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Ann Doran

Acting

BornJuly 28, 1911
DiedSeptember 19, 2000 · 89
FromAmarillo, Texas, USA
GenderFemale

204

Movies

93

TV Shows

52

Years Active

★ 1

Popularity

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.

AKA Ann Lee Doran

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

★ 7.71957

Perry Mason

1957★ 7.7

as Claire Durell

Lassie

Lassie

★ 6.31954

Lassie

1954★ 6.3
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

★ 7.91972

M*A*S*H

1972★ 7.9

as Meg Cratty

Bonanza

Bonanza

★ 7.51959

Bonanza

1959★ 7.5

as Mrs. Walker

Bewitched

Bewitched

★ 7.81964

Bewitched

1964★ 7.8

as Mrs. Raphael

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

★ 7.31980

Magnum, P.I.

1980★ 7.3

as Sam Hunter's Mother

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

★ 8.01974

Little House on the Prairie

1974★ 8.0

as Helen Tyler

Ironside

Ironside

★ 6.81967

Ironside

1967★ 6.8

Filmography

204 titles

Rebel Without a Cause1955Rebel Without a Causeas Carol Stark ★ 7.5 Watch Topaz1969Topazas Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Them!1954Them!as Child Psychiatrist ★ 6.8 Watch Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Paine's Secretary (uncredited) ★ 7.8 Watch He Walked by Night1949He Walked by Nightas Dispatcher (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Watch Flood!1977Flood!as Emma Fisher ★ 5.3 Watch You Can't Take It with You1938You Can't Take It with Youas Maggie O'Neill ★ 7.5 Watch His Girl Friday1940His Girl Fridayas Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) ★ 7.4 Watch Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Townas Girl on Bus (uncredited) ★ 7.5 Watch Mr. Skeffington1944Mr. Skeffingtonas Maria (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Watch My Favorite Brunette1947My Favorite Brunetteas Miss Rogers ★ 6.6 Watch Magic Town1947Magic Townas Mrs. Weaver ★ 6.8 Watch Warlock1959Warlockas Mrs. Richardson (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Watch A Summer Place1959A Summer Placeas Mrs. Talbert (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Watch Start Cheering1938Start Cheeringas Green's Secretary ★ 6.9 Watch The Story of Dr. Wassell1944The Story of Dr. Wassellas Praying Woman (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Watch The Gumball Rally1976The Gumball Rallyas Mrs. Ontley ★ 6.1 Watch Little Mo1978Little Moas Aunt Gert ★ 7.3 Watch The High and the Mighty1954The High and the Mightyas Clara Joseph ★ 5.9 Watch Paula1952Paulaas Mrs. Smith ★ 8.2 Watch Captain Newman, M.D.1963Captain Newman, M.D.as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Watch So Proudly We Hail1943So Proudly We Hailas Lt. Betty Peterson ★ 5.7 Watch Yankee Doodle Dandy1942Yankee Doodle Dandyas Receptionist (uncredited) ★ 7.0 Watch The Strange Love of Martha Ivers1946The Strange Love of Martha Iversas Bobbi St. John ★ 7.1 Watch Meet John Doe1941Meet John Doeas Mrs. Hansen (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Watch Nothing Sacred1937Nothing Sacredas Telephone Girl (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Watch Holiday1938Holidayas Kitchen Maid (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Watch Wildcats1986Wildcatsas Mrs. Chatham ★ 6.2 Watch Island in the Sky1953Island in the Skyas Moon's Wife (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Watch Air Force1943Air Forceas Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Watch The Carpetbaggers1964The Carpetbaggersas Reporter (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch The Fountainhead1949The Fountainheadas Wynand's Secretary (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Watch The Desperate Hours1955The Desperate Hoursas Mrs. Walling ★ 7.1 Watch Dead of Night1977Dead of Nightas Mrs. McCauley ★ 6.1 Watch The Arrangement1969The Arrangementas Hospital Nurse (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Watch The Snake Pit1948The Snake Pitas Valerie (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Watch The More the Merrier1943The More the Merrieras Miss Bilby (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Watch It! The Terror from Beyond Space1958It! The Terror from Beyond Spaceas Mary Royce ★ 5.8 Watch Pitfall1948Pitfallas Maggie ★ 6.8 Watch Tomahawk1951Tomahawkas Mrs. Carrington ★ 7.0 Watch Kitten with a Whip1964Kitten with a Whipas Mavis Varden ★ 5.3 Watch Blondie1938Blondieas Elsie Hazlip ★ 7.0 Watch The Priest Killer1971The Priest Killeras Harriet Miles Watch Here Come the Nelsons1952Here Come the Nelsonsas Clara Randolph ★ 7.0 Watch The People Against O'Hara1951The People Against O'Haraas Betty Clark, Policewoman ★ 5.8 Watch There Was a Crooked Man...1970There Was a Crooked Man...as Mrs. Lomax ★ 6.8 Watch The Green Hornet1940The Green Hornetas Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Pride of the Marines1945Pride of the Marinesas Ella Mae Merchant ★ 6.8 Watch Penny Serenade1941Penny Serenadeas Dotty ★ 6.6 Watch First Monday in October1981First Monday in Octoberas Storekeeper ★ 6.2 Watch Live a Little, Love a Little1968Live a Little, Love a Littleas Landlady (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Watch Let Us Live1939Let Us Liveas Secretary Juror (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Watch They All Kissed the Bride1942They All Kissed the Brideas Helena, the Maid ★ 5.9 Watch The Hired Hand1971The Hired Handas Mrs. Sorenson ★ 6.2 Watch Where Love Has Gone1964Where Love Has Goneas Mrs. Geraghty ★ 6.1 Watch Mirage1965Mirageas Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Watch The Accused1949The Accusedas Miss Rice ★ 6.2 Watch Day of the Badman1958Day of the Badmanas Martha Mordigan ★ 6.9 Watch The Badlanders1958The Badlandersas Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Watch The Last Angry Man1974The Last Angry Manas Nurse Whitbread ★ 7.0 Watch Stella Dallas1937Stella Dallasas Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Watch All Night Long1981All Night Longas Grandmother Gibbons ★ 5.3 Watch Palm Springs1936Palm Springsas School Girl ★ 8.0 Watch Beyond the Forest1949Beyond the Forestas Edith Williams ★ 6.7 Watch I Love a Soldier1944I Love a Soldieras Jenny Butler ★ 6.0 Watch Reaching from Heaven1948Reaching from Heavenas Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran) ★ 8.0 Watch Road to the Big House1947Road to the Big Houseas Agnes Clark ★ 6.8 Watch Not With My Wife, You Don't!1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!as Doris Parker ★ 5.8 Watch Sun Valley Serenade1941Sun Valley Serenadeas Waitress (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Watch Good Girls Go to Paris1939Good Girls Go to Parisas Bridesmaid (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Watch The FBI Story1959The FBI Storyas Mrs. Ballard (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Watch Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend1957Shoot-Out at Medicine Bendas Sarah Devlin (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Bombers B-521957Bombers B-52as Sylvia Slater (uncredited) ★ 5.8 Watch

Cold Turkey

1940Cold Turkeyas Mrs. Langdon ★ 7.0 Watch The Clay Pigeon1949The Clay Pigeonas Nurse (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Watch Variety Girl1947Variety Girlas Hairdresser (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Watch

The Son of Rusty

1947The Son of Rustyas Mrs. Ethel Mitchell ★ 10.0 Watch The Man They Could Not Hang1939The Man They Could Not Hangas Betty Crawford ★ 6.6 Watch Love Is Better Than Ever1952Love Is Better Than Everas Mrs. Levoy ★ 6.6 Watch The Female Animal1958The Female Animalas Nurse ★ 6.0 Watch The Bob Mathias Story1954The Bob Mathias Storyas Lillian Mathias ★ 7.3 Watch Dive Bomber1941Dive Bomberas Joe's Blind Date (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Watch Way Down East1935Way Down Eastas Rosie ★ 4.5 Watch Her First Romance1940Her First Romanceas Student (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Watch Time Out for Trouble1938Time Out for Troubleas Maisie ★ 4.2 Watch Fear in the Night1947Fear in the Nightas Lil Herlihy ★ 5.5 Watch No Sad Songs for Me1950No Sad Songs for Meas Louise Spears ★ 6.2 Watch The Painted Hills1951The Painted Hillsas Martha Blake ★ 4.2 Watch I Love Lucy: The Movie1953I Love Lucy: The Movieas Audience Member ★ 7.7 Watch Calamity Jane and Sam Bass1949Calamity Jane and Sam Bassas Mrs. Egan ★ 6.1 Watch I'll Take Romance1937I'll Take Romanceas Minor Role ★ 6.3 Watch So This Is Love1953So This Is Loveas Mrs. Moore ★ 4.3 Watch Rusty Leads the Way1948Rusty Leads the Wayas Ethel Mitchell ★ 8.0 Watch Pie a la Maid1938Pie a la Maidas Mary ★ 8.0 Watch The Go-Getter1937The Go-Getteras Maizie, the Maid (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Watch Air Hostess1949Air Hostessas Virginia Barton ★ 5.8 Watch Never a Dull Moment1950Never a Dull Momentas Jean ★ 6.1 Watch Joy Ride1958Joy Rideas Grace Renny ★ 7.5 Watch Cast a Long Shadow1959Cast a Long Shadowas Ma Calvert ★ 6.6 Watch Ring Around the Moon1936Ring Around the Moonas Kay Duncan ★ 4.8 Watch The Walls of Jericho1948The Walls of Jerichoas Gossip (uncredited) ★ 5.6 Watch Women in Prison1938Women in Prisonas Maggie ★ 8.0 Watch Flying G-Men1939Flying G-Menas Hamilton's Secretary ★ 8.0 Watch Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mysteryas Sheila Cobb ★ 6.5 Watch The Failing of Raymond1971The Failing of Raymondas Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Watch Once You Kiss a Stranger...1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...as Lee's Mother ★ 4.6 Watch Coast Guard1939Coast Guardas Nurse (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Step Down to Terror1958Step Down to Terroras Mrs. Duprez ★ 5.8 Watch Advice to the Lovelorn1981Advice to the Lovelornas Ada Wells ★ 5.0 Watch Blue, White and Perfect1942Blue, White and Perfectas Miss Hoffman ★ 6.5 Watch Voice in the Mirror1958Voice in the Mirroras Mrs. Devlin ★ 6.5 Watch Rosie!1967Rosie!as Lady on Witness Stand ★ 10.0 Watch The Rawhide Trail1958The Rawhide Trailas Mrs. Cartwright ★ 8.0 Watch The Eddie Cantor Story1953The Eddie Cantor Storyas Lillian Edwards ★ 7.5 Watch Mr. Wise Guy1942Mr. Wise Guyas Dorothy Melton ★ 6.6 Watch South of the Boudoir1940South of the Boudoiras Mrs. Charley Chase ★ 7.0 Watch Missing Girls1936Missing Girlsas Ann Jason ★ 6.2 Watch Slightly Dangerous1943Slightly Dangerousas Salesgirl (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Roughly Speaking1945Roughly Speakingas Alice Abbott ★ 6.8 Watch The Kid from Kansas1941The Kid from Kansasas Julie 'Smitty' Smith ★ 8.0 Watch The Man Who Lived Twice1936The Man Who Lived Twiceas Nurse Cameron (uncredited) ★ 7.5 Watch Henry Aldrich's Little Secret1944Henry Aldrich's Little Secretas Helen Martin ★ 7.0 Watch The Macahans1976The Macahansas Grandma ★ 6.7 Watch The Spider's Web1938The Spider's Webas Mason's Secretary ★ 6.5 Watch The Lady Objects1938The Lady Objectsas Miss Hollins ★ 5.7 Watch The Crimson Key1947The Crimson Keyas Paris Wood ★ 4.5 Watch City Streets1938City Streetsas Nurse (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Riding High1950Riding Highas Nurse (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Watch The Man Who Turned to Stone1957The Man Who Turned to Stoneas Mrs. Ford ★ 5.2 Watch Sealed Verdict1948Sealed Verdictas Ellie Blaine ★ 7.0 Watch The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd1974The Story of Pretty Boy Floydas Secretary ★ 5.0 Watch Weekend of Terror1970Weekend of Terroras Sister Nadine ★ 6.0 Watch Rattling Romeo1939Rattling Romeoas Judy ★ 7.0 Watch Blind Alley1939Blind Alleyas Agnes ★ 5.9 Watch Three Sappy People1939Three Sappy Peopleas The Countess (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Watch Her First Romance1951Her First Romance ★ 4.0 Watch Girls Can Play1937Girls Can Playas Alice, Brophy's secretary ★ 5.2 Watch The Brass Bottle1964The Brass Bottleas Martha Kenton ★ 6.3 Watch The Werewolf of Woodstock1975The Werewolf of Woodstockas Dora ★ 7.2 Watch A Woman is the Judge1939A Woman is the Judgeas Luella (uncredited) ★ 7.0 Watch My Sister Eileen1942My Sister Eileenas Receptionist (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Watch Glamour for Sale1940Glamour for Saleas Myrtle (uncredited) ★ 5.0 Watch Devil's Playground1937Devil's Playgroundas Bit Part ★ 6.6 Watch Homicide Bureau1939Homicide Bureauas Nurse ★ 6.7 Watch All the Way Home1981All the Way Homeas Great-Aunt Sadie ★ 7.0 Watch Smashing the Spy Ring1938Smashing the Spy Ringas Madelon Martin ★ 6.7 Watch Here Come the Waves1944Here Come the Wavesas Ruth ★ 5.3 Watch Sue My Lawyer1938Sue My Lawyeras Anita Burton ★ 10.0 Watch Five Little Peppers at Home1940Five Little Peppers at Homeas Nurse ★ 7.0 Watch Girls of the Road1940Girls of the Roadas Jerry ★ 5.4 Watch Beyond the Blue Horizon1942Beyond the Blue Horizonas Margaret Chase (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Old Acquaintance1943Old Acquaintanceas Music Store Saleslady (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Watch The Hard Way1943The Hard Wayas Dorshka (Uncredited) ★ 6.5 Watch No Minor Vices1948No Minor Vicesas Mrs. Faraday (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Watch The Rose Bowl Story1952The Rose Bowl Storyas Mrs. Addie Burke ★ 4.2 Watch Rusty Saves a Life1949Rusty Saves a Lifeas Ethel Mitchell ★ 7.0 Watch Skinny the Moocher1939Skinny the Moocheras Ann ★ 8.0 Watch True to Life1943True to Lifeas Radio Kitty (uncredited) ★ 8.0 Watch Hazard1948Hazardas Hospital Nurse (uncredited) ★ 8.0 Watch The Return of the Whistler1948The Return of the Whistleras Sybil ★ 6.0 Watch Street of Chance1942Street of Chanceas Miss Peabody ★ 5.4 Watch Violent Road1958Violent Roadas Edith Miller ★ 6.4 Watch

City Story

1954City Story ★ 8.0 Watch A Doggone Mixup1938A Doggone Mixupas Mrs. Langdon ★ 7.0 Watch Life Begins At 171958Life Begins At 17as Virginia Peck ★ 7.5 Watch Riot in Juvenile Prison1959Riot in Juvenile Prisonas Bess Monahan ★ 6.0 Watch Gambling House1950Gambling Houseas Della ★ 6.2 Watch The Kid from Cleveland1949The Kid from Clevelandas Emily Novak ★ 6.5 Watch Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallionas Grandma Lundy ★ 7.0 Watch One Exciting Adventure1934One Exciting Adventureas Girl ★ 8.0 Watch It's All Yours1937It's All Yoursas Stewardess (uncredited) ★ 5.4 Watch New York Town1941New York Townas Demonstrator in Store (uncredited) ★ 8.5 Watch For the Love of Rusty1947For the Love of Rustyas Ethel Mitchell ★ 7.0 Watch Scarecrow1972Scarecrowas Mistress Dodge ★ 8.0 Watch

Halfway to Hollywood

1938Halfway to Hollywoodas Mrs. Kennedy ★ 8.0 Watch Crazy Times1981Crazy Timesas Mrs. Keagan Watch My Dog Rusty1948My Dog Rustyas Mrs. Ethel Mitchell ★ 8.5 Watch Extortion1938Extortionas Margie Blake ★ 7.0 Watch Untamed1940Untamedas 1st Nurse (uncredited) ★ 5.0 Watch Gildersleeve on Broadway1943Gildersleeve on Broadwayas Matilda Brown ★ 7.1 Watch One Last Fling1949One Last Flingas Vera Thompson ★ 4.8 Watch The Little Red Schoolhouse1936The Little Red Schoolhouseas Mary Burke ★ 6.7 Watch The Hostage1967The Hostageas Miss Mabry ★ 5.2 Watch Second Chance1947Second Chanceas Doris Greene ★ 6.5 Watch Let's Sing Again1936Let's Sing Againas Alice Alba ★ 4.1 Watch The Family Nobody Wanted1975The Family Nobody Wantedas Mrs. Kimberly ★ 6.4 Watch Seven Were Saved1947Seven Were Savedas Mrs Rollin Hartley ★ 6.5 Watch Young and Dangerous1957Young and Dangerousas Mrs. Clara Clinton ★ 7.7 Watch Manhattan Heartbeat1940Manhattan Heartbeatas Shop Girl's Friend ★ 8.0 Watch Bad Boy1935Bad Boyas Telegraph Clerk ★ 7.5 Watch Rio Grande1938Rio Grandeas Jean Andrews ★ 4.7 Watch The Chump Takes a Bump1939The Chump Takes a Bumpas Minnie Chase ★ 8.0 Watch Lonely Heart Bandits1950Lonely Heart Banditsas Nancy Crane ★ 7.8 Watch Criminals Within1941Criminals Withinas Linda ★ 6.5 Watch

Rusty's Birthday

1949Rusty's Birthdayas Ethel Mitchell ★ 7.0 Watch Blondes and Blunders1940Blondes and Blundersas Lillie Catlett ★ 8.0 Watch Mary Burns, Fugitive1935Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Reporter ★ 9.0 Watch Red Lights Ahead1936Red Lights Aheadas Mary Wallace ★ 5.6 Watch

Highway Patrol

1938Highway Patrolas Estelle ★ 9.0 Watch Holiday in Havana1949Holiday in Havanaas Marge Henley ★ 5.6 Watch Smith of Minnesota1942Smith of Minnesotaas (uncredited) ★ 9.0 Watch

A Fair Chance

1954A Fair Chanceas Human resources officer Watch Many Sappy Returns1938Many Sappy Returnsas Mary ★ 6.5 Watch The Mind Needer1938The Mind Neederas Mrs. Chase ★ 7.0 Watch

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