Anne Sullivan Anne Sullivan Johanna Mansfield Sullivan Macy (April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936), better known as Anne Sullivan, was an American teacher, best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At the age of five, Sullivan contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her blind and without reading or writing skills. She received her education as a student of the Perkins School for the Blind where upon graduation she became a teacher to Keller when she was 20. Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866, in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Massachusetts. According to her baptismal certificate, her
Anne Shirley "Anne: Journey to Green Gables", with McKenzie Sullivan providing the voice of Anne. In 2016, a 90-minute movie was made ("L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables") with Ella Ballentine as Anne Shirley, Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert, and Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert. This was followed by sequels in 2017, entitled "Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars" and "Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew". Anne is portrayed by Amybeth McNulty in the 2017-present CBC and Netflix dramatic series "Anne with an E". Lennie Goodings, a publisher for Virago Press, chose Anne as her favorite fictional character, stating, "The