Ann Doran
Acting
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
Acting272
movieWildcats
1986
Mrs. Chatham
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
tvHell Town
1985
Maude
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
Mrs. Bradley
tvHunter
1984
Mrs. Rawling
tvThe A-Team
1983
Nora
movieAll the Way Home
1981
Great-Aunt Sadie
movieAdvice to the Lovelorn
1981
Ada Wells
movieFirst Monday in October
1981
Storekeeper
movieCrazy Times
1981
Mrs. Keagan
movieAll Night Long
1981
Grandmother Gibbons
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Sam Hunter's Mother
tvKnots Landing
1979
Mercy
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Mary Deacon
movieLittle Mo
1978
Aunt Gert
tvFantasy Island
1978
Emma Howard / Mrs. Howard (uncredited)
moviePeter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
1977
Grandma Lundy
movieFlood!
1977
Emma Fisher
movieDead of Night
1977
Mrs. McCauley
movieThe Gumball Rally
1976
Mrs. Ontley
movieThe Macahans
1976
Grandma
movieThe Family Nobody Wanted
1975
Mrs. Kimberly
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Helen Tyler
movieThe Last Angry Man
1974
Nurse Whitbread
tvM*A*S*H
1972
Meg Cratty
movieScarecrow
1972
Mistress Dodge
movieThe Failing of Raymond
1971
Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
tvLongstreet
1971
Mrs. Kingston
movieThe Priest Killer
1971
Harriet Miles
movieThe Hired Hand
1971
Mrs. Sorenson
movieWeekend of Terror
1970
Sister Nadine
tvThe Odd Couple
1970
Loretta Spoon
movieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970
Mrs. Lomax
tvThe Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
Jean Wydell
movieTopaz
1969
Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
movieThe Arrangement
1969
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
movieOnce You Kiss a Stranger...
1969
Lee's Mother
movieLive a Little, Love a Little
1968
Landlady (uncredited)
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
Eva Styles
tvAdam-12
1968
Martha / Mrs. Kerry
movieRosie!
1967
Lady on Witness Stand
movieThe Hostage
1967
Miss Mabry
tvMannix
1967
Mrs. Moody
tvIronside
1967
Harriet Miles / Marlene Whittaker
movieNot With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
Doris Parker
movieMirage
1965
Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
tvThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
Mrs. James
movieKitten with a Whip
1964
Mavis Varden
movieWhere Love Has Gone
1964
Mrs. Geraghty
tvBewitched
1964
Mrs. Raphael
movieThe Brass Bottle
1964
Martha Kenton
movieThe Carpetbaggers
1964
Reporter (uncredited)
movieCaptain Newman, M.D.
1963
Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
Mrs. Elliott
tvThe Virginian
1962
Minerva Lewis / Maggie Hyeth / Reba / Mrs. Graves / Annie Thomas
tvNational Velvet
1960
Martha Brown
movieA Summer Place
1959
Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
movieThe FBI Story
1959
Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
tvBonanza
1959
Mrs. Walker
movieCast a Long Shadow
1959
Ma Calvert
movieWarlock
1959
Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)
movieRiot in Juvenile Prison
1959
Bess Monahan
tvRawhide
1959
Millie Darius
movieJoy Ride
1958
Grace Renny
movieThe Badlanders
1958
Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
movieStep Down to Terror
1958
Mrs. Duprez
movieVoice in the Mirror
1958
Mrs. Devlin
movieLife Begins At 17
1958
Virginia Peck
movieViolent Road
1958
Edith Miller
movieDay of the Badman
1958
Martha Mordigan
movieThe Rawhide Trail
1958
Mrs. Cartwright
movieBombers B-52
1957
Sylvia Slater (uncredited)
movieYoung and Dangerous
1957
Mrs. Clara Clinton
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
Agnes Haskell
tvPerry Mason
1957
Claire Durell / Cornelia Slater / Nell Wyatt
movieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
Sarah Devlin (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
Mrs. Ford
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955
Carol Stark
movieThe Desperate Hours
1955
Mrs. Walling
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Jane Costello / Mrs. Johnson
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Mrs. Chadwick / Christine Briggs (uncredited)
movieThe Bob Mathias Story
1954
Lillian Mathias
tvFather Knows Best
1954
Dorothy Tyler
A Fair Chance
1954
Human resources officer
movieThe High and the Mighty
1954
Clara Joseph
movieThem!
1954
Child Psychiatrist
movieThe Eddie Cantor Story
1953
Lillian Edwards
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Nurse / Ginny Tucker / Mrs. Harrison / Anne Thomas / Felice Badt / Leona Garner
movieIsland in the Sky
1953
Moon's Wife (uncredited)
movieSo This Is Love
1953
Mrs. Moore
movieI Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
Audience Member
tvOmnibus
1952
Angela's Mother
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Sister Mary Greene / Sue / Marion
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Mrs. Honeyman / Caroline
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Welfare Woman
movieThe Rose Bowl Story
1952
Mrs. Addie Burke
moviePaula
1952
Mrs. Smith
movieLove Is Better Than Ever
1952
Mrs. Levoy
movieHere Come the Nelsons
1952
Clara Randolph
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell
movieThe People Against O'Hara
1951
Betty Clark, Policewoman
movieThe Painted Hills
1951
Martha Blake
movieTomahawk
1951
Mrs. Carrington
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Rose / Harriett
movieLonely Heart Bandits
1950
Nancy Crane
tvThe Gene Autry Show
1950
Aunt Lynn / Emma Connelly
movieNo Sad Songs for Me
1950
Louise Spears
movieRiding High
1950
Nurse (uncredited)
Rusty's Birthday
1949
Ethel Mitchell
movieBeyond the Forest
1949
Edith Williams
movieHoliday in Havana
1949
Marge Henley
movieCalamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949
Mrs. Egan
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
Sarah Yancy
movieThe Kid from Cleveland
1949
Emily Novak
movieAir Hostess
1949
Virginia Barton
movieOne Last Fling
1949
Vera Thompson
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)
movieThe Clay Pigeon
1949
Nurse (uncredited)
movieHe Walked by Night
1949
Dispatcher (uncredited)
movieRusty Saves a Life
1949
Ethel Mitchell
movieThe Accused
1949
Miss Rice
movieThe Walls of Jericho
1948
Gossip (uncredited)
movieNo Minor Vices
1948
Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)
movieSealed Verdict
1948
Ellie Blaine
movieThe Snake Pit
1948
Valerie (uncredited)
movieRusty Leads the Way
1948
Ethel Mitchell
moviePitfall
1948
Maggie
movieHazard
1948
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
movieMy Dog Rusty
1948
Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
movieReaching from Heaven
1948
Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
movieRoad to the Big House
1947
Agnes Clark
movieMagic Town
1947
Mrs. Weaver
movieVariety Girl
1947
Hairdresser (uncredited)
The Son of Rusty
1947
Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
movieSecond Chance
1947
Doris Greene
movieThe Crimson Key
1947
Paris Wood
movieFor the Love of Rusty
1947
Ethel Mitchell
movieFear in the Night
1947
Lil Herlihy
movieSeven Were Saved
1947
Mrs Rollin Hartley
movieMy Favorite Brunette
1947
Miss Rogers
movieThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Bobbi St. John
moviePride of the Marines
1945
Ella Mae Merchant
movieRoughly Speaking
1945
Alice Abbott
movieI Love a Soldier
1944
Jenny Butler
movieThe Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
Praying Woman (uncredited)
movieHenry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
Helen Martin
movieMr. Skeffington
1944
Maria (uncredited)
movieTrue to Life
1943
Radio Kitty (uncredited)
movieOld Acquaintance
1943
Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)
movieGildersleeve on Broadway
1943
Matilda Brown
movieSo Proudly We Hail
1943
Lt. Betty Peterson
movieThe More the Merrier
1943
Miss Bilby (uncredited)
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
Salesgirl (uncredited)
movieAir Force
1943
Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
movieThe Hard Way
1943
Dorshka (Uncredited)
movieSmith of Minnesota
1942
(uncredited)
movieStreet of Chance
1942
Miss Peabody
movieMy Sister Eileen
1942
Receptionist (uncredited)
movieBeyond the Blue Horizon
1942
Margaret Chase (uncredited)
movieThey All Kissed the Bride
1942
Helena, the Maid
movieYankee Doodle Dandy
1942
Receptionist (uncredited)
movieMr. Wise Guy
1942
Dorothy Melton
movieBlue, White and Perfect
1942
Miss Hoffman
movieNew York Town
1941
Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)
movieThe Kid from Kansas
1941
Julie 'Smitty' Smith
movieDive Bomber
1941
Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)
movieSun Valley Serenade
1941
Waitress (uncredited)
movieEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
Sheila Cobb
movieMeet John Doe
1941
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
movieHer First Romance
1940
Student (uncredited)
movieBlondes and Blunders
1940
Lillie Catlett
Cold Turkey
1940
Mrs. Langdon
movieGlamour for Sale
1940
Myrtle (uncredited)
movieUntamed
1940
1st Nurse (uncredited)
movieManhattan Heartbeat
1940
Shop Girl's Friend
movieSouth of the Boudoir
1940
Mrs. Charley Chase
movieHis Girl Friday
1940
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
movieThe Green Hornet
1940
Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
movieThree Sappy People
1939
The Countess (uncredited)
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
movieA Woman is the Judge
1939
Luella (uncredited)
movieThe Man They Could Not Hang
1939
Betty Crawford
movieCoast Guard
1939
Nurse (uncredited)
movieGood Girls Go to Paris
1939
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
movieBlind Alley
1939
Agnes
movieThe Chump Takes a Bump
1939
Minnie Chase
movieLet Us Live
1939
Secretary Juror (uncredited)
movieFlying G-Men
1939
Hamilton's Secretary
movieSmashing the Spy Ring
1938
Madelon Martin
movieRio Grande
1938
Jean Andrews
movieA Doggone Mixup
1938
Mrs. Langdon
movieBlondie
1938
Elsie Hazlip
movieThe Spider's Web
1938
Mason's Secretary
movieThe Lady Objects
1938
Miss Hollins
movieSue My Lawyer
1938
Anita Burton
movieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
Maggie O'Neill
movieCity Streets
1938
Nurse (uncredited)
movieHoliday
1938
Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
movieExtortion
1938
Margie Blake
movieThe Mind Needer
1938
Mrs. Chase
movieStart Cheering
1938
Green's Secretary
movieWomen in Prison
1938
Maggie
movieNothing Sacred
1937
Telephone Girl (uncredited)
movieI'll Take Romance
1937
Minor Role
movieIt's All Yours
1937
Stewardess (uncredited)
movieStella Dallas
1937
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
movieGirls Can Play
1937
Alice, Brophy's secretary
movieThe Go-Getter
1937
Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)
movieDevil's Playground
1937
Bit Part
movieRed Lights Ahead
1936
Mary Wallace
movieThe Man Who Lived Twice
1936
Nurse Cameron (uncredited)
movieMissing Girls
1936
Ann Jason
moviePalm Springs
1936
School Girl
movieLet's Sing Again
1936
Alice Alba
movieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Girl on Bus (uncredited)
movieThe Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
Mary Burke
movieRing Around the Moon
1936
Kay Duncan
movieMary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Reporter
movieBad Boy
1935
Telegraph Clerk
