Ann Doran

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

The A-Team

Bonanza

Ironside

Ironside

Ironside

All Movies (204)

• Wildcats1986 · as Mrs. Chatham
• All the Way Home1981 · as Great-Aunt Sadie
• Advice to the Lovelorn1981 · as Ada Wells
• First Monday in October1981 · as Storekeeper
• Crazy Times1981 · as Mrs. Keagan
• All Night Long1981 · as Grandmother Gibbons
• Little Mo1978 · as Aunt Gert
• Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion1977 · as Grandma Lundy
• Flood!1977 · as Emma Fisher
• Dead of Night1977 · as Mrs. McCauley
• The Gumball Rally1976 · as Mrs. Ontley
• The Macahans1976 · as Grandma
• The Family Nobody Wanted1975 · as Mrs. Kimberly
• The Werewolf of Woodstock1975 · as Dora
• The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd1974 · as Secretary
• The Last Angry Man1974 · as Nurse Whitbread
• Scarecrow1972 · as Mistress Dodge
• The Failing of Raymond1971 · as Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
• The Priest Killer1971 · as Harriet Miles
• The Hired Hand1971 · as Mrs. Sorenson
• Weekend of Terror1970 · as Sister Nadine
• There Was a Crooked Man...1970 · as Mrs. Lomax
• Topaz1969 · as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
• The Arrangement1969 · as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
• Once You Kiss a Stranger...1969 · as Lee's Mother
• Live a Little, Love a Little1968 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Rosie!1967 · as Lady on Witness Stand
• The Hostage1967 · as Miss Mabry
• Not With My Wife, You Don't!1966 · as Doris Parker
• Mirage1965 · as Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
• Kitten with a Whip1964 · as Mavis Varden
• Where Love Has Gone1964 · as Mrs. Geraghty
• The Brass Bottle1964 · as Martha Kenton
• The Carpetbaggers1964 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Captain Newman, M.D.1963 · as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
• A Summer Place1959 · as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
• The FBI Story1959 · as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
• Cast a Long Shadow1959 · as Ma Calvert
• Warlock1959 · as Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)
• Riot in Juvenile Prison1959 · as Bess Monahan
• Joy Ride1958 · as Grace Renny
• The Badlanders1958 · as Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
• Step Down to Terror1958 · as Mrs. Duprez
• Voice in the Mirror1958 · as Mrs. Devlin
• It! The Terror from Beyond Space1958 · as Mary Royce
• Life Begins At 171958 · as Virginia Peck
• Violent Road1958 · as Edith Miller
• Day of the Badman1958 · as Martha Mordigan
• The Rawhide Trail1958 · as Mrs. Cartwright
• The Female Animal1958 · as Nurse
• Bombers B-521957 · as Sylvia Slater (uncredited)
• Young and Dangerous1957 · as Mrs. Clara Clinton
• Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend1957 · as Sarah Devlin (uncredited)
• The Man Who Turned to Stone1957 · as Mrs. Ford
• Rebel Without a Cause1955 · as Carol Stark
• The Desperate Hours1955 · as Mrs. Walling
• The Bob Mathias Story1954 · as Lillian Mathias
• A Fair Chance1954 · as Human resources officer
• The High and the Mighty1954 · as Clara Joseph
• Them!1954 · as Child Psychiatrist
• City Story1954
• The Eddie Cantor Story1953 · as Lillian Edwards
• Island in the Sky1953 · as Moon's Wife (uncredited)
• So This Is Love1953 · as Mrs. Moore
• I Love Lucy: The Movie1953 · as Audience Member
• The Rose Bowl Story1952 · as Mrs. Addie Burke
• Paula1952 · as Mrs. Smith
• Love Is Better Than Ever1952 · as Mrs. Levoy
• Here Come the Nelsons1952 · as Clara Randolph
• The People Against O'Hara1951 · as Betty Clark, Policewoman
• The Painted Hills1951 · as Martha Blake
• Her First Romance1951
• Tomahawk1951 · as Mrs. Carrington
• Gambling House1950 · as Della
• Lonely Heart Bandits1950 · as Nancy Crane
• Never a Dull Moment1950 · as Jean
• No Sad Songs for Me1950 · as Louise Spears
• Riding High1950 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• Rusty's Birthday1949 · as Ethel Mitchell
• Beyond the Forest1949 · as Edith Williams
• Holiday in Havana1949 · as Marge Henley
• Calamity Jane and Sam Bass1949 · as Mrs. Egan
• The Kid from Cleveland1949 · as Emily Novak
• Air Hostess1949 · as Virginia Barton
• One Last Fling1949 · as Vera Thompson
• The Fountainhead1949 · as Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)
• The Clay Pigeon1949 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• He Walked by Night1949 · as Dispatcher (uncredited)
• Rusty Saves a Life1949 · as Ethel Mitchell
• The Accused1949 · as Miss Rice
• The Walls of Jericho1948 · as Gossip (uncredited)
• No Minor Vices1948 · as Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)
• Sealed Verdict1948 · as Ellie Blaine
• The Snake Pit1948 · as Valerie (uncredited)
• Rusty Leads the Way1948 · as Ethel Mitchell
• Pitfall1948 · as Maggie
• Hazard1948 · as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
• My Dog Rusty1948 · as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
• The Return of the Whistler1948 · as Sybil
• Reaching from Heaven1948 · as Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
• Road to the Big House1947 · as Agnes Clark
• Magic Town1947 · as Mrs. Weaver
• Variety Girl1947 · as Hairdresser (uncredited)
• The Son of Rusty1947 · as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
• Second Chance1947 · as Doris Greene
• The Crimson Key1947 · as Paris Wood
• For the Love of Rusty1947 · as Ethel Mitchell
• Fear in the Night1947 · as Lil Herlihy
• Seven Were Saved1947 · as Mrs Rollin Hartley
• My Favorite Brunette1947 · as Miss Rogers
• The Strange Love of Martha Ivers1946 · as Bobbi St. John
• Pride of the Marines1945 · as Ella Mae Merchant
• Roughly Speaking1945 · as Alice Abbott
• Here Come the Waves1944 · as Ruth
• I Love a Soldier1944 · as Jenny Butler
• The Story of Dr. Wassell1944 · as Praying Woman (uncredited)
• Henry Aldrich's Little Secret1944 · as Helen Martin
• Mr. Skeffington1944 · as Maria (uncredited)
• True to Life1943 · as Radio Kitty (uncredited)
• Old Acquaintance1943 · as Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)
• Gildersleeve on Broadway1943 · as Matilda Brown
• So Proudly We Hail1943 · as Lt. Betty Peterson
• The More the Merrier1943 · as Miss Bilby (uncredited)
• Slightly Dangerous1943 · as Salesgirl (uncredited)
• Air Force1943 · as Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
• The Hard Way1943 · as Dorshka (Uncredited)
• Smith of Minnesota1942 · as (uncredited)
• Street of Chance1942 · as Miss Peabody
• My Sister Eileen1942 · as Receptionist (uncredited)
• Beyond the Blue Horizon1942 · as Margaret Chase (uncredited)
• They All Kissed the Bride1942 · as Helena, the Maid
• Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · as Receptionist (uncredited)
• Mr. Wise Guy1942 · as Dorothy Melton
• Blue, White and Perfect1942 · as Miss Hoffman
• New York Town1941 · as Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)
• The Kid from Kansas1941 · as Julie 'Smitty' Smith
• Dive Bomber1941 · as Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)
• Sun Valley Serenade1941 · as Waitress (uncredited)
• Criminals Within1941 · as Linda
• Penny Serenade1941 · as Dotty 'Dot'
• Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery1941 · as Sheila Cobb
• Meet John Doe1941 · as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
• Her First Romance1940 · as Student (uncredited)
• Blondes and Blunders1940 · as Lillie Catlett
• Cold Turkey1940 · as Mrs. Langdon
• Glamour for Sale1940 · as Myrtle (uncredited)
• Girls of the Road1940 · as Jerry
• Untamed1940 · as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
• Manhattan Heartbeat1940 · as Shop Girl's Friend
• South of the Boudoir1940 · as Mrs. Charley Chase
• Five Little Peppers at Home1940 · as Nurse
• His Girl Friday1940 · as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
• The Green Hornet1940 · as Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
• Three Sappy People1939 · as The Countess (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
• A Woman is the Judge1939 · as Luella (uncredited)
• Skinny the Moocher1939 · as Ann
• The Man They Could Not Hang1939 · as Betty Crawford
• Coast Guard1939 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• Rattling Romeo1939 · as Judy
• Good Girls Go to Paris1939 · as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
• Blind Alley1939 · as Agnes
• The Chump Takes a Bump1939 · as Minnie Chase
• Let Us Live1939 · as Secretary Juror (uncredited)
• Flying G-Men1939 · as Hamilton's Secretary
• Homicide Bureau1939 · as Nurse
• Smashing the Spy Ring1938 · as Madelon Martin
• Pie a la Maid1938 · as Mary
• Rio Grande1938 · as Jean Andrews
• A Doggone Mixup1938 · as Mrs. Langdon
• Blondie1938 · as Elsie Hazlip
• The Spider's Web1938 · as Mason's Secretary
• The Lady Objects1938 · as Miss Hollins
• Sue My Lawyer1938 · as Anita Burton
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Maggie O'Neill
• Many Sappy Returns1938 · as Mary
• City Streets1938 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• Halfway to Hollywood1938 · as Mrs. Kennedy
• Highway Patrol1938 · as Estelle
• Holiday1938 · as Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
• Extortion1938 · as Margie Blake
• The Mind Needer1938 · as Mrs. Chase
• Time Out for Trouble1938 · as Maisie
• Start Cheering1938 · as Green's Secretary
• Women in Prison1938 · as Maggie
• Nothing Sacred1937 · as Telephone Girl (uncredited)
• I'll Take Romance1937 · as Minor Role
• It's All Yours1937 · as Stewardess (uncredited)
• Stella Dallas1937 · as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
• Girls Can Play1937 · as Alice, Brophy's secretary
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)
• Devil's Playground1937 · as Bit Part
• Red Lights Ahead1936 · as Mary Wallace
• The Man Who Lived Twice1936 · as Nurse Cameron (uncredited)
• Missing Girls1936 · as Ann Jason
• Palm Springs1936 · as School Girl
• Let's Sing Again1936 · as Alice Alba
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936 · as Girl on Bus (uncredited)
• The Little Red Schoolhouse1936 · as Mary Burke
• Ring Around the Moon1936 · as Kay Duncan
• Mary Burns, Fugitive1935 · as Reporter
• Way Down East1935 · as Rosie
• Bad Boy1935 · as Telegraph Clerk
• One Exciting Adventure1934 · as Girl

All TV Shows (89)

• The Twilight Zone1985 · as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
• Hell Town1985 · as Maude
• Highway to Heaven1984 · as Mrs. Bradley
• Hunter1984 · as Mrs. Rawling
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983
• The A-Team1983 · as Nora
• Cagney & Lacey1982
• Simon & Simon1981
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Sam Hunter's Mother
• Knots Landing1979 · as Mercy
• Shirley1979
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Mary Deacon
• The Runaways1978
• Fantasy Island1978 · as Emma Howard
• Fantasy Island1978 · as Mrs. Howard (uncredited)
• We've Got Each Other1977
• Eight Is Enough1977
• Little House on the Prairie1974 · as Helen Tyler
• Lucas Tanner1974
• The Streets of San Francisco1972
• M*A*S*H1972 · as Meg Cratty
• The Rookies1972
• Emergency!1972
• Longstreet1971 · as Mrs. Kingston
• Cannon1971
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• The Odd Couple1970 · as Loretta Spoon
• The Bold Ones: The Senator1970 · as Jean Wydell
• The Mod Squad1968 · as Eva Styles
• Adam-121968 · as Martha
• Adam-121968 · as Mrs. Kerry
• Mannix1967 · as Mrs. Moody
• The Guns of Will Sonnett1967
• Ironside1967
• Ironside1967 · as Harriet Miles
• Ironside1967 · as Marlene Whittaker
• The Legend of Jesse James1965 · as Mrs. James
• Bewitched1964 · as Mrs. Raphael
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Mrs. Elliott
• The Virginian1962 · as Minerva Lewis
• The Virginian1962 · as Maggie Hyeth
• The Virginian1962 · as Reba
• The Virginian1962 · as Mrs. Graves
• The Virginian1962 · as Annie Thomas
• My Three Sons1960
• National Velvet1960 · as Martha Brown
• Bourbon Street Beat1959
• Bonanza1959 · as Mrs. Walker
• Rawhide1959 · as Millie Darius
• The Donna Reed Show1958
• Leave It to Beaver1957 · as Agnes Haskell
• Perry Mason1957 · as Claire Durell
• Perry Mason1957 · as Cornelia Slater
• Perry Mason1957 · as Nell Wyatt
• Official Detective1957
• The Adventures of the Big Man1956 · as Ellen
• Matinee Theater1955
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
• The Millionaire1955 · as Jane Costello
• The Millionaire1955 · as Mrs. Johnson
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Mrs. Chadwick
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Christine Briggs (uncredited)
• December Bride1954
• Father Knows Best1954 · as Dorothy Tyler
• Lassie1954
• The Whistler1954
• Public Defender1954
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Nurse
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Ginny Tucker
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Mrs. Harrison
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Anne Thomas
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Felice Badt
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Leona Garner
• Omnibus1952 · as Angela's Mother
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Sister Mary Greene
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Sue
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Marion
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Mrs. Honeyman
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Caroline
• Cavalcade of America1952
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Welfare Woman
• Adventures of Superman1952
• Chevron Theatre1952
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Amy
• The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Mother
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Rose
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Harriett
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Sarah Yancy