Megan Follows

Personal context

Summary

Megan Follows is a Canadian actor and director best known for playing Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables and its sequels, and Catherine de’ Medici in Reign. She has praised Anne as a young woman who drives her own story, and criticized how women are often relegated to girlfriend or wife roles or sexualized; she has also said television offers better roles for women of all ages, while equal opportunity remains unfinished. Follows is listed as a member of Artists Against Racism. No public statements on party politics or DEI roles are on record.