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Ann Doran
Ann Doran

Ann Doran

ActingBorn July 28, 1911Died September 19, 2000 (age 89)Amarillo, Texas, USA

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.

Filmography

1986
Wildcats

as Mrs. Chatham

Movie
1985
The Twilight Zone

as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")

TV
1985
Hell Town

as Maude

TV
1984
Highway to Heaven

as Mrs. Bradley

TV
1984
Hunter

as Mrs. Rawling

TV
1983
The A-Team

as Nora

TV
1981
All the Way Home

as Great-Aunt Sadie

Movie
1981Movie
1981Movie
1981
Crazy Times

as Mrs. Keagan

Movie
1981
All Night Long

as Grandmother Gibbons

Movie
1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Sam Hunter's Mother

TV
1979TV
1979TV
1979TV
1978
Little Mo

as Aunt Gert

Movie
1978
Fantasy Island

as Emma Howard

TV
1978
Fantasy Island

as Mrs. Howard (uncredited)

TV
1977
Flood!

as Emma Fisher

Movie
1977
Dead of Night

as Mrs. McCauley

Movie
1976
The Gumball Rally

as Mrs. Ontley

Movie
1976
The Macahans

as Grandma

Movie
1975
The Family Nobody Wanted

as Mrs. Kimberly

Movie
1974TV
1974Movie
1974
The Last Angry Man

as Nurse Whitbread

Movie
1972
M*A*S*H

as Meg Cratty

TV
1972
Scarecrow

as Mistress Dodge

Movie
1971
The Failing of Raymond

as Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1971
Longstreet

as Mrs. Kingston

TV
1971
The Priest Killer

as Harriet Miles

Movie
1971TV
1971
The Hired Hand

as Mrs. Sorenson

Movie
1970
Weekend of Terror

as Sister Nadine

Movie
1970
The Odd Couple

as Loretta Spoon

TV
1970Movie
1970TV
1969
Topaz

as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)

Movie
1969
The Arrangement

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1969Movie
1968
Live a Little, Love a Little

as Landlady (uncredited)

Movie
1968
The Mod Squad

as Eva Styles

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Martha

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Mrs. Kerry

TV
1967
Rosie!

as Lady on Witness Stand

Movie
1967
The Hostage

as Miss Mabry

Movie
1967
Mannix

as Mrs. Moody

TV
1967TV
1967
Ironside

as Harriet Miles

TV
1967
Ironside

as Marlene Whittaker

TV
1966Movie
1965
Mirage

as Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)

Movie
1965TV
1964
Kitten with a Whip

as Mavis Varden

Movie
1964
Where Love Has Gone

as Mrs. Geraghty

Movie
1964
Bewitched

as Mrs. Raphael

TV
1964
The Brass Bottle

as Martha Kenton

Movie
1964
The Carpetbaggers

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Captain Newman, M.D.

as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Petticoat Junction

as Mrs. Elliott

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Minerva Lewis

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Maggie Hyeth

TV
1962TV
1962
The Virginian

as Mrs. Graves

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Annie Thomas

TV
1960
National Velvet

as Martha Brown

TV
1959
A Summer Place

as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)

Movie
1959
The FBI Story

as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)

Movie
1959
Bonanza

as Mrs. Walker

TV
1959
Cast a Long Shadow

as Ma Calvert

Movie
1959
Warlock

as Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)

Movie
1959Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Millie Darius

TV
1958
Joy Ride

as Grace Renny

Movie
1958
The Badlanders

as Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)

Movie
1958
Step Down to Terror

as Mrs. Duprez

Movie
1958
Voice in the Mirror

as Mrs. Devlin

Movie
1958Movie
1958
Life Begins At 17

as Virginia Peck

Movie
1958
Violent Road

as Edith Miller

Movie
1958
Day of the Badman

as Martha Mordigan

Movie
1958
The Rawhide Trail

as Mrs. Cartwright

Movie
1958Movie
1957
Bombers B-52

as Sylvia Slater (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Young and Dangerous

as Mrs. Clara Clinton

Movie
1957
Leave It to Beaver

as Agnes Haskell

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Claire Durell

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Cornelia Slater

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Nell Wyatt

TV
1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

as Sarah Devlin (uncredited)

Movie
1957Movie
1955
Rebel Without a Cause

as Carol Stark

Movie
1955
The Desperate Hours

as Mrs. Walling

Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Jane Costello

TV
1955
The Millionaire

as Mrs. Johnson

TV
1954TV
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

as Christine Briggs (uncredited)

TV
1954
The Bob Mathias Story

as Lillian Mathias

Movie
1954
Father Knows Best

as Dorothy Tyler

TV
1954TV
1954
A Fair Chance

as Human resources officer

Movie
1954Movie
1954
Them!

as Child Psychiatrist

Movie
1954Movie
1953
The Eddie Cantor Story

as Lillian Edwards

Movie
1953TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Ginny Tucker

TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Mrs. Harrison

TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Anne Thomas

TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Felice Badt

TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Leona Garner

TV
1953
Island in the Sky

as Moon's Wife (uncredited)

Movie
1953
So This Is Love

as Mrs. Moore

Movie
1953
I Love Lucy: The Movie

as Audience Member

Movie
1952
Omnibus

as Angela's Mother

TV
1952
The Ford Television Theatre

as Sister Mary Greene

TV
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Mrs. Honeyman

TV
1952TV
1952
Four Star Playhouse

as Welfare Woman

TV
1952
The Rose Bowl Story

as Mrs. Addie Burke

Movie
1952
Paula

as Mrs. Smith

Movie
1952Movie
1952
Here Come the Nelsons

as Clara Randolph

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell

TV
1951
The People Against O'Hara

as Betty Clark, Policewoman

Movie
1951
The Painted Hills

as Martha Blake

Movie
1951
Tomahawk

as Mrs. Carrington

Movie
1950Movie
1950TV
1950TV
1950TV
1950
Lonely Heart Bandits

as Nancy Crane

Movie
1950Movie
1950
No Sad Songs for Me

as Louise Spears

Movie
1950
Riding High

as Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Rusty's Birthday

as Ethel Mitchell

Movie
1949
Beyond the Forest

as Edith Williams

Movie
1949
Holiday in Havana

as Marge Henley

Movie
1949Movie
1949
The Lone Ranger

as Sarah Yancy

TV
1949Movie
1949
Air Hostess

as Virginia Barton

Movie
1949
One Last Fling

as Vera Thompson

Movie
1949
The Fountainhead

as Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)

Movie
1949
The Clay Pigeon

as Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1949
He Walked by Night

as Dispatcher (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Rusty Saves a Life

as Ethel Mitchell

Movie
1949
The Accused

as Miss Rice

Movie
1948
The Walls of Jericho

as Gossip (uncredited)

Movie
1948
No Minor Vices

as Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)

Movie
1948
Sealed Verdict

as Ellie Blaine

Movie
1948
The Snake Pit

as Valerie (uncredited)

Movie
1948
Rusty Leads the Way

as Ethel Mitchell

Movie
1948
Pitfall

as Maggie

Movie
1948
Hazard

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1948
My Dog Rusty

as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell

Movie
1948
Reaching from Heaven

as Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)

Movie
1947
Road to the Big House

as Agnes Clark

Movie
1947
Magic Town

as Mrs. Weaver

Movie
1947
Variety Girl

as Hairdresser (uncredited)

Movie
1947
The Son of Rusty

as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell

Movie
1947
Second Chance

as Doris Greene

Movie
1947
The Crimson Key

as Paris Wood

Movie
1947
For the Love of Rusty

as Ethel Mitchell

Movie
1947
Fear in the Night

as Lil Herlihy

Movie
1947
Seven Were Saved

as Mrs Rollin Hartley

Movie
1947
My Favorite Brunette

as Miss Rogers

Movie
1946Movie
1945
Pride of the Marines

as Ella Mae Merchant

Movie
1945
Roughly Speaking

as Alice Abbott

Movie
1944Movie
1944
I Love a Soldier

as Jenny Butler

Movie
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell

as Praying Woman (uncredited)

Movie
1944Movie
1944
Mr. Skeffington

as Maria (uncredited)

Movie
1943
True to Life

as Radio Kitty (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Old Acquaintance

as Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway

as Matilda Brown

Movie
1943
So Proudly We Hail

as Lt. Betty Peterson

Movie
1943
The More the Merrier

as Miss Bilby (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Slightly Dangerous

as Salesgirl (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Air Force

as Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)

Movie
1943
The Hard Way

as Dorshka (Uncredited)

Movie
1942
Smith of Minnesota

as (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Street of Chance

as Miss Peabody

Movie
1942
My Sister Eileen

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon

as Margaret Chase (uncredited)

Movie
1942
They All Kissed the Bride

as Helena, the Maid

Movie
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Mr. Wise Guy

as Dorothy Melton

Movie
1942Movie
1941
New York Town

as Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)

Movie
1941
The Kid from Kansas

as Julie 'Smitty' Smith

Movie
1941
Dive Bomber

as Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Sun Valley Serenade

as Waitress (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Penny Serenade

as Dotty 'Dot'

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Meet John Doe

as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Her First Romance

as Student (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Blondes and Blunders

as Lillie Catlett

Movie
1940
Cold Turkey

as Mrs. Langdon

Movie
1940
Glamour for Sale

as Myrtle (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Untamed

as 1st Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat

as Shop Girl's Friend

Movie
1940
South of the Boudoir

as Mrs. Charley Chase

Movie
1940
His Girl Friday

as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Green Hornet

as Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Three Sappy People

as The Countess (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Movie
1939
A Woman is the Judge

as Luella (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie
1939
Coast Guard

as Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Blind Alley

as Agnes

Movie
1939
The Chump Takes a Bump

as Minnie Chase

Movie
1939
Let Us Live

as Secretary Juror (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Flying G-Men

as Hamilton's Secretary

Movie
1939Movie
1938
Smashing the Spy Ring

as Madelon Martin

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Rio Grande

as Jean Andrews

Movie
1938
A Doggone Mixup

as Mrs. Langdon

Movie
1938
Blondie

as Elsie Hazlip

Movie
1938
The Spider's Web

as Mason's Secretary

Movie
1938
The Lady Objects

as Miss Hollins

Movie
1938
Sue My Lawyer

as Anita Burton

Movie
1938Movie
1938Movie
1938
City Streets

as Nurse (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Halfway to Hollywood

as Mrs. Kennedy

Movie
1938
Highway Patrol

as Estelle

Movie
1938
Holiday

as Kitchen Maid (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Extortion

as Margie Blake

Movie
1938
The Mind Needer

as Mrs. Chase

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Start Cheering

as Green's Secretary

Movie
1938Movie
1937
Nothing Sacred

as Telephone Girl (uncredited)

Movie
1937
I'll Take Romance

as Minor Role

Movie
1937
It's All Yours

as Stewardess (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Stella Dallas

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Girls Can Play

as Alice, Brophy's secretary

Movie
1937
The Go-Getter

as Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1936
Red Lights Ahead

as Mary Wallace

Movie
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice

as Nurse Cameron (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Missing Girls

as Ann Jason

Movie
1936
Palm Springs

as School Girl

Movie
1936
Let's Sing Again

as Alice Alba

Movie
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Girl on Bus (uncredited)

Movie
1936Movie
1936Movie
1935Movie
1935Movie
1935
Bad Boy

as Telegraph Clerk

Movie
1934Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 28, 1911
Day of DeathSeptember 19, 2000
Place of BirthAmarillo, Texas, USA
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