
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
All 249
Movies 192
TV shows 57
Mrs. Chatham

Wildcats (1986)
Movie
6
Mrs. Clark

The Twilight Zone (1985)
TV show
7

Hell Town (1985)
TV show

Highway to Heaven (1984)
TV show
Mrs. Rawling

Hunter (1984)
TV show

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
TV show
Nora

The A-Team (1983)
TV show
3.4

Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV show
Great-Aunt Sadie

All the Way Home (1981)
Movie
Ada Wells

Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
Movie

Simon & Simon (1981)
TV show
6
Storekeeper

First Monday in October (1981)
Movie
Mrs. Keagan

Crazy Times (1981)
Movie
Grandmother Gibbons

All Night Long (1981)
Movie

Magnum, P.I. (1980)
TV show
5.61

Knots Landing (1979)
TV show
5.33
Charlotte McHenry

Shirley (1979)
TV show
Mary Deacon

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
TV show
Aunt Gert

Little Mo (1978)
Movie

The Runaways (1978)
TV show
Grandma Lundy

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (1977)
Movie

We've Got Each Other (1977)
TV show
Emma Fisher

Flood! (1977)
Movie
Mrs. McCauley

Dead of Night (1977)
Movie

Eight Is Enough (1977)
TV show
Mrs. Ontley

The Gumball Rally (1976)
Movie
Mrs. Kimberly

The Family Nobody Wanted (1975)
Movie
Dora

The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975)
Movie

Lucas Tanner (1974)
TV show

Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV show
7.38
Secretary

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)
Movie
Nurse Whitbread

The Last Angry Man (1974)
Movie

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
TV show
6.86
Meg Cratty

M*A*S*H (1972)
TV show
5.65

The Rookies (1972)
TV show

Emergency! (1972)
TV show
7
Mrs. Kingston

Longstreet (1971)
TV show

Cannon (1971)
TV show
6
Mrs. Sorenson

The Hired Hand (1971)
Movie

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
TV show
Sister Nadine

Weekend of Terror (1970)
Movie
Loretta Spoon

The Odd Couple (1970)
TV show
6
Mrs. Lomax

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Movie
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

The Arrangement (1969)
Movie
Lee's Mother

Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
Movie
Landlady (uncredited)

Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
Movie

The Mod Squad (1968)
TV show
6

Adam-12 (1968)
TV show
7.5
Lady on Witness Stand

Rosie! (1967)
Movie
Miss Mabry

The Hostage (1967)
Movie

Mannix (1967)
TV show
6.38

The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
TV show

Ironside (1967)
TV show
6
Doris Parker

Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
Movie
Mrs. James

The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
TV show
Mavis Varden

Kitten with a Whip (1964)
Movie
Mrs. Geraghty

Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Movie

Bewitched (1964)
TV show
6.33
Martha Kenton

The Brass Bottle (1964)
Movie
Reporter

The Carpetbaggers (1964)
Movie
Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)

Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Movie

Petticoat Junction (1963)
TV show
6
Maggie Hyeth / Reba / Minerva Lewis / Mrs. Graves

The Virginian (1962)
TV show

My Three Sons (1960)
TV show
6
Martha Brown

National Velvet (1960)
TV show
Mrs. Talbert

A Summer Place (1959)
Movie

Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
TV show
Ma Calvert

Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
Movie
Bess Monahan

Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)
Movie
Millie Darius

Rawhide (1959)
TV show
4
Grace

Joy Ride (1958)
Movie

The Donna Reed Show (1958)
TV show
6
Mrs. Devlin

Voice in the Mirror (1958)
Movie
Mary Royce

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
Movie
6.8
Virginia Peck

Life Begins At 17 (1958)
Movie
Edith Miller

Violent Road (1958)
Movie
Martha Mordigan

Day of the Badman (1958)
Movie
Mrs. Cartwright

The Rawhide Trail (1958)
Movie
Nurse

The Female Animal (1958)
Movie
Mrs. Goodwin

Teenage Challenge (1958)
Movie
Sylvia Slater (uncredited)

Bombers B-52 (1957)
Movie
Mrs. Clara Clinton

Young and Dangerous (1957)
Movie

Leave It to Beaver (1957)
TV show
Claire Durell / Nell Wyatt / Cornelia Slater

Perry Mason (1957)
TV show
4.33
Sarah Devlin

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)
Movie
Mrs. Ford

The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957)
Movie

Official Detective (1957)
TV show

State Trooper (1956)
TV show

Matinee Theater (1955)
TV show
Carol Stark

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Movie
6.25

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
TV show
Mrs. Walling

The Desperate Hours (1955)
Movie
Mrs. Johnson / Jane Costello

The Millionaire (1955)
TV show
Lillian Mathias

The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
Movie

December Bride (1954)
TV show

Lassie (1954)
TV show
8

The Whistler (1954)
TV show
Clara Joseph

The High and the Mighty (1954)
Movie
Child Psychiatrist

Them! (1954)
Movie
6
Actress

City Story (1954)
Movie

Public Defender (1954)
TV show
Lillian Edwards

The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
Movie
Anne Thomas / Felice Badt / Ginny Tucker

The Loretta Young Show (1953)
TV show
Moon's Wife (uncredited)

Island in the Sky (1953)
Movie
Mrs. Moore

So This Is Love (1953)
Movie
Mrs. Honeyman / Caroline

Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV show
Welfare Woman

Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV show

Adventures of Superman (1952)
TV show
Mrs. Addie Burke

The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
Movie
Mrs. Smith

Paula (1952)
Movie
Clara Randolph

Here Come the Nelsons (1952)
Movie
Mrs. Levoy

Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
Movie
Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show
8.33

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV show
Betty Clark, Policewoman

The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Movie
Martha Blake

The Painted Hills (1951)
Movie
8
Mrs. Foster

Her First Romance (1951)
Movie
Mrs. Carrington

Tomahawk (1951)
Movie
Mrs. Della Lucas

Gambling House (1950)
Movie
Rose

Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show
Nancy Crane

Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
Movie
Jean

Never a Dull Moment (1950)
Movie
Louise Spears

No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Movie
Nurse (uncredited)

Riding High (1950)
Movie
Ethel Mitchell

Rusty's Birthday (1949)
Movie
Edith Williams

Beyond the Forest (1949)
Movie
Marge Henley

Holiday in Havana (1949)
Movie
Emily Novak

The Kid from Cleveland (1949)
Movie
Virginia Barton

Air Hostess (1949)
Movie
Mrs. Lucy Egan

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
Movie
Vera Thompson

One Last Fling (1949)
Movie
Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)

The Fountainhead (1949)
Movie
Nurse (uncredited)

The Clay Pigeon (1949)
Movie
Dispatcher (uncredited)

He Walked by Night (1949)
Movie
Miss Rice

The Accused (1949)
Movie
Ethel Mitchell

Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
Movie
Gossip (uncredited)

The Walls of Jericho (1948)
Movie
Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)

No Minor Vices (1948)
Movie
Ellie Blaine

Sealed Verdict (1948)
Movie
Valerie

The Snake Pit (1948)
Movie
Ethel Mitchell

Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
Movie
Maggie

Pitfall (1948)
Movie
Hospital Nurse

Hazard (1948)
Movie
Ethel Mitchell

My Dog Rusty (1948)
Movie
Sybil

The Return of the Whistler (1948)
Movie
6
Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)

Reaching from Heaven (1948)
Movie
Agnes Clark

Road to the Big House (1947)
Movie
Mrs. Weaver

Magic Town (1947)
Movie
Ethel Mitchell

The Son of Rusty (1947)
Movie
Doris Greene

Second Chance (1947)
Movie
Paris Wood

The Crimson Key (1947)
Movie
Ethel Mitchell

For the Love of Rusty (1947)
Movie
Lil Herlihy

Fear in the Night (1947)
Movie
6
Mrs. Rollin Hartley

Seven Were Saved (1947)
Movie
1
Miss Rogers

My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Movie
6
Bobbi St. John

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Movie
Ella Mae Merchant

Pride of the Marines (1945)
Movie
Jenny Butler

I Love a Soldier (1945)
Movie
Alice Abbott

Roughly Speaking (1945)
Movie
Ruth

Here Come the Waves (1944)
Movie
Praying Woman (uncredited)

The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
Movie
Helen Martin

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
Movie
Maria (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Movie
Wendy

His Tale is Told (1944)
Movie
Radio Kitty

True to Life (1943)
Movie
Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)

Old Acquaintance (1943)
Movie
Matilda Brown

Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)
Movie
Betty

So Proudly We Hail (1943)
Movie
6
Salesgirl (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Miss Bilby (uncredited)

The More the Merrier (1943)
Movie
6
Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)

Air Force (1943)
Movie
Dorshka (Uncredited)

The Hard Way (1943)
Movie
(uncredited)

Smith of Minnesota (1942)
Movie
Miss Peabody

Street of Chance (1942)
Movie
Receptionist (uncredited)

My Sister Eileen (1942)
Movie
Margaret Chase (uncredited)

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)
Movie
Helena, the Maid

They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
Movie
7.75
Receptionist (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Movie
Dorothy Melton

Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Movie
3.67
Miss Hoffman

Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
Movie
Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)

New York Town (1941)
Movie
Julie 'Smitty' Smith

The Kid from Kansas (1941)
Movie
Minnie Crawford

Half Shot at Sunrise (1941)
Movie
Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)

Dive Bomber (1941)
Movie
6
Waitress (uncredited)

Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Movie
Linda

Criminals Within (1941)
Movie
Dotty 'Dot'

Penny Serenade (1941)
Movie
6
Sheila Cobb

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
Movie
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Meet John Doe (1941)
Movie
6
Student (uncredited)

Her First Romance (1940)
Movie
Lillie Catlett

Blondes and Blunders (1940)
Movie
Mrs. Langdon

Cold Turkey (1940)
Movie
1st Nurse

Untamed (1940)
Movie
Myrtle (uncredited)

Glamour for Sale (1940)
Movie
Jerry

Girls of the Road (1940)
Movie
Mrs. Charley Chase

South of the Boudoir (1940)
Movie
Nurse

Five Little Peppers at Home (1940)
Movie
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

His Girl Friday (1940)
Movie
5.72
Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)

The Green Hornet (1940)
Movie
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Mrs. Catlett

Static in the Attic (1939)
Movie
Ann Night

Skinny the Moocher (1939)
Movie
Betty Crawford

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Movie
5.2
Nurse (uncredited)

Coast Guard (1939)
Movie
Judy

Rattling Romeo (1939)
Movie
Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
Movie
Agnes

Blind Alley (1939)
Movie
Minnie Chase

The Chump Takes a Bump (1939)
Movie
Secretary Juror (uncredited)

Let Us Live (1939)
Movie
Hamilton's Secretary

Flying G-Men (1939)
Movie
Nurse

Homicide Bureau (1939)
Movie
Madelon Martin

Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)
Movie
Mary

Pie a la Maid (1938)
Movie
Jean Andrews

Rio Grande (1938)
Movie
Mrs. Langdon

A Doggone Mixup (1938)
Movie
Elsie Hazlip

Blondie (1938)
Movie
Mason's Secretary

The Spider's Web (1938)
Movie
Miss Hollins

The Lady Objects (1938)
Movie
Anita Burton

Sue My Lawyer (1938)
Movie
Maggie O'Neill

You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Movie
6
Mary Benson

Many Sappy Returns (1938)
Movie
Nurse (uncredited)

City Streets (1938)
Movie
Mrs. Kennedy

Halfway to Hollywood (1938)
Movie
Andy's Bride-to-be

Ankles Away (1938)
Movie
Margie Blake

Extortion (1938)
Movie
Mrs. Chase

The Mind Needer (1938)
Movie
Maisie

Time Out for Trouble (1938)
Movie
Miss Millie

The Old Raid Mule (1938)
Movie
Green's Secretary

Start Cheering (1938)
Movie
Maggie

Women in Prison (1938)
Movie
Lydia, Herman's Secretary

Fiddling Around (1938)
Movie
Telephone Girl (uncredited)

Nothing Sacred (1937)
Movie
Minor Role

I'll Take Romance (1937)
Movie
Stewardess (uncredited)

It's All Yours (1937)
Movie
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Stella Dallas (1937)
Movie
Alice, Brophy's secretary

Girls Can Play (1937)
Movie
Maizie-the maid (uncredited)

The Go-Getter (1937)
Movie
Bit Part

Devil's Playground (1937)
Movie
Mary Wallace

Red Lights Ahead (1936)
Movie
Nurse Cameron

The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
Movie
Ann Jason

Missing Girls (1936)
Movie
School Girl

Palm Springs (1936)
Movie
Alice Alba

Let's Sing Again (1936)
Movie
Girl on Bus (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Movie
5
Mary Burke

The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936)
Movie
Kay Duncan

Ring Around the Moon (1936)
Movie
Reporter

Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
Movie
Rosie

Way Down East (1935)
Movie
Girl

One Exciting Adventure (1934)
Movie
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Known for Acting
Gender Female
Birthday 1911-07-28
Deathday 2000-09-19 (89 years old)
Place of birth Amarillo, United States of America
Citizenships United States of America
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