Megan Follows
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Megan Parnell
1990
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Beth Darian
2000
Series
House
Jennifer Williams
2004
Series
CSI: Miami
Chloe Grand
2002
Series
The X-Files
Kath McCready
1993
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Lila Nolan
1984
Series
ER
Christy Larkin
1994
Series
Cold Case
Maura (2005)
2003
Series
Heartland
Lily Borden
2007
Series
The Division
Science Teacher
2001
Series
Hudson & Rex
Detective Sidney Scott
2019
Series
Heritage Minutes
Mary Riter Hamilton
1991
Series
Crossing Jordan
Beth
2001
Series
Strong Medicine
Dana's Doctor
2000
Series
Lie to Me
Lorraine Burch
2009
Series
The Facts of Life
1979
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Maggie Stephens
2006
Series
Longmire
Alice Stewart
2012
Series
American Playhouse
Anna Mae Morgan
1982
Series
Reign
Catherine de' Medici
2013
Series
The Outer Limits
Karen Ross
1995
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Grandma (uncredited)
2026
Series
ABC Afterschool Special
Dana Sherman
1972
Series
Family Law
Nancy Quinn
1999
Series
Republic of Doyle
Warden Barton
2010
Series
Wynonna Earp
Michelle Gibson
2016
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Aimee
1985
Film
I Am Number Four
Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
2011
Series
Rabbit Hole
Senator Nora Evers
2023
Series
The Littlest Hobo
Rose
1979
Series
The Littlest Hobo
Marti Kendall
1979
Series
Big Wolf on Campus
Violet Thorne
1999
Series
Threat Matrix
Denise
2003
Series
Raising the Bar
Reanne Chrisman
2008
Series
World Without End
Maud
2012
Series
Robson Arms
Janice Keneally
2005
Series
October Faction
Edith Mooreland
2020
Series
The Comedy Factory
Tina Jackson
1985
Film
Silver Bullet
Jane Coslaw
1985
Film
Anne of Green Gables
Anne Shirley
1985
Series
The Hidden Room
Deanna Matthews
1991
Series
Anne of Green Gables
Anne Shirley
1985
Series
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne Shirley
1987
Series
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Anne Shirley Blythe
2000
Film
Lie Exposed
Diane
2020
Film
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne Shirley
1987
Series
Matt and Jenny
Jenny Tanner
1979
Film
The Nutcracker Prince
Clara (voice)
1990
Series
Second Chances
Kate Benedict
1993
Series
My Dead Mom
Fern
2024
Series
Domestic Life
Didi Crane
1984
Film
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Peggy Ann Bradnick
1991
Film
Breakfast with Scot
Barbara Warren
2007
Film
She Came Back
Janet
2025
Film
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Anne Shirley
2000
Series
Anne auf Green Gables
1986
Film
Inherit the Wind
Rachel Brown
1988
Film
Sin of Innocence
Jenny Colleran
1986
Film
Pirate's Passage
Meg O’Leary (voice)
2015
Film
Reluctant Angel
Lisa / Cheryl
1997
Series
Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter
2013
Film
A Time of Destiny
Irene
1988
Film
Stealing the Sky
Marilyn
2025
Film
The Chase
Gloria Whipple
1991
Film
Plainsong
Ella Guthrie
2004
Film
Champagne Charlie
Louise
1989
Film
When Pigs Fly
Kathleen
1993
Film
Christmas Child
Meg Davenport
2004
Film
The Way Home
Tessa
Film
What Katy Did
Cousin Helen
1999
Film
A Foreign Affair
Lena
2004
Film
Flight of the Butterflies
Narrator
2012
Film
Stacking
Anna Mae Morgan
1987
Film
Hockey Night
Cathy Yarrow
1984
Film
The Great Polar Bear Adventure
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Open Heart
Sherry Cardinal
2004
Film
The Mating Season
Laura McLain
1980
Where Are the Dolls
Elizabeth / Narrator
2012
Film
Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
Juliet
1993
Film
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Kim Wilson
1986
Film
Major Crime
Joanie Wells
1997
Film
Home for the Holidays
Megan Byrne
2017
Film
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Becky
1990
Film
Termini Station
Micheline Dushane
1989
Film
Under The Piano
Rosetta Basilio
1996
Film
Booky's Crush
Francie Thomson
2009
Film
Booky Makes Her Mark
Francie Thomson
2006
Film
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
Emma Smith (voice)
1999
Film
Shania A Life in Eight Albums
Sharon Twain
2005
Film
Deep Sleep
Shelley
1990
Film
The Stork Derby
Kate Harrington
2002
Film
Boys and Girls
Margaret
1983
Film
Hard Drive
Barbara
2014
Film
Seasonal Differences
Dana
1987
Film
Booky & the Secret Santa
Francie Thomson
2007
Film
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Self - Anne Shirley
2006
Film
Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
Mary Riter Hamilton
2024
Film
The Olden Days Coat
Sal
1981
Film
L.M. Montgomery's Island
Anne Shirley (archive footage)
2006