Anne Shirley is an imaginative, talkative, red-headed orphan who comes to live with siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They live at Green Gables, their Avonlea farmhouse on Prince Edward Island

Anne is described as bright and quick, eager to please, talkative, and extremely imaginative. She has a pale face with freckles and usually braids her red hair.

In the Anne series, she is portrayed by the actress Megan Follows.