Acting
Ann Doran
Born 28 July 1911 in Amarillo, Texas, USA · Died 19 September 2000
271 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
Acting 271
- 1986WildcatsFilmMrs. Chatham
- 1985The Twilight ZoneSeriesMrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
- 1985Hell TownSeriesMaude
- 1984Highway to HeavenSeriesMrs. Bradley
- 1984HunterSeriesMrs. Rawling
- 1983The A-TeamSeriesNora
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries
- 1982Cagney & LaceySeries
- 1981Simon & SimonSeries
- 1981All Night LongFilmGrandmother Gibbons
- 1981First Monday in OctoberFilmStorekeeper
- 1981All the Way HomeFilmGreat-Aunt Sadie
- 1981Advice to the LovelornFilmAda Wells
- 1981Crazy TimesFilmMrs. Keagan
- 1980Magnum, P.I.SeriesSam Hunter's Mother
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesMary Deacon
- 1979ShirleySeries
- 1978Fantasy IslandSeriesEmma Howard, Mrs. Howard (uncredited)
- 1978The RunawaysSeries
- 1978Little MoFilmAunt Gert
- 1977Eight Is EnoughSeries
- 1977Dead of NightFilmMrs. McCauley
- 1977Flood!FilmEmma Fisher
- 1977We've Got Each OtherSeries
- 1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionFilmGrandma Lundy
- 1976The Gumball RallyFilmMrs. Ontley
- 1976The MacahansFilmGrandma
- 1975The Werewolf of WoodstockFilmDora
- 1975The Family Nobody WantedFilmMrs. Kimberly
- 1974Little House on the PrairieSeriesHelen Tyler
- 1974Lucas TannerSeries
- 1974The Story of Pretty Boy FloydFilmSecretary
- 1974The Last Angry ManFilmNurse Whitbread
- 1972M*A*S*HSeriesMeg Cratty
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries
- 1972Emergency!SeriesHannah, Mrs. Perigrew
- 1972The RookiesSeries
- 1972ScarecrowFilmMistress Dodge
- 1971CannonSeries
- 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
- 1971The Hired HandFilmMrs. Sorenson
- 1971LongstreetSeriesMrs. Kingston
- 1971The Failing of RaymondFilmBus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- 1971The Priest KillerFilmHarriet Miles
- 1970The Odd CoupleSeriesLoretta Spoon
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...FilmMrs. Lomax
- 1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorSeriesJean Wydell
- 1970Weekend of TerrorFilmSister Nadine
- 1969TopazFilmMrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
- 1969The ArrangementFilmHospital Nurse (uncredited)
- 1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeriesNurse Stern
- 1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...FilmLee's Mother
- 1968Adam-12SeriesMartha, Mrs. Kerry
- 1968The Mod SquadSeriesEva Styles
- 1968Live a Little, Love a LittleFilmLandlady (uncredited)
- 1967IronsideSeriesHarriet Miles, Marlene Whittaker
- 1967MannixSeriesMrs. Moody
- 1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
- 1967The HostageFilmMiss Mabry
- 1967Rosie!FilmLady on Witness Stand
- 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!FilmDoris Parker
- 1965MirageFilmTenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
- 1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSeriesMrs. James
- 1964BewitchedSeriesMrs. Raphael
- 1964The CarpetbaggersFilmReporter (uncredited)
- 1964Kitten with a WhipFilmMavis Varden
- 1964Where Love Has GoneFilmMrs. Geraghty
- 1964The Brass BottleFilmMartha Kenton
- 1963Petticoat JunctionSeriesMrs. Elliott
- 1963Captain Newman, M.D.FilmMrs. Pyser (uncredited)
- 1962The VirginianSeriesAnnie Thomas, Maggie Hyeth, Minerva Lewis, Mrs. Graves, Reba
- 1960My Three SonsSeries
- 1960National VelvetSeriesMartha Brown
- 1959BonanzaSeriesMrs. Walker
- 1959RawhideSeriesMillie Darius
- 1959WarlockFilmMrs. Richardson (uncredited)
- 1959A Summer PlaceFilmMrs. Talbert (uncredited)
- 1959The FBI StoryFilmMrs. Ballard (uncredited)
- 1959Cast a Long ShadowFilmMa Calvert
- 1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries
- 1959Riot in Juvenile PrisonFilmBess Monahan
- 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries
- 1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceFilmMary Royce
- 1958The BadlandersFilmStagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
- 1958Day of the BadmanFilmMartha Mordigan
- 1958The Female AnimalFilmNurse
- 1958Step Down to TerrorFilmMrs. Duprez
- 1958Violent RoadFilmEdith Miller
- 1958Voice in the MirrorFilmMrs. Devlin
- 1958Joy RideFilmGrace Renny
- 1958Life Begins At 17FilmVirginia Peck
- 1958The Rawhide TrailFilmMrs. Cartwright
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesClaire Durell, Cornelia Slater, Nell Wyatt
- 1957Leave It to BeaverSeriesAgnes Haskell
- 1957Bombers B-52FilmSylvia Slater (uncredited)
- 1957Shoot-Out at Medicine BendFilmSarah Devlin (uncredited)
- 1957Official DetectiveSeries
- 1957The Man Who Turned to StoneFilmMrs. Ford
- 1957Young and DangerousFilmMrs. Clara Clinton
- 1956The Adventures of the Big ManSeriesEllen
- 1955Rebel Without a CauseFilmCarol Stark
- 1955The Desperate HoursFilmMrs. Walling
- 1955Matinee TheaterSeries
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries
- 1955The MillionaireSeriesJane Costello, Mrs. Johnson
- 1954LassieSeries
- 1954Them!FilmChild Psychiatrist
- 1954Father Knows BestSeriesDorothy Tyler
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesChristine Briggs (uncredited), Mrs. Chadwick
- 1954The High and the MightyFilmClara Joseph
- 1954December BrideSeries
- 1954Public DefenderSeries
- 1954The Bob Mathias StoryFilmLillian Mathias
- 1954City StoryFilm
- 1954The WhistlerSeries
- 1954A Fair ChanceFilmHuman resources officer
- 1953Island in the SkyFilmMoon's Wife (uncredited)
- 1953Letter to LorettaSeriesAnne Thomas, Felice Badt, Ginny Tucker, Leona Garner, Mrs. Harrison, Nurse
- 1953I Love Lucy: The MovieFilmAudience Member
- 1953So This Is LoveFilmMrs. Moore
- 1953The Eddie Cantor StoryFilmLillian Edwards
- 1952Adventures of SupermanSeries
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesWelfare Woman
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeriesMarion, Sister Mary Greene, Sue
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesCaroline, Mrs. Honeyman
- 1952Chevron TheatreSeries
- 1952Love Is Better Than EverFilmMrs. Levoy
- 1952The Rose Bowl StoryFilmMrs. Addie Burke
- 1952Here Come the NelsonsFilmClara Randolph
- 1952PaulaFilmMrs. Smith
- 1951The People Against O'HaraFilmBetty Clark, Policewoman
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesMarian Griswold Nevins MacDowell
- 1951TomahawkFilmMrs. Carrington
- 1951The Painted HillsFilmMartha Blake
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesAmy
- 1951Her First RomanceFilm
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramSeriesMother
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesHarriett, Rose
- 1950The Gene Autry ShowSeriesAunt Lynn, Emma Connelly
- 1950Gambling HouseFilmDella
- 1950Never a Dull MomentFilmJean
- 1950No Sad Songs for MeFilmLouise Spears
- 1950Riding HighFilmNurse (uncredited)
- 1950Lonely Heart BanditsFilmNancy Crane
- 1949The Lone RangerSeriesSarah Yancy
- 1949The FountainheadFilmWynand's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1949He Walked by NightFilmDispatcher (uncredited)
- 1949Beyond the ForestFilmEdith Williams
- 1949The AccusedFilmMiss Rice
- 1949The Clay PigeonFilmNurse (uncredited)
- 1949Calamity Jane and Sam BassFilmMrs. Egan
- 1949One Last FlingFilmVera Thompson
- 1949Air HostessFilmVirginia Barton
- 1949Holiday in HavanaFilmMarge Henley
- 1949Rusty Saves a LifeFilmEthel Mitchell
- 1949The Kid from ClevelandFilmEmily Novak
- 1949Rusty's BirthdayFilmEthel Mitchell
- 1948The Snake PitFilmValerie (uncredited)
- 1948PitfallFilmMaggie
- 1948The Return of the WhistlerFilmSybil
- 1948The Walls of JerichoFilmGossip (uncredited)
- 1948No Minor VicesFilmMrs. Faraday (uncredited)
- 1948Sealed VerdictFilmEllie Blaine
- 1948HazardFilmHospital Nurse (uncredited)
- 1948Rusty Leads the WayFilmEthel Mitchell
- 1948My Dog RustyFilmMrs. Ethel Mitchell
- 1948Reaching from HeavenFilmMartha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
- 1947My Favorite BrunetteFilmMiss Rogers
- 1947Magic TownFilmMrs. Weaver
- 1947Fear in the NightFilmLil Herlihy
- 1947Variety GirlFilmHairdresser (uncredited)
- 1947Seven Were SavedFilmMrs Rollin Hartley
- 1947The Crimson KeyFilmParis Wood
- 1947Road to the Big HouseFilmAgnes Clark
- 1947Second ChanceFilmDoris Greene
- 1947The Son of RustyFilmMrs. Ethel Mitchell
- 1947For the Love of RustyFilmEthel Mitchell
- 1946The Strange Love of Martha IversFilmBobbi St. John
- 1945Pride of the MarinesFilmElla Mae Merchant
- 1945Roughly SpeakingFilmAlice Abbott
- 1944Mr. SkeffingtonFilmMaria (uncredited)
- 1944The Story of Dr. WassellFilmPraying Woman (uncredited)
- 1944Here Come the WavesFilmRuth
- 1944I Love a SoldierFilmJenny Butler
- 1944Henry Aldrich's Little SecretFilmHelen Martin
- 1943The More the MerrierFilmMiss Bilby (uncredited)
- 1943Air ForceFilmMrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
- 1943So Proudly We HailFilmLt. Betty Peterson
- 1943Old AcquaintanceFilmMusic Store Saleslady (uncredited)
- 1943The Hard WayFilmDorshka (Uncredited)
- 1943Slightly DangerousFilmSalesgirl (uncredited)
- 1943True to LifeFilmRadio Kitty (uncredited)
- 1943Gildersleeve on BroadwayFilmMatilda Brown
- 1942Yankee Doodle DandyFilmReceptionist (uncredited)
- 1942My Sister EileenFilmReceptionist (uncredited)
- 1942Street of ChanceFilmMiss Peabody
- 1942Blue, White and PerfectFilmMiss Hoffman
- 1942They All Kissed the BrideFilmHelena, the Maid
- 1942Mr. Wise GuyFilmDorothy Melton
- 1942Beyond the Blue HorizonFilmMargaret Chase (uncredited)
- 1942Smith of MinnesotaFilm(uncredited)
- 1941Meet John DoeFilmMrs. Hansen (uncredited)
- 1941Penny SerenadeFilmDotty
- 1941Dive BomberFilmJoe's Blind Date (uncredited)
- 1941Sun Valley SerenadeFilmWaitress (uncredited)
- 1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse MysteryFilmSheila Cobb
- 1941Criminals WithinFilmLinda
- 1941New York TownFilmDemonstrator in Store (uncredited)
- 1941The Kid from KansasFilmJulie 'Smitty' Smith
- 1940His Girl FridayFilmNewspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
- 1940The Green HornetFilmJosephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
- 1940Five Little Peppers at HomeFilmNurse
- 1940UntamedFilm1st Nurse (uncredited)
- 1940Girls of the RoadFilmJerry
- 1940Glamour for SaleFilmMyrtle (uncredited)
- 1940Her First RomanceFilmStudent (uncredited)
- 1940South of the BoudoirFilmMrs. Charley Chase
- 1940Cold TurkeyFilmMrs. Langdon
- 1940Manhattan HeartbeatFilmShop Girl's Friend
- 1940Blondes and BlundersFilmLillie Catlett
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFilmPaine's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1939The Man They Could Not HangFilmBetty Crawford
- 1939Three Sappy PeopleFilmThe Countess (uncredited)
- 1939Good Girls Go to ParisFilmBridesmaid (uncredited)
- 1939Let Us LiveFilmSecretary Juror (uncredited)
- 1939Blind AlleyFilmAgnes
- 1939Coast GuardFilmNurse (uncredited)
- 1939Homicide BureauFilmNurse
- 1939Flying G-MenFilmHamilton's Secretary
- 1939Rattling RomeoFilmJudy
- 1939A Woman is the JudgeFilmLuella (uncredited)
- 1939The Chump Takes a BumpFilmMinnie Chase
- 1939Skinny the MoocherFilmAnn
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouFilmMaggie O'Neill
- 1938HolidayFilmKitchen Maid (uncredited)
- 1938BlondieFilmElsie Hazlip
- 1938Start CheeringFilmGreen's Secretary
- 1938The Lady ObjectsFilmMiss Hollins
- 1938Time Out for TroubleFilmMaisie
- 1938Smashing the Spy RingFilmMadelon Martin
- 1938The Spider's WebFilmMason's Secretary
- 1938City StreetsFilmNurse (uncredited)
- 1938Many Sappy ReturnsFilmMary
- 1938Rio GrandeFilmJean Andrews
- 1938Women in PrisonFilmMaggie
- 1938The Mind NeederFilmMrs. Chase
- 1938ExtortionFilmMargie Blake
- 1938Pie a la MaidFilmMary
- 1938Highway PatrolFilmEstelle
- 1938Halfway to HollywoodFilmMrs. Kennedy
- 1938A Doggone MixupFilmMrs. Langdon
- 1938Sue My LawyerFilmAnita Burton
- 1937Nothing SacredFilmTelephone Girl (uncredited)
- 1937Stella DallasFilmUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- 1937The Go-GetterFilmMaizie, the Maid (uncredited)
- 1937It's All YoursFilmStewardess (uncredited)
- 1937Devil's PlaygroundFilmBit Part
- 1937Girls Can PlayFilmAlice, Brophy's secretary
- 1937I'll Take RomanceFilmMinor Role
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownFilmGirl on Bus (uncredited)
- 1936Ring Around the MoonFilmKay Duncan
- 1936Let's Sing AgainFilmAlice Alba
- 1936The Man Who Lived TwiceFilmNurse Cameron (uncredited)
- 1936Missing GirlsFilmAnn Jason
- 1936The Little Red SchoolhouseFilmMary Burke
- 1936Red Lights AheadFilmMary Wallace
- 1936Palm SpringsFilmSchool Girl
- 1935Way Down EastFilmRosie
- 1935Bad BoyFilmTelegraph Clerk
- 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveFilmReporter
- 1934One Exciting AdventureFilmGirl
Filmography from TMDB.