Ann Doran

Acting

Ann Doran

Born July 28, 1911Amarillo, Texas, USA269 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

Wildcats
6.2

Wildcats

Movie

1986

The Twilight Zone
7.8

The Twilight Zone

TV

1985

Hell Town
5.0

Hell Town

TV

1985

Highway to Heaven
7.4

Highway to Heaven

TV

1984

Hunter
7.1

Hunter

TV

1984

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
6.5

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV

1983

Filmography

Wildcats
1986Wildcatsas Mrs. ChathamMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")TV
Hell Town
1985Hell Townas MaudeTV
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to Heavenas Mrs. BradleyTV
Hunter
1984Hunteras Mrs. RawlingTV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas NoraTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & LaceyTV
All the Way Home
1981All the Way Homeas Great-Aunt SadieMovie
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981Advice to the Lovelornas Ada WellsMovie
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
First Monday in October
1981First Monday in Octoberas StorekeeperMovie
Crazy Times
1981Crazy Timesas Mrs. KeaganMovie
All Night Long
1981All Night Longas Grandmother GibbonsMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Sam Hunter's MotherTV
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas MercyTV
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1979ShirleyTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Mary DeaconTV
Little Mo
1978Little Moas Aunt GertMovie
The Runaways
1978The RunawaysTV
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Islandas Emma HowardTV
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallionas Grandma LundyMovie
We've Got Each Other
1977We've Got Each OtherTV
Flood!
1977Flood!as Emma FisherMovie
Dead of Night
1977Dead of Nightas Mrs. McCauleyMovie
Eight Is Enough
1977Eight Is EnoughTV
The Gumball Rally
1976The Gumball Rallyas Mrs. OntleyMovie
The Macahans
1976The Macahansas GrandmaMovie
The Family Nobody Wanted
1975The Family Nobody Wantedas Mrs. KimberlyMovie
The Werewolf of Woodstock
1975The Werewolf of Woodstockas DoraMovie
Little House on the Prairie
1974Little House on the Prairieas Helen TylerTV
Lucas Tanner
1974Lucas TannerTV
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
1974The Story of Pretty Boy Floydas SecretaryMovie
The Last Angry Man
1974The Last Angry Manas Nurse WhitbreadMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has Meg CrattyTV
The Rookies
1972The RookiesTV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!TV
Scarecrow
1972Scarecrowas Mistress DodgeMovie
The Failing of Raymond
1971The Failing of Raymondas Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)Movie
Longstreet
1971Longstreetas Mrs. KingstonTV
The Priest Killer
1971The Priest Killeras Harriet MilesMovie
Cannon
1971CannonTV
The Hired Hand
1971The Hired Handas Mrs. SorensonMovie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV
Weekend of Terror
1970Weekend of Terroras Sister NadineMovie
The Odd Couple
1970The Odd Coupleas Loretta SpoonTV
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970There Was a Crooked Man...as Mrs. LomaxMovie
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970The Bold Ones: The Senatoras Jean WydellTV
Topaz
1969Topazas Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)Movie
The Arrangement
1969The Arrangementas Hospital Nurse (uncredited)Movie
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...as Lee's MotherMovie
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968Live a Little, Love a Littleas Landlady (uncredited)Movie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod Squadas Eva StylesTV
Adam-12
1968Adam-12as MarthaTV
Rosie!
1967Rosie!as Lady on Witness StandMovie
The Hostage
1967The Hostageas Miss MabryMovie
Mannix
1967Mannixas Mrs. MoodyTV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Guns of Will SonnettTV
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!as Doris ParkerMovie
Mirage
1965Mirageas Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)Movie
The Legend of Jesse James
1965The Legend of Jesse Jamesas Mrs. JamesTV
Kitten with a Whip
1964Kitten with a Whipas Mavis VardenMovie
Where Love Has Gone
1964Where Love Has Goneas Mrs. GeraghtyMovie
Bewitched
1964Bewitchedas Mrs. RaphaelTV
The Brass Bottle
1964The Brass Bottleas Martha KentonMovie
The Carpetbaggers
1964The Carpetbaggersas Reporter (uncredited)Movie
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963Captain Newman, M.D.as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)Movie
Petticoat Junction
1963Petticoat Junctionas Mrs. ElliottTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Minerva LewisTV
My Three Sons
1960My Three SonsTV
National Velvet
1960National Velvetas Martha BrownTV
A Summer Place
1959A Summer Placeas Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)Movie
Bourbon Street Beat
1959Bourbon Street BeatTV
The FBI Story
1959The FBI Storyas Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)Movie
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Mrs. WalkerTV
Cast a Long Shadow
1959Cast a Long Shadowas Ma CalvertMovie
Warlock
1959Warlockas Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)Movie
Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959Riot in Juvenile Prisonas Bess MonahanMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Millie DariusTV
Joy Ride
1958Joy Rideas Grace RennyMovie
The Donna Reed Show
1958The Donna Reed ShowTV
The Badlanders
1958The Badlandersas Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)Movie
Step Down to Terror
1958Step Down to Terroras Mrs. DuprezMovie
Voice in the Mirror
1958Voice in the Mirroras Mrs. DevlinMovie
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958It! The Terror from Beyond Spaceas Mary RoyceMovie
Life Begins At 17
1958Life Begins At 17as Virginia PeckMovie
Violent Road
1958Violent Roadas Edith MillerMovie
Day of the Badman
1958Day of the Badmanas Martha MordiganMovie
The Rawhide Trail
1958The Rawhide Trailas Mrs. CartwrightMovie
The Female Animal
1958The Female Animalas NurseMovie
Bombers B-52
1957Bombers B-52as Sylvia Slater (uncredited)Movie
Young and Dangerous
1957Young and Dangerousas Mrs. Clara ClintonMovie
Leave It to Beaver
1957Leave It to Beaveras Agnes HaskellTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Claire DurellTV
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957Shoot-Out At Medicine Bendas Sarah Devlin (uncredited)Movie
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957The Man Who Turned to Stoneas Mrs. FordMovie
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1957Official DetectiveTV
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1956The Adventures of the Big Manas EllenTV
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
Rebel Without a Cause
1955Rebel Without a Causeas Carol StarkMovie
The Desperate Hours
1955The Desperate Hoursas Mrs. WallingMovie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox HourTV
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaireas Jane CostelloTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Mrs. ChadwickTV
The Bob Mathias Story
1954The Bob Mathias Storyas Lillian MathiasMovie
December Bride
1954December BrideTV
Father Knows Best
1954Father Knows Bestas Dorothy TylerTV
Lassie
1954LassieTV
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1954The WhistlerTV
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1954A Fair Chanceas Human resources officerMovie
The High and the Mighty
1954The High and the Mightyas Clara JosephMovie
Them!
1954Them!as Child PsychiatristMovie
C
1954City StoryMovie
Public Defender
1954Public DefenderTV
The Eddie Cantor Story
1953The Eddie Cantor Storyas Lillian EdwardsMovie
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Lorettaas NurseTV
Island in the Sky
1953Island in the Skyas Moon's Wife (uncredited)Movie
So This Is Love
1953So This Is Loveas Mrs. MooreMovie
Omnibus
1952Omnibusas Angela's MotherTV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952The Ford Television Theatreas Sister Mary GreeneTV
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Mrs. HoneymanTV
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1952Four Star Playhouseas Welfare WomanTV
Adventures of Superman
1952Adventures of SupermanTV
The Rose Bowl Story
1952The Rose Bowl Storyas Mrs. Addie BurkeMovie
Paula
1952Paulaas Mrs. SmithMovie
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952Love Is Better Than Everas Mrs. LevoyMovie
Here Come the Nelsons
1952Here Come the Nelsonsas Clara RandolphMovie
C
1952Chevron TheatreTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowellTV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas AmyTV
The People Against O'Hara
1951The People Against O'Haraas Betty Clark, PolicewomanMovie
The Painted Hills
1951The Painted Hillsas Martha BlakeMovie
Her First Romance
1951Her First RomanceMovie
Tomahawk
1951Tomahawkas Mrs. CarringtonMovie
Gambling House
1950Gambling Houseas DellaMovie
The Jack Benny Program
1950The Jack Benny Programas MotherTV
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1950Lux Video Theatreas RoseTV
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950Lonely Heart Banditsas Nancy CraneMovie
Never a Dull Moment
1950Never a Dull Momentas JeanMovie
No Sad Songs for Me
1950No Sad Songs for Meas Louise SpearsMovie
Riding High
1950Riding Highas Nurse (uncredited)Movie
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1949Rusty's Birthdayas Ethel MitchellMovie
Beyond the Forest
1949Beyond the Forestas Edith WilliamsMovie
Holiday in Havana
1949Holiday in Havanaas Marge HenleyMovie
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949Calamity Jane and Sam Bassas Mrs. EganMovie
The Lone Ranger
1949The Lone Rangeras Sarah YancyTV
The Kid from Cleveland
1949The Kid from Clevelandas Emily NovakMovie
Air Hostess
1949Air Hostessas Virginia BartonMovie
One Last Fling
1949One Last Flingas Vera ThompsonMovie
The Fountainhead
1949The Fountainheadas Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)Movie
The Clay Pigeon
1949The Clay Pigeonas Nurse (uncredited)Movie
He Walked by Night
1949He Walked by Nightas Dispatcher (uncredited)Movie
Rusty Saves a Life
1949Rusty Saves a Lifeas Ethel MitchellMovie
The Accused
1949The Accusedas Miss RiceMovie
The Walls of Jericho
1948The Walls of Jerichoas Gossip (uncredited)Movie
No Minor Vices
1948No Minor Vicesas Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)Movie
Sealed Verdict
1948Sealed Verdictas Ellie BlaineMovie
The Snake Pit
1948The Snake Pitas Valerie (uncredited)Movie
Rusty Leads the Way
1948Rusty Leads the Wayas Ethel MitchellMovie
Pitfall
1948Pitfallas MaggieMovie
Hazard
1948Hazardas Hospital Nurse (uncredited)Movie
My Dog Rusty
1948My Dog Rustyas Mrs. Ethel MitchellMovie
The Return of the Whistler
1948The Return of the Whistleras SybilMovie
Reaching from Heaven
1948Reaching from Heavenas Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)Movie
Road to the Big House
1947Road to the Big Houseas Agnes ClarkMovie
Magic Town
1947Magic Townas Mrs. WeaverMovie
Variety Girl
1947Variety Girlas Hairdresser (uncredited)Movie
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1947The Son of Rustyas Mrs. Ethel MitchellMovie
Second Chance
1947Second Chanceas Doris GreeneMovie
The Crimson Key
1947The Crimson Keyas Paris WoodMovie
For the Love of Rusty
1947For the Love of Rustyas Ethel MitchellMovie
Fear in the Night
1947Fear in the Nightas Lil HerlihyMovie
Seven Were Saved
1947Seven Were Savedas Mrs Rollin HartleyMovie
My Favorite Brunette
1947My Favorite Brunetteas Miss RogersMovie
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946The Strange Love of Martha Iversas Bobbi St. JohnMovie
Pride of the Marines
1945Pride of the Marinesas Ella Mae MerchantMovie
Roughly Speaking
1945Roughly Speakingas Alice AbbottMovie
Here Come the Waves
1944Here Come the Wavesas RuthMovie
I Love a Soldier
1944I Love a Soldieras Jenny ButlerMovie
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944The Story of Dr. Wassellas Praying Woman (uncredited)Movie
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944Henry Aldrich's Little Secretas Helen MartinMovie
Mr. Skeffington
1944Mr. Skeffingtonas Maria (uncredited)Movie
True to Life
1943True to Lifeas Radio Kitty (uncredited)Movie
Old Acquaintance
1943Old Acquaintanceas Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)Movie
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943Gildersleeve on Broadwayas Matilda BrownMovie
So Proudly We Hail
1943So Proudly We Hailas Lt. Betty PetersonMovie
The More the Merrier
1943The More the Merrieras Miss Bilby (uncredited)Movie
Slightly Dangerous
1943Slightly Dangerousas Salesgirl (uncredited)Movie
Air Force
1943Air Forceas Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)Movie
The Hard Way
1943The Hard Wayas Dorshka (Uncredited)Movie
Smith of Minnesota
1942Smith of Minnesotaas (uncredited)Movie
Street of Chance
1942Street of Chanceas Miss PeabodyMovie
My Sister Eileen
1942My Sister Eileenas Receptionist (uncredited)Movie
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942Beyond the Blue Horizonas Margaret Chase (uncredited)Movie
They All Kissed the Bride
1942They All Kissed the Brideas Helena, the MaidMovie
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942Yankee Doodle Dandyas Receptionist (uncredited)Movie
Mr. Wise Guy
1942Mr. Wise Guyas Dorothy MeltonMovie
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942Blue, White, and Perfectas Miss HoffmanMovie
New York Town
1941New York Townas Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)Movie
The Kid from Kansas
1941The Kid from Kansasas Julie 'Smitty' SmithMovie
Dive Bomber
1941Dive Bomberas Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)Movie
Sun Valley Serenade
1941Sun Valley Serenadeas Waitress (uncredited)Movie
Criminals Within
1941Criminals Withinas LindaMovie
Penny Serenade
1941Penny Serenadeas Dotty 'Dot'Movie
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mysteryas Sheila CobbMovie
Meet John Doe
1941Meet John Doeas Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)Movie
Her First Romance
1940Her First Romanceas Student (uncredited)Movie
Blondes and Blunders
1940Blondes and Blundersas Lillie CatlettMovie
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1940Cold Turkeyas Mrs. LangdonMovie
Glamour for Sale
1940Glamour for Saleas Myrtle (uncredited)Movie
Girls of the Road
1940Girls of the Roadas JerryMovie
Untamed
1940Untamedas 1st Nurse (uncredited)Movie
Manhattan Heartbeat
1940Manhattan Heartbeatas Shop Girl's FriendMovie
South of the Boudoir
1940South of the Boudoiras Mrs. Charley ChaseMovie
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940Five Little Peppers at Homeas NurseMovie
His Girl Friday
1940His Girl Fridayas Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)Movie
The Green Hornet
1940The Green Hornetas Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)Movie
Three Sappy People
1939Three Sappy Peopleas The Countess (uncredited)Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Paine's Secretary (uncredited)Movie
A Woman is the Judge
1939A Woman is the Judgeas Luella (uncredited)Movie
Skinny the Moocher
1939Skinny the Moocheras AnnMovie
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939The Man They Could Not Hangas Betty CrawfordMovie
Coast Guard
1939Coast Guardas Nurse (uncredited)Movie
Rattling Romeo
1939Rattling Romeoas JudyMovie
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939Good Girls Go to Parisas Bridesmaid (uncredited)Movie
Blind Alley
1939Blind Alleyas AgnesMovie
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939The Chump Takes a Bumpas Minnie ChaseMovie
Let Us Live
1939Let Us Liveas Secretary Juror (uncredited)Movie
Flying G-Men
1939Flying G-Menas Hamilton's SecretaryMovie
Homicide Bureau
1939Homicide Bureauas NurseMovie
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938Smashing the Spy Ringas Madelon MartinMovie
Pie a la Maid
1938Pie a la Maidas MaryMovie
Rio Grande
1938Rio Grandeas Jean AndrewsMovie
A Doggone Mixup
1938A Doggone Mixupas Mrs. LangdonMovie
Blondie
1938Blondieas Elsie HazlipMovie
The Spider's Web
1938The Spider's Webas Mason's SecretaryMovie
The Lady Objects
1938The Lady Objectsas Miss HollinsMovie
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1938Sue My Lawyeras Anita BurtonMovie
You Can't Take It with You
1938You Can't Take It with Youas Maggie O'NeillMovie
Many Sappy Returns
1938Many Sappy Returnsas MaryMovie
City Streets
1938City Streetsas Nurse (uncredited)Movie
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1938Highway Patrolas EstelleMovie
Holiday
1938Holidayas Kitchen Maid (uncredited)Movie
Extortion
1938Extortionas Margie BlakeMovie
The Mind Needer
1938The Mind Neederas Mrs. ChaseMovie
Time Out for Trouble
1938Time Out for Troubleas MaisieMovie
Start Cheering
1938Start Cheeringas Green's SecretaryMovie
Women in Prison
1938Women in Prisonas MaggieMovie
Nothing Sacred
1937Nothing Sacredas Telephone Girl (uncredited)Movie
I'll Take Romance
1937I'll Take Romanceas Minor RoleMovie
It's All Yours
1937It's All Yoursas Stewardess (uncredited)Movie
Stella Dallas
1937Stella Dallasas Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)Movie
Girls Can Play
1937Girls Can Playas Alice, Brophy's secretaryMovie
The Go-Getter
1937The Go-Getteras Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)Movie
Devil's Playground
1937Devil's Playgroundas Bit PartMovie
Red Lights Ahead
1936Red Lights Aheadas Mary WallaceMovie
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936The Man Who Lived Twiceas Nurse Cameron (uncredited)Movie
Missing Girls
1936Missing Girlsas Ann JasonMovie
Palm Springs
1936Palm Springsas School GirlMovie
Let's Sing Again
1936Let's Sing Againas Alice AlbaMovie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Townas Girl on Bus (uncredited)Movie
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936The Little Red Schoolhouseas Mary BurkeMovie
Ring Around the Moon
1936Ring Around the Moonas Kay DuncanMovie
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935Mary Burns, Fugitiveas ReporterMovie
Way Down East
1935Way Down Eastas RosieMovie
Bad Boy
1935Bad Boyas Telegraph ClerkMovie
One Exciting Adventure
1934One Exciting Adventureas GirlMovie