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
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Bonanza
1959
Knots Landing
1979
Magnum, P.I.
1980
M*A*S*H
1972
Ironside
1967
Ironside
1967
Ironside
1967
Bewitched
1964
Adam-12
1968
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Claire Durell · 1957
Perry Mason
as Cornelia Slater · 1957
Perry Mason
as Nell Wyatt · 1957
Bonanza
as Mrs. Walker · 1959
Knots Landing
as Mercy · 1979
Magnum, P.I.
as Sam Hunter's Mother · 1980
M*A*S*H
as Meg Cratty · 1972
Ironside
· 1967
Ironside
as Harriet Miles · 1967
Ironside
as Marlene Whittaker · 1967
Bewitched
as Mrs. Raphael · 1964
Adam-12
as Martha · 1968
Adam-12
as Mrs. Kerry · 1968
Little House on the Prairie
as Helen Tyler · 1974
The A-Team
as Nora · 1983
Matinee Theater
· 1955
Lassie
· 1954
Mannix
as Mrs. Moody · 1967
Cannon
· 1971
The Virginian
as Minerva Lewis · 1962
The Virginian
as Maggie Hyeth · 1962
The Virginian
as Reba · 1962
The Virginian
as Mrs. Graves · 1962
The Virginian
as Annie Thomas · 1962
My Three Sons
· 1960
Emergency!
as Mrs. Perigrew · 1972
Emergency!
as Hannah · 1972
Simon & Simon
· 1981
The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction") · 1985
Four Star Playhouse
as Welfare Woman · 1952
Petticoat Junction
as Mrs. Elliott · 1963
Highway to Heaven
as Mrs. Bradley · 1984
The Donna Reed Show
· 1958
Cagney & Lacey
· 1982
Leave It to Beaver
as Agnes Haskell · 1957
Rawhide
as Millie Darius · 1959
The Lone Ranger
as Sarah Yancy · 1949
Fantasy Island
as Emma Howard · 1978
Fantasy Island
as Mrs. Howard (uncredited) · 1978
The Odd Couple
as Loretta Spoon · 1970
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
· 1983
The Rookies
· 1972
Tales of the Unexpected
as Mary Deacon · 1979
Hunter
as Mrs. Rawling · 1984
Omnibus
as Angela's Mother · 1952
The Jack Benny Program
as Mother · 1950
Father Knows Best
as Dorothy Tyler · 1954
The Streets of San Francisco
· 1972
Eight Is Enough
· 1977
The Ford Television Theatre
as Sister Mary Greene · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Sue · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Marion · 1952
The 20th Century Fox Hour
· 1955
The Mod Squad
as Eva Styles · 1968
The Millionaire
as Jane Costello · 1955
The Millionaire
as Mrs. Johnson · 1955
Alias Smith and Jones
· 1971
December Bride
· 1954
Adventures of Superman
· 1952
The Guns of Will Sonnett
· 1967
Lux Video Theatre
as Rose · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Harriett · 1950
Public Defender
· 1954
The Gene Autry Show
as Aunt Lynn · 1950
The Gene Autry Show
as Emma Connelly · 1950
Cavalcade of America
as Mrs. Honeyman · 1952
Cavalcade of America
as Caroline · 1952
Cavalcade of America
· 1952
Bourbon Street Beat
· 1959
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Nurse Stern · 1969
Official Detective
· 1957
The Legend of Jesse James
as Mrs. James · 1965
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mrs. Chadwick · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Christine Briggs (uncredited) · 1954
Chevron Theatre
· 1952
The Whistler
· 1954
Letter to Loretta
as Nurse · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Ginny Tucker · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Mrs. Harrison · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Anne Thomas · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Felice Badt · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Leona Garner · 1953
Rebel Without a Cause
as Carol Stark · 1955
Longstreet
as Mrs. Kingston · 1971
National Velvet
as Martha Brown · 1960
Hell Town
as Maude · 1985
Lucas Tanner
· 1974
Them!
as Child Psychiatrist · 1954
His Girl Friday
as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) · 1940
Shirley
· 1979
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Paine's Secretary (uncredited) · 1939
The Runaways
· 1978
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Jean Wydell · 1970
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell · 1951
We've Got Each Other
· 1977
Warlock
as Mrs. Richardson (uncredited) · 1959
The Desperate Hours
as Mrs. Walling · 1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Amy · 1951
You Can't Take It with You
as Maggie O'Neill · 1938
Topaz
as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited) · 1969
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Girl on Bus (uncredited) · 1936
The High and the Mighty
as Clara Joseph · 1954
Mr. Skeffington
as Maria (uncredited) · 1944
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Bobbi St. John · 1946
He Walked by Night
as Dispatcher (uncredited) · 1949
The Arrangement
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited) · 1969
The Adventures of the Big Man
as Ellen · 1956
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited) · 1963
The Fountainhead
as Wynand's Secretary (uncredited) · 1949
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Mrs. Lomax · 1970
The Gumball Rally
as Mrs. Ontley · 1976
Air Force
as Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited) · 1943
Wildcats
as Mrs. Chatham · 1986
Penny Serenade
as Dotty · 1941
Magic Town
as Mrs. Weaver · 1947
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Landlady (uncredited) · 1968
The More the Merrier
as Miss Bilby (uncredited) · 1943
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Receptionist (uncredited) · 1942
All Night Long
as Grandmother Gibbons · 1981
Meet John Doe
as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited) · 1941
A Summer Place
as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited) · 1959
Day of the Badman
as Martha Mordigan · 1958
Island in the Sky
as Moon's Wife (uncredited) · 1953
Mirage
as Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited) · 1965
Holiday
as Kitchen Maid (uncredited) · 1938
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Mary Royce · 1958
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. Betty Peterson · 1943
Cast a Long Shadow
as Ma Calvert · 1959
Joy Ride
as Grace Renny · 1958
The People Against O'Hara
as Betty Clark, Policewoman · 1951
My Favorite Brunette
as Miss Rogers · 1947
The Accused
as Miss Rice · 1949
Start Cheering
as Green's Secretary · 1938
Where Love Has Gone
as Mrs. Geraghty · 1964
The FBI Story
as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited) · 1959
South of the Boudoir
as Mrs. Charley Chase · 1940
The Badlanders
as Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited) · 1958
Bombers B-52
as Sylvia Slater (uncredited) · 1957
Kitten with a Whip
as Mavis Varden · 1964
Dive Bomber
as Joe's Blind Date (uncredited) · 1941
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Praying Woman (uncredited) · 1944
No Sad Songs for Me
as Louise Spears · 1950
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
as Doris Parker · 1966
Missing Girls
as Ann Jason · 1936
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
as Sarah Devlin (uncredited) · 1957
First Monday in October
as Storekeeper · 1981
The Carpetbaggers
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1964
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Betty Crawford · 1939
The Snake Pit
as Valerie (uncredited) · 1948
Nothing Sacred
as Telephone Girl (uncredited) · 1937
The Werewolf of Woodstock
as Dora · 1975
Flood!
as Emma Fisher · 1977
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Ada Wells · 1981
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
as Mrs. Egan · 1949
Never a Dull Moment
as Jean · 1950
The Clay Pigeon
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1949
Cold Turkey
as Mrs. Langdon · 1940
The Failing of Raymond
as Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited) · 1971
Pride of the Marines
as Ella Mae Merchant · 1945
Let Us Live
as Secretary Juror (uncredited) · 1939
Blondie
as Elsie Hazlip · 1938
Step Down to Terror
as Mrs. Duprez · 1958
The Priest Killer
as Harriet Miles · 1971
Here Come the Nelsons
as Clara Randolph · 1952
Dead of Night
as Mrs. McCauley · 1977
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
as Lee's Mother · 1969
Tomahawk
as Mrs. Carrington · 1951
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Bridesmaid (uncredited) · 1939
They All Kissed the Bride
as Helena, the Maid · 1942
Here Come the Waves
as Ruth · 1944
The Rose Bowl Story
as Mrs. Addie Burke · 1952
Paula
as Mrs. Smith · 1952
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
as Secretary · 1974
The Last Angry Man
as Nurse Whitbread · 1974
The Spider's Web
as Mason's Secretary · 1938
Pitfall
as Maggie · 1948
The Hard Way
as Dorshka (Uncredited) · 1943
Ring Around the Moon
as Kay Duncan · 1936
All the Way Home
as Great-Aunt Sadie · 1981
The Go-Getter
as Maizie, the Maid (uncredited) · 1937
The Female Animal
as Nurse · 1958
Beyond the Forest
as Edith Williams · 1949
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Margaret Chase (uncredited) · 1942
Five Little Peppers at Home
as Nurse · 1940
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Madelon Martin · 1938
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
as Helen Martin · 1944
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Sheila Cobb · 1941
The Walls of Jericho
as Gossip (uncredited) · 1948
The Macahans
as Grandma · 1976
Fear in the Night
as Lil Herlihy · 1947
Blue, White and Perfect
as Miss Hoffman · 1942
Little Mo
as Aunt Gert · 1978
So This Is Love
as Mrs. Moore · 1953
The Son of Rusty
as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell · 1947
Old Acquaintance
as Music Store Saleslady (uncredited) · 1943
I Love a Soldier
as Jenny Butler · 1944
Girls of the Road
as Jerry · 1940
Love Is Better Than Ever
as Mrs. Levoy · 1952
New York Town
as Demonstrator in Store (uncredited) · 1941
The Rawhide Trail
as Mrs. Cartwright · 1958
The Hired Hand
as Mrs. Sorenson · 1971
Road to the Big House
as Agnes Clark · 1947
The Painted Hills
as Martha Blake · 1951
My Sister Eileen
as Receptionist (uncredited) · 1942
The Return of the Whistler
as Sybil · 1948
Voice in the Mirror
as Mrs. Devlin · 1958
The Brass Bottle
as Martha Kenton · 1964
True to Life
as Radio Kitty (uncredited) · 1943
Slightly Dangerous
as Salesgirl (uncredited) · 1943
Rusty Saves a Life
as Ethel Mitchell · 1949
The Family Nobody Wanted
as Mrs. Kimberly · 1975
The Green Hornet
as Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited) · 1940
Stella Dallas
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) · 1937
The Eddie Cantor Story
as Lillian Edwards · 1953
Sun Valley Serenade
as Waitress (uncredited) · 1941
Weekend of Terror
as Sister Nadine · 1970
Way Down East
as Rosie · 1935
Pie a la Maid
as Mary · 1938
The Man Who Turned to Stone
as Mrs. Ford · 1957
I'll Take Romance
as Minor Role · 1937
Rattling Romeo
as Judy · 1939
Time Out for Trouble
as Maisie · 1938
Variety Girl
as Hairdresser (uncredited) · 1947
Reaching from Heaven
as Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran) · 1948
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Nurse Cameron (uncredited) · 1936
Life Begins At 17
as Virginia Peck · 1958
The Little Red Schoolhouse
as Mary Burke · 1936
City Streets
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1938
Violent Road
as Edith Miller · 1958
Crazy Times
as Mrs. Keagan · 1981
Riding High
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1950
Mr. Wise Guy
as Dorothy Melton · 1942
Her First Romance
· 1951
Rusty Leads the Way
as Ethel Mitchell · 1948
Gambling House
as Della · 1950
Untamed
as 1st Nurse (uncredited) · 1940
Glamour for Sale
as Myrtle (uncredited) · 1940
The Kid from Cleveland
as Emily Novak · 1949
The Kid from Kansas
as Julie 'Smitty' Smith · 1941
No Minor Vices
as Mrs. Faraday (uncredited) · 1948
Blind Alley
as Agnes · 1939
Riot in Juvenile Prison
as Bess Monahan · 1959
Let's Sing Again
as Alice Alba · 1936
The Crimson Key
as Paris Wood · 1947
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Reporter · 1935
Bad Boy
as Telegraph Clerk · 1935
Roughly Speaking
as Alice Abbott · 1945
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Audience Member · 1953
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
as Grandma Lundy · 1977
Rosie!
as Lady on Witness Stand · 1967
Coast Guard
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1939
For the Love of Rusty
as Ethel Mitchell · 1947
Street of Chance
as Miss Peabody · 1942
One Exciting Adventure
as Girl · 1934
My Dog Rusty
as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell · 1948
Air Hostess
as Virginia Barton · 1949
Three Sappy People
as The Countess (uncredited) · 1939
The Bob Mathias Story
as Lillian Mathias · 1954
It's All Yours
as Stewardess (uncredited) · 1937
Homicide Bureau
as Nurse · 1939
Flying G-Men
as Hamilton's Secretary · 1939
One Last Fling
as Vera Thompson · 1949
Scarecrow
as Mistress Dodge · 1972
Devil's Playground
as Bit Part · 1937
Skinny the Moocher
as Ann · 1939
Halfway to Hollywood
as Mrs. Kennedy · 1938
Seven Were Saved
as Mrs Rollin Hartley · 1947
The Chump Takes a Bump
as Minnie Chase · 1939
Her First Romance
as Student (uncredited) · 1940
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Matilda Brown · 1943
Young and Dangerous
as Mrs. Clara Clinton · 1957
Girls Can Play
as Alice, Brophy's secretary · 1937
Women in Prison
as Maggie · 1938
Sue My Lawyer
as Anita Burton · 1938
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Nancy Crane · 1950
Sealed Verdict
as Ellie Blaine · 1948
Second Chance
as Doris Greene · 1947
Highway Patrol
as Estelle · 1938
A Doggone Mixup
as Mrs. Langdon · 1938
The Hostage
as Miss Mabry · 1967
Hazard
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited) · 1948
A Woman is the Judge
as Luella (uncredited) · 1939
Palm Springs
as School Girl · 1936
Smith of Minnesota
as (uncredited) · 1942
Rusty's Birthday
as Ethel Mitchell · 1949
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Shop Girl's Friend · 1940
Extortion
as Margie Blake · 1938
A Fair Chance
as Human resources officer · 1954
Holiday in Havana
as Marge Henley · 1949
The Lady Objects
as Miss Hollins · 1938
City Story
· 1954
Criminals Within
as Linda · 1941
Red Lights Ahead
as Mary Wallace · 1936
Many Sappy Returns
as Mary · 1938
Blondes and Blunders
as Lillie Catlett · 1940
The Mind Needer
as Mrs. Chase · 1938
Rio Grande
as Jean Andrews · 1938