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Acting
Megan Follows
- Born
- (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 106 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.6
TV
8.4
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The X-Files
7.7
TV
CSI: Miami
7.9
TV
Lie to Me
7.6
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.8
TV
ER
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Reign
7.8
TV
Wynonna Earp
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Movie
Silver Bullet
7.3
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Law & Order
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Heartland
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Charmed
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TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.7
TV
Cold Case
7.7
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Longmire
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TV
October Faction
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Rabbit Hole
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Movie
Anne of Green Gables
Acting credits 101
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Way Home Film | Tessa |
| 2026 | YAGA TV | Gina Sandeson (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Revel Film | Diane Dean |
| 2026 | Little House on the Prairie TV | Grandma (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 2025 | She Came Back Film | Janet |
| 2025 | Stealing the Sky Film | Marilyn |
| 2024 | My Dead Mom TV | Fern (7 ep) |
| 2024 | Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton Film | Mary Riter Hamilton |
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole TV | Senator Nora Evers (2 ep) |
| 2020 | Lie Exposed Film | Diane |
| 2020 | October Faction TV | Edith Mooreland (10 ep) |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex TV | Detective Sidney Scott (2 ep) |
| 2017 | Home for the Holidays Film | Megan Byrne |
| 2016 | Wynonna Earp TV | Michelle Gibson (6 ep) |
| 2015 | Pirate's Passage Film | Meg O’Leary (voice) |
| 2014 | Hard Drive Film | Barbara |
| 2013 | Reign TV | Catherine de' Medici (78 ep) |
| 2013 | Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter TV | (2 ep) |
| 2012 | Flight of the Butterflies Film | Narrator |
| 2012 | Where Are the Dolls Film | Elizabeth / Narrator |
| 2012 | World Without End TV | Maud (8 ep) |
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights TV | Beth Bridges (4 ep) |
| 2012 | Longmire TV | Alice Stewart (1 ep) |
| 2011 | I Am Number Four Film | Supermarket Cashier (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle TV | Warden Barton (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Booky's Crush Film | Francie Thomson |
| 2009 | Lie to Me TV | Lorraine Burch (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar TV | Reanne Chrisman (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Booky & the Secret Santa Film | Francie Thomson |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot Film | Barbara Warren |
| 2007 | Heartland TV | Lily Borden (3 ep) |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters TV | Maggie Stephens (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Booky Makes Her Mark Film | Francie Thomson |
| 2006 | The Great Polar Bear Adventure Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | L.M. Montgomery's Island Film | Anne Shirley (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Kevin Sullivan's Classic Film | Self - Anne Shirley |
| 2005 | Shania A Life in Eight Albums Film | Sharon Twain |
| 2005 | Robson Arms TV | Janice Keneally (26 ep) |
| 2004 | House TV | Jennifer Williams (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Christmas Child Film | Meg Davenport |
| 2004 | Open Heart Film | Sherry Cardinal |
| 2004 | Plainsong Film | Ella Guthrie |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Maura (2005) (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix TV | Denise (1 ep) |
| 2003 | A Foreign Affair Film | Lena |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami TV | Chloe Grand (1 ep) |
| 2002 | The Stork Derby Film | Kate Harrington |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan TV | Beth (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Division TV | Science Teacher (1 ep) |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV | Beth Darian (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story Film | Anne Shirley |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine TV | Dana's Doctor (3 ep) |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story TV | Anne Shirley Blythe (2 ep) |
| 1999 | American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith Film | Emma Smith (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Law TV | Nancy Quinn (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Big Wolf on Campus TV | Violet Thorne (1 ep) |
| 1999 | What Katy Did Film | Cousin Helen |
| 1997 | Major Crime Film | Joanie Wells |
| 1997 | Reluctant Angel Film | Lisa / Cheryl |
| 1996 | Under The Piano Film | Rosetta Basilio |
Crew credits 11
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Revel Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | She Came Back Film | Director |
| 2025 | Stealing the Sky Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 2021 | The Republic of Sarah TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2020 | Marry Me This Christmas Film | Director |
| 2020 | October Faction TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2019 | When Hope Calls TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2018 | Christmas Around the Corner Film | Director |
| 2018 | Charmed TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Reign TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2007 | Heartland TV | Director (2 ep) |