Ann Doran
Known for Acting · 270 credits
- Born
- 1911-07-28
- Died
- 2000-09-19
- Place of birth
- Amarillo, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Ann Lee Doran
Biography
Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark (James Dean) in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund for 30 years.
Known For
TV Shows (67)
Perry Mason
1957
as Claire Durell / Cornelia Slater / Nell Wyatt
Bonanza
1959
as Mrs. Walker
Lassie
1954
Bewitched
1964
as Mrs. Raphael
The A-Team
1983
as Nora
M*A*S*H
1972
as Meg Cratty
Knots Landing
1979
as Mercy
Ironside
1967
as Harriet Miles / Marlene Whittaker
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Sam Hunter's Mother
Mannix
1967
as Mrs. Moody
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Helen Tyler
Adam-12
1968
as Martha / Mrs. Kerry
The Virginian
1962
as Minerva Lewis / Maggie Hyeth / Reba / Mrs. Graves / Annie Thomas
Matinee Theater
1955
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Mrs. Elliott
Simon & Simon
1981
My Three Sons
1960
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Agnes Haskell
Cannon
1971
Emergency!
1972
Rawhide
1959
as Millie Darius
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
Hunter
1984
as Mrs. Rawling
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Mrs. Bradley
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Welfare Woman
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Mary Deacon
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Fantasy Island
1978
as Emma Howard / Mrs. Howard (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Sarah Yancy
The Rookies
1972
Omnibus
1952
as Angela's Mother
The Odd Couple
1970
as Loretta Spoon
Father Knows Best
1954
as Dorothy Tyler
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Eight Is Enough
1977
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Sister Mary Greene / Sue / Marion
The Millionaire
1955
as Jane Costello / Mrs. Johnson
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Mother
Adventures of Superman
1952
The Mod Squad
1968
as Eva Styles
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Public Defender
1954
December Bride
1954
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Rose / Harriett
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Honeyman / Caroline
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mrs. Chadwick / Christine Briggs (uncredited)
National Velvet
1960
as Martha Brown
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Nurse / Ginny Tucker / Mrs. Harrison / Anne Thomas / Felice Badt / Leona Garner
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Mrs. James
Chevron Theatre
1952
The Whistler
1954
Official Detective
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell
Hell Town
1985
as Maude
Longstreet
1971
as Mrs. Kingston
Movies (203)
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Carol Stark
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
A Summer Place
1959
as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
Them!
1954
as Child Psychiatrist
Topaz
1969
as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
Mirage
1965
as Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
Wildcats
1986
as Mrs. Chatham
The Go-Getter
1937
as Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)
Warlock
1959
as Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Maria (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Maggie O'Neill
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Clara Joseph
Paula
1952
as Mrs. Smith
Tomahawk
1951
as Mrs. Carrington
Start Cheering
1938
as Green's Secretary
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Mrs. Lomax
The Fountainhead
1949
as Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)
The Badlanders
1958
as Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as Bobbi St. John
The Gumball Rally
1976
as Mrs. Ontley
Meet John Doe
1941
as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
Holiday
1938
as Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Blondie
1938
as Elsie Hazlip
Dive Bomber
1941
as Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)
Flood!
1977
as Emma Fisher
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Praying Woman (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
1943
as Miss Bilby (uncredited)
The Macahans
1976
as Grandma
Rosie!
1967
as Lady on Witness Stand
The Arrangement
1969
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The Accused
1949
as Miss Rice
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Receptionist (uncredited)
The Hostage
1967
as Miss Mabry
Women in Prison
1938
as Maggie
Variety Girl
1947
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
The FBI Story
1959
as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
Pitfall
1948
as Maggie
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Jean
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Telephone Girl (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Mrs. Walling
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Priest Killer
1971
as Harriet Miles
Gambling House
1950
as Della
Bad Boy
1935
as Telegraph Clerk
Extortion
1938
as Margie Blake
Little Mo
1978
as Aunt Gert
Stella Dallas
1937
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Hired Hand
1971
as Mrs. Sorenson
He Walked by Night
1949
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
1953
as Moon's Wife (uncredited)
All Night Long
1981
as Grandmother Gibbons
City Streets
1938
as Nurse (uncredited)
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
as Clara Randolph
Magic Town
1947
as Mrs. Weaver
Roughly Speaking
1945
as Alice Abbott
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)
Untamed
1940
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
Penny Serenade
1941
as Dotty 'Dot'
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Helena, the Maid
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Sheila Cobb
Riding High
1950
as Nurse (uncredited)
Dead of Night
1977
as Mrs. McCauley
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Waitress (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
as Betty Crawford
Homicide Bureau
1939
as Nurse
The Snake Pit
1948
as Valerie (uncredited)
Beyond the Forest
1949
as Edith Williams
Bombers B-52
1957
as Sylvia Slater (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Lt. Betty Peterson
Way Down East
1935
as Rosie
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Salesgirl (uncredited)
Rattling Romeo
1939
as Judy
Air Force
1943
as Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
as Ma Calvert
Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Maisie
Air Hostess
1949
as Virginia Barton
Kitten with a Whip
1964
as Mavis Varden
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Ada Wells
Scarecrow
1972
as Mistress Dodge
Reaching from Heaven
1948
as Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Miss Rogers
The Bob Mathias Story
1954
as Lillian Mathias
The Hard Way
1943
as Dorshka (Uncredited)
Fear in the Night
1947
as Lil Herlihy
Day of the Badman
1958
as Martha Mordigan
The Green Hornet
1940
as Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Sarah Devlin (uncredited)
Missing Girls
1936
as Ann Jason
Blind Alley
1939
as Agnes
Violent Road
1958
as Edith Miller
Girls of the Road
1940
as Jerry
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
as Dorothy Melton
The Rawhide Trail
1958
as Mrs. Cartwright
South of the Boudoir
1940
as Mrs. Charley Chase
Coast Guard
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Crazy Times
1981
as Mrs. Keagan
Step Down to Terror
1958
as Mrs. Duprez
New York Town
1941
as Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)
So This Is Love
1953
as Mrs. Moore
First Monday in October
1981
as Storekeeper
Sealed Verdict
1948
as Ellie Blaine
True to Life
1943
as Radio Kitty (uncredited)
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as Doris Parker
I Love a Soldier
1944
as Jenny Butler
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949
as Mrs. Egan
Weekend of Terror
1970
as Sister Nadine
The Return of the Whistler
1948
as Sybil
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Louise Spears
The Female Animal
1958
as Nurse
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
as Mary Royce
One Exciting Adventure
1934
as Girl
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Margaret Chase (uncredited)
Street of Chance
1942
as Miss Peabody
Devil's Playground
1937
as Bit Part
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Mrs. Levoy
Where Love Has Gone
1964
as Mrs. Geraghty
About Ann Doran
Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark (James Dean) in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund for 30 years. With 270 credits spanning from 1934 to 1986, Ann Doran has appeared in 203 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ann Doran Movies
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Carol Stark
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
- His Girl Friday (1940) — as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
- A Summer Place (1959) — as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
- Them! (1954) — as Child Psychiatrist
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