Ann Doran
Known for acting · Born 28 July 1911 · Died 19 September 2000 · aged 89 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
273 credits
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
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
National Velvet
1960
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Dead of Night
1977
Longstreet
1971
Penny Serenade
1941
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
Fear in the Night
1947
Bewitched
1964
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
Shirley
Shirley
1979
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Acting (273)
1986WildcatsMrs. ChathamFilm
1985The Twilight ZoneMrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")Series
1985Hell TownMaudeSeries
1984Highway to HeavenMrs. Bradley · 2 episodesSeries
1984HunterMrs. RawlingSeries
1983The A-TeamNoraSeries
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries
1982Cagney & LaceySeries
1981Simon & SimonSeries
1981All Night LongGrandmother GibbonsFilm
1981First Monday in OctoberStorekeeperFilm
1981All the Way HomeGreat-Aunt SadieFilm
1981Advice to the LovelornAda WellsFilm
1981Crazy TimesMrs. KeaganFilm
1980Magnum, P.I.Sam Hunter's MotherSeries
1979Tales of the UnexpectedMary DeaconSeries
1979Knots LandingMercySeries
1979Shirley · 13 episodesSeries
1978Fantasy IslandEmma Howard, Mrs. Howard (uncredited)Series
1978Little MoAunt GertFilm
1978The RunawaysSeries
1977Dead of NightMrs. McCauleyFilm
1977Eight Is EnoughSeries
1977Flood!Emma FisherFilm
1977We've Got Each OtherSeries
1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionGrandma LundyFilm
1976The Gumball RallyMrs. OntleyFilm
1976The MacahansGrandmaFilm
1975The Family Nobody WantedMrs. KimberlyFilm
1975The Werewolf of WoodstockDoraFilm
1974Little House on the PrairieHelen TylerSeries
1974The Story of Pretty Boy FloydSecretaryFilm
1974Lucas TannerSeries
1974The Last Angry ManNurse WhitbreadFilm
1972M*A*S*HMeg CrattySeries
1972The Streets of San Francisco · 2 episodesSeries
1972Emergency!Mrs. Perigrew · 2 episodes, HannahSeries
1972The RookiesSeries
1972ScarecrowMistress DodgeFilm
1971The Hired HandMrs. SorensonFilm
1971CannonSeries
1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
1971LongstreetMrs. Kingston · 23 episodesSeries
1971The Failing of RaymondBus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)Film
1971The Priest KillerHarriet MilesFilm
1970There Was a Crooked Man...Mrs. LomaxFilm
1970The Odd CoupleLoretta SpoonSeries
1970Weekend of TerrorSister NadineFilm
1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorJean WydellSeries
1969TopazMrs. Forsyth (uncredited)Film
1969The ArrangementHospital Nurse (uncredited)Film
1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...Lee's MotherFilm
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsNurse SternSeries
1968Adam-12Martha, Mrs. KerrySeries
1968Live a Little, Love a LittleLandlady (uncredited)Film
1968The Mod SquadEva StylesSeries
1967Ironside · 2 episodes, Harriet Miles, Marlene WhittakerSeries
1967MannixMrs. MoodySeries
1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
1967The HostageMiss MabryFilm
1967Rosie!Lady on Witness StandFilm
1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!Doris ParkerFilm
1965MirageTenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)Film
1965The Legend of Jesse JamesMrs. James · 34 episodesSeries
1964BewitchedMrs. Raphael · 2 episodesSeries
1964The CarpetbaggersReporter (uncredited)Film
1964Kitten with a WhipMavis VardenFilm
1964The Brass BottleMartha KentonFilm
1964Where Love Has GoneMrs. GeraghtyFilm
1963Petticoat JunctionMrs. Elliott · 2 episodesSeries
1963Captain Newman, M.D.Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)Film
1962The VirginianMinerva Lewis, Maggie Hyeth, Reba, Mrs. Graves, Annie ThomasSeries
1960My Three SonsSeries
1960National VelvetMartha Brown · 58 episodesSeries
1959BonanzaMrs. WalkerSeries
1959WarlockMrs. Richardson (uncredited)Film
1959A Summer PlaceMrs. Talbert (uncredited)Film
1959RawhideMillie DariusSeries
1959The FBI StoryMrs. Ballard (uncredited)Film
1959Cast a Long ShadowMa CalvertFilm
1959Riot in Juvenile PrisonBess MonahanFilm
1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries
1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceMary RoyceFilm
1958The BadlandersStagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)Film
1958The Donna Reed Show · 3 episodesSeries
1958The Female AnimalNurseFilm
1958Day of the BadmanMartha MordiganFilm
1958Step Down to TerrorMrs. DuprezFilm
1958Violent RoadEdith MillerFilm
1958Voice in the MirrorMrs. DevlinFilm
1958Life Begins At 17Virginia PeckFilm
1958Joy RideGrace RennyFilm
1958The Rawhide TrailMrs. CartwrightFilm
1957Perry MasonClaire Durell, Cornelia Slater, Nell WyattSeries
1957Leave It to BeaverAgnes Haskell · 2 episodesSeries
1957Bombers B-52Sylvia Slater (uncredited)Film
1957The Man Who Turned to StoneMrs. FordFilm
1957Shoot-Out at Medicine BendSarah Devlin (uncredited)Film
1957Young and DangerousMrs. Clara ClintonFilm
1957Official DetectiveSeries
1956The Adventures of the Big ManEllenSeries
1955Rebel Without a CauseCarol StarkFilm
1955The Desperate HoursMrs. WallingFilm
1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries
1955Matinee TheaterSeries
1955The MillionaireJane Costello, Mrs. JohnsonSeries
1954Them!Child PsychiatristFilm
1954The High and the MightyClara JosephFilm
1954LassieSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyMrs. Chadwick, Christine Briggs (uncredited)Series
1954Father Knows BestDorothy TylerSeries
1954December BrideSeries
1954Public DefenderSeries
1954The Bob Mathias StoryLillian MathiasFilm
1954City StoryFilm
1954A Fair ChanceHuman resources officerFilm
1954The WhistlerSeries
1953Island in the SkyMoon's Wife (uncredited)Film
1953I Love Lucy: The MovieAudience MemberFilm
1953Letter to LorettaNurse, Ginny Tucker, Mrs. Harrison, Anne Thomas, Felice Badt, Leona GarnerSeries
1953So This Is LoveMrs. MooreFilm
1953The Eddie Cantor StoryLillian EdwardsFilm
1952Adventures of SupermanSeries
1952Four Star PlayhouseWelfare WomanSeries
1952Love Is Better Than EverMrs. LevoyFilm
1952Cavalcade of AmericaMrs. Honeyman, CarolineSeries
1952The Rose Bowl StoryMrs. Addie BurkeFilm
1952OmnibusAngela's MotherSeries
1952The Ford Television TheatreSister Mary Greene, Sue, MarionSeries
1952Here Come the NelsonsClara RandolphFilm
1952PaulaMrs. SmithFilm
1952Chevron TheatreSeries
1951The People Against O'HaraBetty Clark, PolicewomanFilm
1951The Painted HillsMartha BlakeFilm
1951TomahawkMrs. CarringtonFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMarian Griswold Nevins MacDowellSeries
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsAmySeries
1951Her First RomanceFilm
1950The Jack Benny ProgramMotherSeries
1950Gambling HouseDellaFilm
1950Never a Dull MomentJeanFilm
1950Riding HighNurse (uncredited)Film
1950No Sad Songs for MeLouise SpearsFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreRose, HarriettSeries
1950The Gene Autry ShowAunt Lynn, Emma ConnellySeries
1950Lonely Heart BanditsNancy CraneFilm
1949The FountainheadWynand's Secretary (uncredited)Film
1949He Walked by NightDispatcher (uncredited)Film
1949Beyond the ForestEdith WilliamsFilm
1949The Lone RangerSarah YancySeries
1949The AccusedMiss RiceFilm
1949The Clay PigeonNurse (uncredited)Film
1949Calamity Jane and Sam BassMrs. EganFilm
1949One Last FlingVera ThompsonFilm
1949Air HostessVirginia BartonFilm
1949Holiday in HavanaMarge HenleyFilm
1949Rusty Saves a LifeEthel MitchellFilm
1949Rusty's BirthdayEthel MitchellFilm
1949The Kid from ClevelandEmily NovakFilm
1948The Snake PitValerie (uncredited)Film
1948PitfallMaggieFilm
1948The Return of the WhistlerSybilFilm
1948The Walls of JerichoGossip (uncredited)Film
1948No Minor VicesMrs. Faraday (uncredited)Film
1948HazardHospital Nurse (uncredited)Film
1948Sealed VerdictEllie BlaineFilm
1948Rusty Leads the WayEthel MitchellFilm
1948My Dog RustyMrs. Ethel MitchellFilm
1948Reaching from HeavenMartha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)Film
1947My Favorite BrunetteMiss RogersFilm
1947Fear in the NightLil HerlihyFilm
1947Magic TownMrs. WeaverFilm
1947Variety GirlHairdresser (uncredited)Film
1947Seven Were SavedMrs Rollin HartleyFilm
1947The Crimson KeyParis WoodFilm
1947Road to the Big HouseAgnes ClarkFilm
1947Second ChanceDoris GreeneFilm
1947For the Love of RustyEthel MitchellFilm
1947The Son of RustyMrs. Ethel MitchellFilm
1946The Strange Love of Martha IversBobbi St. JohnFilm
1945Pride of the MarinesElla Mae MerchantFilm
1945Roughly SpeakingAlice AbbottFilm
1944Mr. SkeffingtonMaria (uncredited)Film
1944The Story of Dr. WassellPraying Woman (uncredited)Film
1944Here Come the WavesRuthFilm
1944I Love a SoldierJenny ButlerFilm
1944Henry Aldrich's Little SecretHelen MartinFilm
1943The More the MerrierMiss Bilby (uncredited)Film
1943Air ForceMrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)Film
1943Old AcquaintanceMusic Store Saleslady (uncredited)Film
1943So Proudly We HailLt. Betty PetersonFilm
1943The Hard WayDorshka (Uncredited)Film
1943Slightly DangerousSalesgirl (uncredited)Film
1943Gildersleeve on BroadwayMatilda BrownFilm
1943True to LifeRadio Kitty (uncredited)Film
1942Yankee Doodle DandyReceptionist (uncredited)Film
1942My Sister EileenReceptionist (uncredited)Film
1942Street of ChanceMiss PeabodyFilm
1942Blue, White and PerfectMiss HoffmanFilm
1942They All Kissed the BrideHelena, the MaidFilm
1942Mr. Wise GuyDorothy MeltonFilm
1942Beyond the Blue HorizonMargaret Chase (uncredited)Film
1942Smith of Minnesota(uncredited)Film
1941Meet John DoeMrs. Hansen (uncredited)Film
1941Penny SerenadeDottyFilm
1941Dive BomberJoe's Blind Date (uncredited)Film
1941Sun Valley SerenadeWaitress (uncredited)Film
1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse MysterySheila CobbFilm
1941Criminals WithinLindaFilm
1941New York TownDemonstrator in Store (uncredited)Film
1941The Kid from KansasJulie 'Smitty' SmithFilm
1940His Girl FridayNewspaper Office Worker (uncredited)Film
1940The Green HornetJosephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)Film
1940Untamed1st Nurse (uncredited)Film
1940Girls of the RoadJerryFilm
1940Five Little Peppers at HomeNurseFilm
1940Glamour for SaleMyrtle (uncredited)Film
1940Her First RomanceStudent (uncredited)Film
1940South of the BoudoirMrs. Charley ChaseFilm
1940Manhattan HeartbeatShop Girl's FriendFilm
1940Cold TurkeyMrs. LangdonFilm
1940Blondes and BlundersLillie CatlettFilm
1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonPaine's Secretary (uncredited)Film
1939The Man They Could Not HangBetty CrawfordFilm
1939Three Sappy PeopleThe Countess (uncredited)Film
1939Blind AlleyAgnesFilm
1939Let Us LiveSecretary Juror (uncredited)Film
1939Good Girls Go to ParisBridesmaid (uncredited)Film
1939Coast GuardNurse (uncredited)Film
1939Homicide BureauNurseFilm
1939Flying G-MenHamilton's SecretaryFilm
1939The Chump Takes a BumpMinnie ChaseFilm
1939Rattling RomeoJudyFilm
1939A Woman is the JudgeLuella (uncredited)Film
1939Skinny the MoocherAnnFilm
1938You Can't Take It with YouMaggie O'NeillFilm
1938HolidayKitchen Maid (uncredited)Film
1938BlondieElsie HazlipFilm
1938The Lady ObjectsMiss HollinsFilm
1938Start CheeringGreen's SecretaryFilm
1938Time Out for TroubleMaisieFilm
1938Rio GrandeJean AndrewsFilm
1938Smashing the Spy RingMadelon MartinFilm
1938Many Sappy ReturnsMaryFilm
1938Women in PrisonMaggieFilm
1938The Spider's WebMason's SecretaryFilm
1938The Mind NeederMrs. ChaseFilm
1938City StreetsNurse (uncredited)Film
1938ExtortionMargie BlakeFilm
1938A Doggone MixupMrs. LangdonFilm
1938Sue My LawyerAnita BurtonFilm
1938Highway PatrolEstelleFilm
1938Pie a la MaidMaryFilm
1938Halfway to HollywoodMrs. KennedyFilm
1937Nothing SacredTelephone Girl (uncredited)Film
1937Stella DallasUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)Film
1937Girls Can PlayAlice, Brophy's secretaryFilm
1937Devil's PlaygroundBit PartFilm
1937It's All YoursStewardess (uncredited)Film
1937The Go-GetterMaizie, the Maid (uncredited)Film
1937I'll Take RomanceMinor RoleFilm
1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownGirl on Bus (uncredited)Film
1936Let's Sing AgainAlice AlbaFilm
1936The Man Who Lived TwiceNurse Cameron (uncredited)Film
1936Ring Around the MoonKay DuncanFilm
1936Red Lights AheadMary WallaceFilm
1936Missing GirlsAnn JasonFilm
1936The Little Red SchoolhouseMary BurkeFilm
1936Palm SpringsSchool GirlFilm
1935Way Down EastRosieFilm
1935Bad BoyTelegraph ClerkFilm
1935Mary Burns, FugitiveReporterFilm
1934One Exciting AdventureGirlFilm