Megan Follows

Acting

Megan Follows

Born March 14, 1968Toronto, Ontario, Canada99 credits

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

She Came Back

She Came Back

Movie

2025

Stealing the Sky
6.0

Stealing the Sky

Movie

2025

My Dead Mom
4.0

My Dead Mom

TV

2024

Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
2.0

Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton

Movie

2024

Rabbit Hole
7.1

Rabbit Hole

TV

2023

The Republic of Sarah
7.1

The Republic of Sarah

TV

2021

Filmography

She Came Back
2025She Came Backas JanetMovie
Stealing the Sky
2025Stealing the Skyas MarilynMovie
My Dead Mom
2024My Dead Momas FernTV
Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
2024Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamiltonas Mary Riter HamiltonMovie
Rabbit Hole
2023Rabbit Holeas Senator Nora EversTV
The Republic of Sarah
2021The Republic of SarahDirectorTV
Marry Me This Christmas
2020Marry Me This ChristmasDirectorMovie
Lie Exposed
2020Lie Exposedas DianeMovie
October Faction
2020October Factionas Edith MoorelandTV
When Hope Calls
2019When Hope CallsDirectorTV
Hudson & Rex
2019Hudson & Rexas Detective Sidney ScottTV
Christmas Around the Corner
2018Christmas Around the CornerDirectorMovie
Charmed
2018CharmedDirectorTV
Home for the Holidays
2017Home for the Holidaysas Megan ByrneMovie
Wynonna Earp
2016Wynonna Earpas Michelle GibsonTV
Pirate's Passage
2015Pirate's Passageas Meg O’Leary (voice)Movie
Hard Drive
2014Hard Driveas BarbaraMovie
Reign
2013Reignas Catherine de' MediciTV
Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter
2013Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiterTV
Flight of the Butterflies
2012Flight of the Butterfliesas NarratorMovie
W
2012Where Are the Dollsas Elizabeth / NarratorMovie
World Without End
2012World Without Endas MaudTV
Longmire
2012Longmireas Alice StewartTV
I Am Number Four
2011I Am Number Fouras Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)Movie
Republic of Doyle
2010Republic of Doyleas Warden BartonTV
Booky's Crush
2009Booky's Crushas Francie ThomsonMovie
Lie to Me
2009Lie to Meas Lorraine BurchTV
Raising the Bar
2008Raising the Baras Reanne ChrismanTV
Booky & the Secret Santa
2007Booky & the Secret Santaas Francie ThomsonMovie
Breakfast with Scot
2007Breakfast with Scotas Barbara WarrenMovie
Heartland
2007Heartlandas Lily BordenTV
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas Maggie StephensTV
Booky Makes Her Mark
2006Booky Makes Her Markas Francie ThomsonMovie
The Great Polar Bear Adventure
2006The Great Polar Bear Adventureas Narrator (voice)Movie
L.M. Montgomery's Island
2006L.M. Montgomery's Islandas Anne Shirley (archive footage)Movie
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006Kevin Sullivan's Classicas Self - Anne ShirleyMovie
Shania A Life in Eight Albums
2005Shania A Life in Eight Albumsas Sharon TwainMovie
Robson Arms
2005Robson Armsas Janice KeneallyTV
House
2004Houseas Jennifer WilliamsTV
Christmas Child
2004Christmas Childas Meg DavenportMovie
Open Heart
2004Open Heartas Sherry CardinalMovie
Plainsong
2004Plainsongas Ella GuthrieMovie
A Foreign Affair
2004A Foreign Affairas LenaMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Maura (2005)TV
Threat Matrix
2003Threat Matrixas DeniseTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Chloe GrandTV
The Stork Derby
2002The Stork Derbyas Kate HarringtonMovie
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas BethTV
The Division
2001The Divisionas Science TeacherTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Beth DarianTV
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Storyas Anne ShirleyMovie
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas Dana's DoctorTV
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Storyas Anne Shirley BlytheTV
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
1999American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smithas Emma Smith (voice)Movie
Family Law
1999Family Lawas Nancy QuinnTV
Big Wolf on Campus
1999Big Wolf on Campusas Violet ThorneTV
What Katy Did
1999What Katy Didas Cousin HelenMovie
Major Crime
1997Major Crimeas Joanie WellsMovie
Reluctant Angel
1997Reluctant Angelas Lisa / CherylMovie
Under The Piano
1996Under The Pianoas Rosetta BasilioMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Karen RossTV
ER
1994ERas Christy LarkinTV
Second Chances
1993Second Chancesas Kate BenedictTV
When Pigs Fly
1993When Pigs Flyas KathleenMovie
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Kath McCreadyTV
Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
1993Stratford Festival: Romeo and Julietas JulietMovie
The Hidden Room
1991The Hidden Roomas Deanna MatthewsTV
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
1991Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Annas Peggy Ann BradnickMovie
The Chase
1991The Chaseas Gloria WhippleMovie
The Nutcracker Prince
1990The Nutcracker Princeas Clara (voice)Movie
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finnas BeckyMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Megan ParnellTV
Deep Sleep
1990Deep Sleepas ShelleyMovie
Termini Station
1989Termini Stationas Micheline DushaneMovie
Champagne Charlie
1989Champagne Charlieas LouiseMovie
A Time of Destiny
1988A Time of Destinyas IreneMovie
Inherit the Wind
1988Inherit the Windas Rachel BrownMovie
Seasonal Differences
1987Seasonal Differencesas DanaMovie
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
1987Anne of Green Gables: The Sequelas Anne ShirleyMovie
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
1987Anne of Green Gables: The Sequelas Anne ShirleyTV
Stacking
1987Stackingas Anna Mae MorganMovie
Anne auf Green Gables
1986Anne auf Green GablesTV
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1986Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugsas Kim WilsonMovie
Sin of Innocence
1986Sin of Innocenceas Jenny ColleranMovie
Anne of Green Gables
1985Anne of Green Gablesas Anne ShirleyMovie
Anne of Green Gables
1985Anne of Green Gablesas Anne ShirleyTV
Silver Bullet
1985Silver Bulletas Jane CoslawMovie
The Comedy Factory
1985The Comedy Factoryas Tina JacksonTV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985The Ray Bradbury Theateras AimeeTV
Hockey Night
1984Hockey Nightas Cathy YarrowMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lila NolanTV
Domestic Life
1984Domestic Lifeas Didi CraneTV
Boys and Girls
1983Boys and Girlsas MargaretMovie
The Olden Days Coat
1981The Olden Days Coatas SalMovie
The Mating Season
1980The Mating Seasonas Laura McLainMovie
Matt and Jenny
1979Matt and Jennyas Jenny TannerTV
The Littlest Hobo
1979The Littlest Hoboas RoseTV
The Facts of Life
1979The Facts of LifeTV
ABC Afterschool Special
1972ABC Afterschool Specialas Dana ShermanTV