Ann Doran
Acting
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
Acting (204)
1986
Wildcatsas Mrs. Chatham
6.3
1981
All the Way Homeas Great-Aunt Sadie
7.0
1981
Advice to the Lovelornas Ada Wells
5.0
1981
First Monday in Octoberas Storekeeper
6.2
1981
Crazy Timesas Mrs. Keagan
1981
All Night Longas Grandmother Gibbons
5.2
1978
Little Moas Aunt Gert
7.3
1977
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallionas Grandma Lundy
7.0
1977
Flood!as Emma Fisher
5.1
1977
Dead of Nightas Mrs. McCauley
6.1
1976
The Gumball Rallyas Mrs. Ontley
6.1
1976
The Macahansas Grandma
6.7
1975
The Family Nobody Wantedas Mrs. Kimberly
6.4
1975
The Werewolf of Woodstockas Dora
7.3
1974
The Story of Pretty Boy Floydas Secretary
5.0
1974
The Last Angry Manas Nurse Whitbread
7.0
1972
Scarecrowas Mistress Dodge
8.0
1971
The Failing of Raymondas Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
6.2
1971
The Priest Killeras Harriet Miles
1971
The Hired Handas Mrs. Sorenson
6.1
1970
Weekend of Terroras Sister Nadine
6.0
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...as Mrs. Lomax
6.8
1969
Topazas Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
6.0
1969
The Arrangementas Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
6.5
1969
Once You Kiss a Stranger...as Lee's Mother
4.6
1968
Live a Little, Love a Littleas Landlady (uncredited)
5.5
1967
Rosie!as Lady on Witness Stand
10.0
1967
The Hostageas Miss Mabry
5.2
1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't!as Doris Parker
5.8
1965
Mirageas Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
7.1
1964
Kitten with a Whipas Mavis Varden
5.3
1964
Where Love Has Goneas Mrs. Geraghty
6.1
1964
The Brass Bottleas Martha Kenton
6.3
1964
The Carpetbaggersas Reporter (uncredited)
5.9
1963
Captain Newman, M.D.as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
6.7
1959
A Summer Placeas Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
6.6
1959
The FBI Storyas Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
6.2
1959
Cast a Long Shadowas Ma Calvert
6.6
1959
Warlockas Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)
6.8
1959
Riot in Juvenile Prisonas Bess Monahan
6.0
1958
Joy Rideas Grace Renny
7.5
1958
The Badlandersas Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
6.2
1958
Step Down to Terroras Mrs. Duprez
5.8
1958
Voice in the Mirroras Mrs. Devlin
6.5
1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Spaceas Mary Royce
5.8
1958
Life Begins At 17as Virginia Peck
7.5
1958
Violent Roadas Edith Miller
6.4
1958
Day of the Badmanas Martha Mordigan
6.9
1958
The Rawhide Trailas Mrs. Cartwright
8.0
1958
The Female Animalas Nurse
6.0
1957
Bombers B-52as Sylvia Slater (uncredited)
5.8
1957
Young and Dangerousas Mrs. Clara Clinton
7.7
1957
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bendas Sarah Devlin (uncredited)
6.0
1957
The Man Who Turned to Stoneas Mrs. Ford
5.2
1955
Rebel Without a Causeas Carol Stark
7.5
1955
The Desperate Hoursas Mrs. Walling
7.0
1954
The Bob Mathias Storyas Lillian Mathias
7.3
1954
A Fair Chanceas Human resources officer
1954
The High and the Mightyas Clara Joseph
5.9
1954
Them!as Child Psychiatrist
6.8
1954
8.0
1953
The Eddie Cantor Storyas Lillian Edwards
7.5
1953
Island in the Skyas Moon's Wife (uncredited)
6.2
1953
So This Is Loveas Mrs. Moore
4.3
1953
I Love Lucy: The Movieas Audience Member
7.7
1952
The Rose Bowl Storyas Mrs. Addie Burke
4.3
1952
Paulaas Mrs. Smith
8.2
1952
Love Is Better Than Everas Mrs. Levoy
6.6
1952
Here Come the Nelsonsas Clara Randolph
7.0
1951
The People Against O'Haraas Betty Clark, Policewoman
5.8
1951
The Painted Hillsas Martha Blake
4.2
4.0
1951
Tomahawkas Mrs. Carrington
7.0
1950
Gambling Houseas Della
6.2
1950
Lonely Heart Banditsas Nancy Crane
7.8
1950
Never a Dull Momentas Jean
6.1
1950
No Sad Songs for Meas Louise Spears
6.3
1950
Riding Highas Nurse (uncredited)
6.1
1949
Rusty's Birthdayas Ethel Mitchell
7.0
1949
Beyond the Forestas Edith Williams
6.7
1949
Holiday in Havanaas Marge Henley
5.6
1949
Calamity Jane and Sam Bassas Mrs. Egan
6.1
1949
The Kid from Clevelandas Emily Novak
6.5
1949
Air Hostessas Virginia Barton
5.8
1949
One Last Flingas Vera Thompson
4.8
1949
The Fountainheadas Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)
6.8
1949
The Clay Pigeonas Nurse (uncredited)
5.7
1949
He Walked by Nightas Dispatcher (uncredited)
6.7
1949
Rusty Saves a Lifeas Ethel Mitchell
7.0
1949
The Accusedas Miss Rice
6.1
1948
The Walls of Jerichoas Gossip (uncredited)
5.6
1948
No Minor Vicesas Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)
7.1
1948
Sealed Verdictas Ellie Blaine
7.0
1948
The Snake Pitas Valerie (uncredited)
7.1
1948
Rusty Leads the Wayas Ethel Mitchell
8.0
1948
Pitfallas Maggie
6.9
1948
Hazardas Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
8.0
1948
My Dog Rustyas Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
8.5
1948
The Return of the Whistleras Sybil
6.0
1948
Reaching from Heavenas Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
8.0
1947
Road to the Big Houseas Agnes Clark
6.8
1947
Magic Townas Mrs. Weaver
6.7
1947
Variety Girlas Hairdresser (uncredited)
6.5
1947
The Son of Rustyas Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
10.0
1947
Second Chanceas Doris Greene
6.5
1947
The Crimson Keyas Paris Wood
4.5
1947
For the Love of Rustyas Ethel Mitchell
7.0
1947
Fear in the Nightas Lil Herlihy
5.5
1947
Seven Were Savedas Mrs Rollin Hartley
6.5
1947
My Favorite Brunetteas Miss Rogers
6.6
1946
The Strange Love of Martha Iversas Bobbi St. John
7.1
1945
Pride of the Marinesas Ella Mae Merchant
6.8
1945
Roughly Speakingas Alice Abbott
6.8
1944
Here Come the Wavesas Ruth
5.3
1944
I Love a Soldieras Jenny Butler
6.0
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassellas Praying Woman (uncredited)
6.4
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secretas Helen Martin
7.0
1944
Mr. Skeffingtonas Maria (uncredited)
6.8
1943
True to Lifeas Radio Kitty (uncredited)
8.0
1943
Old Acquaintanceas Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)
7.1
1943
Gildersleeve on Broadwayas Matilda Brown
7.1
1943
So Proudly We Hailas Lt. Betty Peterson
5.9
1943
The More the Merrieras Miss Bilby (uncredited)
7.0
1943
Slightly Dangerousas Salesgirl (uncredited)
6.0
1943
Air Forceas Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
6.5
1943
The Hard Wayas Dorshka (Uncredited)
6.5
1942
Smith of Minnesotaas (uncredited)
9.0
1942
Street of Chanceas Miss Peabody
5.4
1942
My Sister Eileenas Receptionist (uncredited)
6.8
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizonas Margaret Chase (uncredited)
6.0
1942
They All Kissed the Brideas Helena, the Maid
5.9
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandyas Receptionist (uncredited)
7.0
1942
Mr. Wise Guyas Dorothy Melton
6.6
1942
Blue, White and Perfectas Miss Hoffman
6.5
1941
New York Townas Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)
8.5
1941
The Kid from Kansasas Julie 'Smitty' Smith
8.0
1941
Dive Bomberas Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)
6.3
1941
Sun Valley Serenadeas Waitress (uncredited)
7.1
1941
Criminals Withinas Linda
6.5
1941
Penny Serenadeas Dotty
6.6
1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mysteryas Sheila Cobb
6.5
1941
Meet John Doeas Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
7.3
1940
Her First Romanceas Student (uncredited)
6.5
1940
Blondes and Blundersas Lillie Catlett
8.0
1940
Cold Turkeyas Mrs. Langdon
7.0
1940
Glamour for Saleas Myrtle (uncredited)
5.0
1940
Girls of the Roadas Jerry
5.4
1940
Untamedas 1st Nurse (uncredited)
5.0
1940
Manhattan Heartbeatas Shop Girl's Friend
8.0
1940
South of the Boudoiras Mrs. Charley Chase
7.0
1940
Five Little Peppers at Homeas Nurse
7.0
1940
His Girl Fridayas Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
7.4
1940
The Green Hornetas Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
6.0
1939
Three Sappy Peopleas The Countess (uncredited)
6.7
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
7.8
1939
A Woman is the Judgeas Luella (uncredited)
7.0
1939
Skinny the Moocheras Ann
8.0
1939
The Man They Could Not Hangas Betty Crawford
6.6
1939
Coast Guardas Nurse (uncredited)
6.0
1939
Rattling Romeoas Judy
7.0
1939
Good Girls Go to Parisas Bridesmaid (uncredited)
7.1
1939
Blind Alleyas Agnes
6.0
1939
The Chump Takes a Bumpas Minnie Chase
8.0
1939
Let Us Liveas Secretary Juror (uncredited)
6.8
1939
Flying G-Menas Hamilton's Secretary
8.0
1939
Homicide Bureauas Nurse
6.7
1938
Smashing the Spy Ringas Madelon Martin
6.7
1938
Pie a la Maidas Mary
8.0
1938
Rio Grandeas Jean Andrews
4.7
1938
A Doggone Mixupas Mrs. Langdon
7.0
1938
Blondieas Elsie Hazlip
7.0
1938
The Spider's Webas Mason's Secretary
6.5
1938
The Lady Objectsas Miss Hollins
5.7
1938
Sue My Lawyeras Anita Burton
10.0
1938
You Can't Take It with Youas Maggie O'Neill
7.5
1938
Many Sappy Returnsas Mary
6.5
1938
City Streetsas Nurse (uncredited)
6.0
1938
Halfway to Hollywoodas Mrs. Kennedy
8.0
1938
Highway Patrolas Estelle
9.0
1938
Holidayas Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
7.3
1938
Extortionas Margie Blake
7.0
1938
The Mind Neederas Mrs. Chase
7.0
1938
Time Out for Troubleas Maisie
4.2
1938
Start Cheeringas Green's Secretary
6.9
1938
Women in Prisonas Maggie
8.0
1937
Nothing Sacredas Telephone Girl (uncredited)
6.3
1937
I'll Take Romanceas Minor Role
6.3
1937
It's All Yoursas Stewardess (uncredited)
5.4
1937
Stella Dallasas Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
6.8
1937
Girls Can Playas Alice, Brophy's secretary
5.2
1937
The Go-Getteras Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)
6.2
1937
Devil's Playgroundas Bit Part
6.6
1936
Red Lights Aheadas Mary Wallace
5.6
1936
The Man Who Lived Twiceas Nurse Cameron (uncredited)
7.5
1936
Missing Girlsas Ann Jason
6.3
1936
Palm Springsas School Girl
8.0
1936
Let's Sing Againas Alice Alba
4.1
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Townas Girl on Bus (uncredited)
7.5
1936
The Little Red Schoolhouseas Mary Burke
6.7
1936
Ring Around the Moonas Kay Duncan
4.8
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Reporter
9.0
1935
Way Down Eastas Rosie
4.5
1935
Bad Boyas Telegraph Clerk
7.5
1934
One Exciting Adventureas Girl
8.0