Megan Follows
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-03-14 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Megan Follows
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
Acting
Stealing the Sky
as Marilyn
(2025)
She Came Back
as Janet
(2024)
Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
as Mary Riter Hamilton
(2020)
Lie Exposed
as Diane
(2017)
Home for the Holidays
as Megan Byrne
(2015)
Pirate's Passage
as Meg O’Leary (voice)
(2014)
Hard Drive
as Barbara
(2012)
Flight of the Butterflies
as Narrator
(2012)
Where Are the Dolls
as Elizabeth / Narrator
(2011)
I Am Number Four
as Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
(2009)
Booky's Crush
as Francie Thomson
(2007)
Breakfast with Scot
as Barbara Warren
(2007)
Booky & the Secret Santa
as Francie Thomson
(2006)
Booky Makes Her Mark
as Francie Thomson
(2006)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Anne Shirley
(2006)
The Great Polar Bear Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
(2006)
L.M. Montgomery's Island
as Anne Shirley (archive footage)
(2005)
Shania A Life in Eight Albums
as Sharon Twain
(2004)
Plainsong
as Ella Guthrie
(2004)
Open Heart
as Sherry Cardinal
(2004)
Christmas Child
as Meg Davenport
(2003)
A Foreign Affair
as Lena
(2002)
The Stork Derby
as Kate Harrington
(2000)
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
as Anne Shirley
(1999)
What Katy Did
as Cousin Helen
(1999)
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
as Emma Smith (voice)
(1997)
Reluctant Angel
as Lisa / Cheryl
(1997)
Major Crime
as Joanie Wells
(1996)
Under The Piano
as Rosetta Basilio
(1993)
When Pigs Fly
as Kathleen
(1993)
Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
as Juliet
(1991)
The Chase
as Gloria Whipple
(1991)
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
as Peggy Ann Bradnick
(1990)
The Nutcracker Prince
as Clara (voice)
(1990)
(1990)
Deep Sleep
as Shelley
(1989)
Champagne Charlie
as Louise
(1989)
Termini Station
as Micheline Dushane
(1988)
Inherit the Wind
as Rachel Brown
(1988)
A Time of Destiny
as Irene
(1987)
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
as Anne Shirley
(1987)
Stacking
as Anna Mae Morgan
(1987)
Seasonal Differences
as Dana
(1986)
Sin of Innocence
as Jenny Colleran
(1986)
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
as Kim Wilson
(1985)
Silver Bullet
as Jane Coslaw
(1985)
Anne of Green Gables
as Anne Shirley
(1984)
Hockey Night
as Cathy Yarrow
(1983)
Boys and Girls
as Margaret
(1981)
The Olden Days Coat
as Sal
(1980)
The Mating Season
as Laura McLain
Crew
Stealing the Sky
Director, Executive Producer
(2025)
She Came Back
Director
(2020)
Marry Me This Christmas
Director
(2018)
Christmas Around the Corner
Director