Megan Follows
- Born
- March 14, 1968 (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.
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Known for
Filmography
- —The Way HomeFilm · Tessa
- 2026RevelFilm · Diane Dean
- 2026Little House on the PrairieSeries · Grandma (uncredited)★ 6.7
- 2025She Came BackFilm · Janet
- 2025Stealing the SkyFilm · Marilyn
- 2024My Dead MomSeries · Fern
- 2024Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter HamiltonFilm · Mary Riter Hamilton
- 2023Rabbit HoleSeries · Senator Nora Evers★ 7.1
- 2020Lie ExposedFilm · Diane
- 2020October FactionSeries · Edith Mooreland★ 6.6
- 2019Hudson & RexSeries · Detective Sidney Scott★ 8.4
- 2017Home for the HolidaysFilm · Megan Byrne
- 2016Wynonna EarpSeries · Michelle Gibson★ 7.8
- 2015Pirate's PassageFilm · Meg O’Leary (voice)★ 5.5
- 2014Hard DriveFilm · Barbara
- 2013ReignSeries · Catherine de' Medici★ 8.1
- 2013Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiterSeries
- 2012Flight of the ButterfliesFilm · Narrator★ 6.2
- 2012Where Are the DollsWhere Are the DollsFilm · Elizabeth / Narrator
- 2012World Without EndSeries · Maud★ 6.9
- 2012Hollywood HeightsSeries · Beth Bridges
- 2012LongmireSeries · Alice Stewart★ 7.7
- 2011I Am Number FourFilm · Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)★ 6.2
- 2010Republic of DoyleSeries · Warden Barton★ 7.0
- 2009Booky's CrushFilm · Francie Thomson
- 2009Lie to MeSeries · Lorraine Burch★ 7.9
- 2008Raising the BarSeries · Reanne Chrisman
- 2007Booky & the Secret SantaFilm · Francie Thomson
- 2007Breakfast with ScotFilm · Barbara Warren★ 6.1
- 2007HeartlandSeries · Lily Borden★ 8.2
- 2006Brothers and SistersSeries · Maggie Stephens★ 7.1
- 2006Booky Makes Her MarkFilm · Francie Thomson
- 2006The Great Polar Bear AdventureFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2006Kevin Sullivan's ClassicFilm · Self - Anne Shirley
- 2006L.M. Montgomery's IslandFilm · Anne Shirley (archive footage)
- 2005Shania A Life in Eight AlbumsFilm · Sharon Twain
- 2005Robson ArmsSeries · Janice Keneally
- 2004HouseSeries · Jennifer Williams★ 8.6
- 2004Christmas ChildFilm · Meg Davenport
- 2004Open HeartFilm · Sherry Cardinal
- 2004PlainsongFilm · Ella Guthrie
- 2003Cold CaseSeries · Maura (2005)★ 7.7
- 2003Threat MatrixSeries · Denise
- 2003A Foreign AffairFilm · Lena
- 2002CSI: MiamiSeries · Chloe Grand★ 7.7
- 2002The Stork DerbyFilm · Kate Harrington
- 2001Crossing JordanSeries · Beth★ 7.2
- 2001The DivisionSeries · Science Teacher
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries · Beth Darian★ 7.6
- 2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing StoryFilm · Anne Shirley
- 2000Strong MedicineSeries · Dana's Doctor
- 2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing StorySeries · Anne Shirley Blythe★ 6.9
- 1999American Prophet: The Story of Joseph SmithFilm · Emma Smith (voice)
- 1999Family LawSeries · Nancy Quinn
- 1999Big Wolf on CampusSeries · Violet Thorne★ 7.3
- 1999What Katy DidFilm · Cousin Helen
- 1997Major CrimeFilm · Joanie Wells
- 1997Reluctant AngelFilm · Lisa / Cheryl
- 1996Under The PianoFilm · Rosetta Basilio
- 1995The Outer LimitsSeries · Karen Ross★ 7.7
- 1994ERSeries · Christy Larkin★ 7.8
- 1993Second ChancesSeries · Kate Benedict
- 1993When Pigs FlyFilm · Kathleen
- 1993The X-FilesSeries · Kath McCready★ 8.4
- 1993Stratford Festival: Romeo and JulietFilm · Juliet
- 1991The Hidden RoomSeries · Deanna Matthews
- 1991Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy AnnFilm · Peggy Ann Bradnick
- 1991Heritage MinutesSeries · Mary Riter Hamilton
- 1991The ChaseFilm · Gloria Whipple
- 1990The Nutcracker PrinceFilm · Clara (voice)★ 6.5
- 1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnFilm · Becky★ 6.2
- 1990Law & OrderSeries · Megan Parnell★ 7.3
- 1990Deep SleepFilm · Shelley
- 1989Termini StationFilm · Micheline Dushane
- 1989Champagne CharlieFilm · Louise
- 1988A Time of DestinyFilm · Irene
- 1988Inherit the WindFilm · Rachel Brown
- 1987Seasonal DifferencesFilm · Dana
- 1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelFilm · Anne Shirley★ 7.9
- 1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelSeries · Anne Shirley
- 1987StackingFilm · Anna Mae Morgan
- 1986Anne of Green GablesSeries
- 1986Shattered: If Your Kid's on DrugsFilm · Kim Wilson
- 1986Sin of InnocenceFilm · Jenny Colleran
- 1985Anne of Green GablesFilm · Anne Shirley★ 8.1
- 1985Anne of Green GablesSeries · Anne Shirley★ 8.8
- 1985Silver BulletFilm · Jane Coslaw★ 6.7
- 1985The Comedy FactorySeries · Tina Jackson
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries · Aimee★ 6.9
- 1984Hockey NightFilm · Cathy Yarrow
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeries · Lila Nolan★ 7.5
- 1984Domestic LifeSeries · Didi Crane
- 1983Boys and GirlsFilm · Margaret
- 1982American PlayhouseSeries · Anna Mae Morgan
- 1981The Olden Days CoatFilm · Sal
- 1980The Mating SeasonFilm · Laura McLain
- 1979Matt and JennySeries · Jenny Tanner
- 1979The Littlest HoboSeries · Rose, Marti Kendall
- 1979The Facts of LifeSeries★ 7.1
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries · Dana Sherman
