故事发生在二十世纪二十年代，安妮（艾丽西娅·莫顿 Alicia Morton 饰）自幼就遭到了父母的无情抛弃，从小在孤儿院长大。孤儿院里的日子非常的辛苦，安妮每天都要和小伙伴们共同面对做不完的工作，这令安妮发誓，一定要找到机会逃出这个地狱般的地方。 　　沃巴克斯（维克托·加柏 Victor Garber 饰）是当地有名的富翁，在圣诞节的这一天，他决定从孤儿院里挑选一个幸运的孩子，邀请他到家里来过节，安妮成为了这个幸运儿。在沃巴克斯的家里，安妮享受到了前所未有的幸福时光，机灵懂事的她也带给了沃巴克斯很多的快乐，虽然沃巴克斯想要收养安妮，但安妮还是选择了去寻找自己的亲生父母，沃巴克斯决定帮助她。Eleven-year-old Annie has been living in an orphanage her whole life run by cruel Miss Hannigan. After unsuccessful escape attempts, Grace Farrell comes to take the child home to live two weeks with billionaire Oliver Warbucks during Christmas. The plucky orphan worms her way into the hearts of the staff and Mr. Warbucks and even the president of the United States! Even though Mr. Warbucks wants to adopt her, she is still looking for her real parents who left a locket with her when they dropped her off at the orphanage. Miss Hannigan's brother and his sleazy girlfriend pose as Annie's parents to gather the reward that Warbucks has offered to Annie's real parents.