Toby Tarnow (born June 15, 1937, in
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
Gravelbourg () is a small multicultural town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located just west of the Wood River at the junction of provincial Highway 43 and Highway 58, approximately 125 kilometres from Moose Jaw, Swift Cur ...
,
Canada
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) is a Canadian
actress
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. She was the first actress to portray the popular
Anne Shirley of
Anne of Green Gables
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in
Canadian radio then in
Canadian television
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in a 1956
television movie
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.
Career
Her most popular work included the part of Princess Summerfall Winterspring on the Canadian version of the ''
Howdy Doody Show'' on CBC television, a regular