Megan Follows

Megan Follows

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

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Megan Parnell

House

House

2004 • as Jennifer Williams

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • as Beth Darian

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993 • as Kath McCready

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002 • as Chloe Grand

Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries

2008 • as Megan Byrne

Filmography

2025

She Came Back
She Came Back
as Janet
Movie - Released: 4/10/2025

2024

Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
as Mary Riter Hamilton
Movie - Released: 10/29/2024
My Dead Mom
My Dead Mom
as Fern
TV - Released: 10/31/2024

2023

Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
as Senator Nora Evers
TV - Released: 3/26/2023

2020

Lie Exposed
Lie Exposed
as Diane
Movie - Released: 9/25/2020
October Faction
October Faction
as Edith Mooreland
TV - Released: 1/23/2020

2019

Hudson & Rex
Hudson & Rex
as Detective Sidney Scott
TV - Released: 2/25/2019

2017

Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
as Megan Byrne
Movie - Released: 12/18/2017

2016

Wynonna Earp
Wynonna Earp
as Michelle Gibson
TV - Released: 4/1/2016

2015

Pirate's Passage
Pirate's Passage
as Meg O’Leary (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/4/2015

2014

Hard Drive
Hard Drive
as Barbara
Movie - Released: 8/15/2014

2013

Reign
Reign
as Catherine de' Medici
TV - Released: 10/17/2013
Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter
Anne auf Green Gables 3 - Das Leben geht weiter
TV - Released: 7/11/2013

2012

Flight of the Butterflies
Flight of the Butterflies
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/1/2012
Movie
Where Are the Dolls
as Elizabeth / Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/16/2012
World Without End
World Without End
as Maud
TV - Released: 9/4/2012
Longmire
Longmire
as Alice Stewart
TV - Released: 6/3/2012

2011

I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four
as Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/18/2011

2010

Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle
as Warden Barton
TV - Released: 1/6/2010

2009

Booky's Crush
Booky's Crush
as Francie Thomson
Movie - Released: 2/15/2009
Lie to Me
Lie to Me
as Lorraine Burch
TV - Released: 1/21/2009

2008

Raising the Bar
Raising the Bar
as Reanne Chrisman
TV - Released: 9/1/2008
Murdoch Mysteries
Murdoch Mysteries
as Megan Byrne
TV - Released: 1/24/2008

2007

Breakfast with Scot
Breakfast with Scot
as Barbara Warren
Movie - Released: 11/16/2007
Booky & the Secret Santa
Booky & the Secret Santa
as Francie Thomson
Movie - Released: 12/11/2007
Heartland
Heartland
as Lily Borden
TV - Released: 10/14/2007

2006

The Great Polar Bear Adventure
The Great Polar Bear Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
L.M. Montgomery's Island
L.M. Montgomery's Island
as Anne Shirley (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Anne Shirley
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Booky Makes Her Mark
Booky Makes Her Mark
as Francie Thomson
Movie - Released: 6/1/2006

2005

Shania A Life in Eight Albums
Shania A Life in Eight Albums
as Sharon Twain
Movie - Released: 11/7/2005
Robson Arms
Robson Arms
as Janice Keneally
TV - Released: 6/17/2005

2004

Open Heart
Open Heart
as Sherry Cardinal
Movie - Released: 8/24/2004
Christmas Child
Christmas Child
as Meg Davenport
Movie - Released: 11/9/2004
Plainsong
Plainsong
as Ella Guthrie
Movie - Released: 4/25/2004
House
House
as Jennifer Williams
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair
as Lena
Movie - Released: 1/21/2003
Threat Matrix
Threat Matrix
as Denise
TV - Released: 9/18/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Maura (2005)
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

The Stork Derby
The Stork Derby
as Kate Harrington
Movie - Released: 1/8/2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
as Chloe Grand
TV - Released: 9/23/2002

2001

The Division
The Division
TV - Released: 1/7/2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as Beth
TV - Released: 9/24/2001

2000

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
as Anne Shirley
Movie - Released: 7/23/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Beth Darian
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
as Anne Shirley Blythe
TV - Released: 3/5/2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
as Dana's Doctor
TV - Released: 7/23/2000

1999

What Katy Did
What Katy Did
as Cousin Helen
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
as Emma Smith (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/26/1999
Big Wolf on Campus
Big Wolf on Campus
TV - Released: 4/2/1999
Family Law
Family Law
as Nancy Quinn
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1997

Reluctant Angel
Reluctant Angel
as Lisa / Cheryl
Movie - Released: 10/1/1997
Major Crime
Major Crime
as Joanie Wells
Movie - Released: 12/23/1997

1996

Under The Piano
Under The Piano
as Rosetta Basilio
Movie - Released: 10/1/1996

1995

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Karen Ross
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

ER
ER
as Christy Larkin
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

When Pigs Fly
When Pigs Fly
as Kathleen
Movie - Released: 9/12/1993
Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
as Juliet
Movie - Released: 6/15/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Kath McCready
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Second Chances
Second Chances
as Kate Benedict
TV - Released: 11/25/1993

1991

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
as Peggy Ann Bradnick
Movie - Released: 5/6/1991
The Chase
The Chase
as Gloria Whipple
Movie - Released: 2/10/1991

1990

The Nutcracker Prince
The Nutcracker Prince
as Clara (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/21/1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
as Becky
Movie - Released: 10/21/1990
Deep Sleep
Deep Sleep
as Shelley
Movie - Released: 5/1/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Megan Parnell
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie
as Louise
Movie - Released: 4/12/1989
Termini Station
Termini Station
as Micheline Dushane
Movie - Released: 8/21/1989

1988

A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny
as Irene
Movie - Released: 4/22/1988
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as Rachel Brown
Movie - Released: 3/20/1988

1987

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
as Anne Shirley
Movie - Released: 5/19/1987
Seasonal Differences
Seasonal Differences
as Dana
Movie - Released: 12/2/1987
Stacking
Stacking
as Anna Mae Morgan
Movie - Released: 1/22/1987
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
as Anne Shirley
TV - Released: 5/19/1987

1986

Sin of Innocence
Sin of Innocence
as Jenny Colleran
Movie - Released: 3/26/1986
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
as Kim Wilson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Anne auf Green Gables
Anne auf Green Gables
TV - Released: 11/2/1986

1985

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
as Anne Shirley
Movie - Released: 12/1/1985
Silver Bullet
Silver Bullet
as Jane Coslaw
Movie - Released: 10/10/1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Aimee
TV - Released: 5/21/1985
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
as Anne Shirley
TV - Released: 12/1/1985
The Comedy Factory
The Comedy Factory
as Tina Jackson
TV - Released: 6/21/1985

1984

Hockey Night
Hockey Night
as Cathy Yarrow
Movie - Released: 12/14/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Lila Nolan
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Domestic Life
Domestic Life
as Didi Crane
TV - Released: 1/4/1984

1983

Boys and Girls
Boys and Girls
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 10/1/1983

1981

The Olden Days Coat
The Olden Days Coat
as Sal
Movie - Released: 10/1/1981

1980

The Mating Season
The Mating Season
as Laura McLain
Movie - Released: 12/30/1980

1979

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
TV - Released: 8/24/1979
Matt and Jenny
Matt and Jenny
as Jenny Tanner
TV - Released: 10/21/1979
The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo
as Rose
TV - Released: 10/11/1979
The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo
as Marti Kendall
TV - Released: 10/11/1979

1972

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
as Dana Sherman
TV - Released: 10/4/1972

Unknown

Movie
Stealing the Sky
as Marilyn
Movie