Rabbit HoleSenator Nora Evers
• 2021The Republic of SarahDirector
• 2020Marry Me This ChristmasDirector
• 2020Lie ExposedDiane
• 2020October FactionEdith Mooreland
• 2019When Hope CallsDirector
• 2019Hudson & RexDetective Sidney Scott
• 2018Christmas Around the CornerDirector
• 2018CharmedDirector
• 2017Home for the HolidaysMegan Byrne
• 2016Wynonna EarpMichelle Gibson
• 2015Pirate's PassageMeg O’Leary (voice)
• 2014Hard DriveBarbara
• 2013ReignCatherine de' Medici
• 2013Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter
• 2012Flight of the ButterfliesNarrator
• 2012Where Are the DollsElizabeth / Narrator
• 2012World Without EndMaud
• 2012LongmireAlice Stewart
• 2011I Am Number FourSupermarket Cashier (uncredited)
• 2010Republic of DoyleWarden Barton
• 2009Booky's CrushFrancie Thomson
• 2009Lie to MeLorraine Burch
• 2008Raising the BarReanne Chrisman
• 2007Booky & the Secret SantaFrancie Thomson
• 2007Breakfast with ScotBarbara Warren
• 2007HeartlandLily Borden
• 2006Brothers and SistersMaggie Stephens
• 2006Booky Makes Her MarkFrancie Thomson
• 2006The Great Polar Bear AdventureNarrator (voice)
• 2006L.M. Montgomery's IslandAnne Shirley (archive footage)
• 2006Kevin Sullivan's ClassicSelf - Anne Shirley
• 2005Shania A Life in Eight AlbumsSharon Twain
• 2005Robson ArmsJanice Keneally
• 2004HouseJennifer Williams
• 2004Christmas ChildMeg Davenport
• 2004Open HeartSherry Cardinal
• 2004PlainsongElla Guthrie
• 2004A Foreign AffairLena
• 2003Cold CaseMaura (2005)
• 2003Threat MatrixDenise
• 2002CSI: MiamiChloe Grand
• 2002The Stork DerbyKate Harrington
• 2001Crossing JordanBeth
• 2001The DivisionScience Teacher
• 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBeth Darian
• 2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing StoryAnne Shirley
• 2000Strong MedicineDana's Doctor
• 2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing StoryAnne Shirley Blythe
• 1999American Prophet: The Story of Joseph SmithEmma Smith (voice)
• 1999Family LawNancy Quinn
• 1999Big Wolf on CampusViolet Thorne
• 1999What Katy DidCousin Helen
• 1997Major CrimeJoanie Wells
• 1997Reluctant AngelLisa / Cheryl
• 1996Under The PianoRosetta Basilio
• 1995The Outer LimitsKaren Ross
• 1994ERChristy Larkin
• 1993Second ChancesKate Benedict
• 1993When Pigs FlyKathleen
• 1993The X-FilesKath McCready
• 1993Stratford Festival: Romeo and JulietJuliet
• 1991The Hidden RoomDeanna Matthews
• 1991Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy AnnPeggy Ann Bradnick
• 1991Heritage MinutesMary Riter Hamilton
• 1991The ChaseGloria Whipple
• 1990The Nutcracker PrinceClara (voice)
• 1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnBecky
• 1990Law & OrderMegan Parnell
• 1990Deep SleepShelley
• 1989Termini StationMicheline Dushane
• 1989Champagne CharlieLouise
• 1988A Time of DestinyIrene
• 1988Inherit the WindRachel Brown
• 1987Seasonal DifferencesDana
• 1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelAnne Shirley
• 1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelAnne Shirley
• 1987StackingAnna Mae Morgan
• 1986Anne auf Green Gables
• 1986Shattered: If Your Kid's on DrugsKim Wilson
• 1986Sin of InnocenceJenny Colleran
• 1985Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley
• 1985Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley
• 1985Silver BulletJane Coslaw
• 1985The Comedy FactoryTina Jackson
• 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterAimee
• 1984Hockey NightCathy Yarrow
• 1984Murder, She WroteLila Nolan
• 1984Domestic LifeDidi Crane
• 1983Boys and GirlsMargaret
• 1982American PlayhouseAnna Mae Morgan
• 1981The Olden Days CoatSal
• 1980The Mating SeasonLaura McLain
• 1979Matt and JennyJenny Tanner
• 1979The Littlest HoboRose
• 1979The Facts of Life
• 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialDana Sherman
• —The Way HomeTessa