Megan Follows Biography

Fast Facts

• Went to Cambodia with friend and director Heather Connell in 2007 to film the documentary "Small Voices: Stories of Cambodia's Children․"
• Was nominated for seven and won two Gemini Awards for the "Anne of Green Gables" trilogy, "Open Heart," "Shania: A Life in Eight Albums" and the "Booky" series
• Has served as a spokesperson for the relief organization World Vision Canada and traveled to Rwanda for them in 2003
• Got her first acting job at age 9 in a Bell Canada commercial
• Quote: "People are hungry for good stories․ Because storytelling is just a huge component of our culture․ That's how we grow․․․If I am going to invest in a television show and its characters and people, I need to relate to them․"
• Quote: "We need to tell our stories because they're ours and no one else's․ They have incredible value․"
• Quote: "(On whether she prefers theater over TV and film): "What I like is good writing․ One does not always get that, or one gets bits of that․ But good writing can be found in any and all mediums․""
• Best known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 TV movie "Anne of Green Gables․"
• Was inspired to get into acting by her parents, who were both passionate actors
• Her mother, Dawn Greenhalgh, also appeared in "Anne of Green Gables" as Mrs․ Cadbury, the headmistress of the orphanage where Anne lives at the beginning of the film