Person
Ann Doran
Acting · 1911–2000 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
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
Claire Durell
The A-Team
Nora
Bonanza
Mrs. Walker
Lassie
1954
Mannix
Mrs. Moody
Bewitched
Mrs. Raphael
Ironside
1967
Knots Landing
Mercy
Magnum, P.I.
Sam Hunter's Mother
Little House on the Prairie
Helen Tyler
Filmography
- 1986WildcatsMrs. Chatham
- 1985The Twilight ZoneMrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
- 1985Hell TownMaude
- 1984Highway to HeavenMrs. Bradley
- 1984HunterMrs. Rawling
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1983The A-TeamNora
- 1982Cagney & Lacey
- 1981All the Way HomeGreat-Aunt Sadie
- 1981Advice to the LovelornAda Wells
- 1981Simon & Simon
- 1981First Monday in OctoberStorekeeper
- 1981Crazy TimesMrs. Keagan
- 1981All Night LongGrandmother Gibbons
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Sam Hunter's Mother
- 1979Knots LandingMercy
- 1979Shirley
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedMary Deacon
- 1978Little MoAunt Gert
- 1978The Runaways
- 1978Fantasy IslandEmma Howard
- 1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionGrandma Lundy
- 1977We've Got Each Other
- 1977Flood!Emma Fisher
- 1977Dead of NightMrs. McCauley
- 1977Eight Is Enough
- 1976The Gumball RallyMrs. Ontley
- 1976The MacahansGrandma
- 1975The Family Nobody WantedMrs. Kimberly
- 1975The Werewolf of WoodstockDora
- 1974Little House on the PrairieHelen Tyler
- 1974Lucas Tanner
- 1974The Story of Pretty Boy FloydSecretary
- 1974The Last Angry ManNurse Whitbread
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco
- 1972M*A*S*HMeg Cratty
- 1972The Rookies
- 1972Emergency!
- 1972ScarecrowMistress Dodge
- 1971The Failing of RaymondBus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- 1971LongstreetMrs. Kingston
- 1971The Priest KillerHarriet Miles
- 1971Cannon
- 1971The Hired HandMrs. Sorenson
- 1971Alias Smith and Jones
- 1970Weekend of TerrorSister Nadine
- 1970The Odd CoupleLoretta Spoon
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...Mrs. Lomax
- 1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorJean Wydell
- 1969TopazMrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
- 1969The ArrangementHospital Nurse (uncredited)
- 1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...Lee's Mother
- 1968Live a Little, Love a LittleLandlady (uncredited)
- 1968The Mod SquadEva Styles
- 1968Adam-12Martha
- 1967Rosie!Lady on Witness Stand
- 1967The HostageMiss Mabry
- 1967MannixMrs. Moody
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
- 1967Ironside
- 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!Doris Parker
- 1965MirageTenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
- 1965The Legend of Jesse JamesMrs. James
- 1964Kitten with a WhipMavis Varden
- 1964Where Love Has GoneMrs. Geraghty
- 1964BewitchedMrs. Raphael
- 1964The Brass BottleMartha Kenton
- 1964The CarpetbaggersReporter (uncredited)
- 1963Captain Newman, M.D.Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
- 1963Petticoat JunctionMrs. Elliott
- 1962The VirginianMinerva Lewis
- 1960My Three Sons
- 1960National VelvetMartha Brown
- 1959A Summer PlaceMrs. Talbert (uncredited)
- 1959Bourbon Street Beat
- 1959The FBI StoryMrs. Ballard (uncredited)
- 1959BonanzaMrs. Walker
- 1959Cast a Long ShadowMa Calvert
- 1959WarlockMrs. Richardson (uncredited)
- 1959Riot in Juvenile PrisonBess Monahan
- 1959RawhideMillie Darius
- 1958Joy RideGrace Renny
- 1958The Donna Reed Show
- 1958The BadlandersStagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
- 1958Step Down to TerrorMrs. Duprez
- 1958Voice in the MirrorMrs. Devlin
- 1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceMary Royce
- 1958Life Begins At 17Virginia Peck
- 1958Violent RoadEdith Miller
- 1958Day of the BadmanMartha Mordigan
- 1958The Rawhide TrailMrs. Cartwright
- 1958The Female AnimalNurse
- 1957Bombers B-52Sylvia Slater (uncredited)
- 1957Young and DangerousMrs. Clara Clinton
- 1957Leave It to BeaverAgnes Haskell
- 1957Perry MasonClaire Durell
- 1957Shoot-Out At Medicine BendSarah Devlin (uncredited)
- 1957The Man Who Turned to StoneMrs. Ford
- 1957Official Detective
- 1956The Adventures of the Big ManEllen
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955Rebel Without a CauseCarol Stark
- 1955The Desperate HoursMrs. Walling
- 1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
- 1955The MillionaireJane Costello
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyMrs. Chadwick
- 1954The Bob Mathias StoryLillian Mathias
- 1954December Bride
- 1954Father Knows BestDorothy Tyler
- 1954Lassie
- 1954The Whistler
- 1954A Fair ChanceHuman resources officer
- 1954The High and the MightyClara Joseph
- 1954Them!Child Psychiatrist
- 1954City Story
- 1954Public Defender
- 1953The Eddie Cantor StoryLillian Edwards
- 1953Letter to LorettaNurse
- 1953Island in the SkyMoon's Wife (uncredited)
- 1953So This Is LoveMrs. Moore
- 1953I Love Lucy: The MovieAudience Member
- 1952OmnibusAngela's Mother
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreSister Mary Greene
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaMrs. Honeyman
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseWelfare Woman
- 1952Adventures of Superman
- 1952The Rose Bowl StoryMrs. Addie Burke
- 1952PaulaMrs. Smith
- 1952Love Is Better Than EverMrs. Levoy
- 1952Here Come the NelsonsClara Randolph
- 1952Chevron Theatre
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMarian Griswold Nevins MacDowell
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsAmy
- 1951The People Against O'HaraBetty Clark, Policewoman
- 1951The Painted HillsMartha Blake
- 1951Her First Romance
- 1951TomahawkMrs. Carrington
- 1950Gambling HouseDella
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramMother
- 1950Lux Video TheatreRose
- 1950Lonely Heart BanditsNancy Crane
- 1950Never a Dull MomentJean
- 1950The Gene Autry ShowAunt Lynn
- 1950No Sad Songs for MeLouise Spears
- 1950Riding HighNurse (uncredited)
- 1949Rusty's BirthdayEthel Mitchell
- 1949Beyond the ForestEdith Williams
- 1949Holiday in HavanaMarge Henley
- 1949Calamity Jane and Sam BassMrs. Egan
- 1949The Lone RangerSarah Yancy
- 1949The Kid from ClevelandEmily Novak
- 1949Air HostessVirginia Barton
- 1949One Last FlingVera Thompson
- 1949The FountainheadWynand's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1949The Clay PigeonNurse (uncredited)
- 1949He Walked by NightDispatcher (uncredited)
- 1949Rusty Saves a LifeEthel Mitchell
- 1949The AccusedMiss Rice
- 1948The Walls of JerichoGossip (uncredited)
- 1948No Minor VicesMrs. Faraday (uncredited)
- 1948Sealed VerdictEllie Blaine
- 1948The Snake PitValerie (uncredited)
- 1948Rusty Leads the WayEthel Mitchell
- 1948PitfallMaggie
- 1948HazardHospital Nurse (uncredited)
- 1948My Dog RustyMrs. Ethel Mitchell
- 1948The Return of the WhistlerSybil
- 1948Reaching from HeavenMartha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
- 1947Road to the Big HouseAgnes Clark
- 1947Magic TownMrs. Weaver
- 1947Variety GirlHairdresser (uncredited)
- 1947The Son of RustyMrs. Ethel Mitchell
- 1947Second ChanceDoris Greene
- 1947The Crimson KeyParis Wood
- 1947For the Love of RustyEthel Mitchell
- 1947Fear in the NightLil Herlihy
- 1947Seven Were SavedMrs Rollin Hartley
- 1947My Favorite BrunetteMiss Rogers
- 1946The Strange Love of Martha IversBobbi St. John
- 1945Pride of the MarinesElla Mae Merchant
- 1945Roughly SpeakingAlice Abbott
- 1944Here Come the WavesRuth
- 1944I Love a SoldierJenny Butler
- 1944The Story of Dr. WassellPraying Woman (uncredited)
- 1944Henry Aldrich's Little SecretHelen Martin
- 1944Mr. SkeffingtonMaria (uncredited)
- 1943True to LifeRadio Kitty (uncredited)
- 1943Old AcquaintanceMusic Store Saleslady (uncredited)
- 1943Gildersleeve on BroadwayMatilda Brown
- 1943So Proudly We HailLt. Betty Peterson
- 1943The More the MerrierMiss Bilby (uncredited)
- 1943Slightly DangerousSalesgirl (uncredited)
- 1943Air ForceMrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
- 1943The Hard WayDorshka (Uncredited)
- 1942Smith of Minnesota(uncredited)
- 1942Street of ChanceMiss Peabody
- 1942My Sister EileenReceptionist (uncredited)
- 1942Beyond the Blue HorizonMargaret Chase (uncredited)
- 1942They All Kissed the BrideHelena, the Maid
- 1942Yankee Doodle DandyReceptionist (uncredited)
- 1942Mr. Wise GuyDorothy Melton
- 1942Blue, White and PerfectMiss Hoffman
- 1941New York TownDemonstrator in Store (uncredited)
- 1941The Kid from KansasJulie 'Smitty' Smith
- 1941Dive BomberJoe's Blind Date (uncredited)
- 1941Sun Valley SerenadeWaitress (uncredited)
- 1941Criminals WithinLinda
- 1941Penny SerenadeDotty 'Dot'
- 1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse MysterySheila Cobb
- 1941Meet John DoeMrs. Hansen (uncredited)
- 1940Her First RomanceStudent (uncredited)
- 1940Blondes and BlundersLillie Catlett
- 1940Cold TurkeyMrs. Langdon
- 1940Glamour for SaleMyrtle (uncredited)
- 1940Girls of the RoadJerry
- 1940Untamed1st Nurse (uncredited)
- 1940Manhattan HeartbeatShop Girl's Friend
- 1940South of the BoudoirMrs. Charley Chase
- 1940Five Little Peppers at HomeNurse
- 1940His Girl FridayNewspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
- 1940The Green HornetJosephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
- 1939Three Sappy PeopleThe Countess (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonPaine's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1939A Woman is the JudgeLuella (uncredited)
- 1939Skinny the MoocherAnn
- 1939The Man They Could Not HangBetty Crawford
- 1939Coast GuardNurse (uncredited)
- 1939Rattling RomeoJudy
- 1939Good Girls Go to ParisBridesmaid (uncredited)
- 1939Blind AlleyAgnes
- 1939The Chump Takes a BumpMinnie Chase
- 1939Let Us LiveSecretary Juror (uncredited)
- 1939Flying G-MenHamilton's Secretary
- 1939Homicide BureauNurse
- 1938Smashing the Spy RingMadelon Martin
- 1938Pie a la MaidMary
- 1938Rio GrandeJean Andrews
- 1938A Doggone MixupMrs. Langdon
- 1938BlondieElsie Hazlip
- 1938The Spider's WebMason's Secretary
- 1938The Lady ObjectsMiss Hollins
- 1938Sue My LawyerAnita Burton
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouMaggie O'Neill
- 1938Many Sappy ReturnsMary
- 1938City StreetsNurse (uncredited)
- 1938Halfway to HollywoodMrs. Kennedy
- 1938Highway PatrolEstelle
- 1938HolidayKitchen Maid (uncredited)
- 1938ExtortionMargie Blake
- 1938The Mind NeederMrs. Chase
- 1938Time Out for TroubleMaisie
- 1938Start CheeringGreen's Secretary
- 1938Women in PrisonMaggie
- 1937Nothing SacredTelephone Girl (uncredited)
- 1937I'll Take RomanceMinor Role
- 1937It's All YoursStewardess (uncredited)
- 1937Stella DallasUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- 1937Girls Can PlayAlice, Brophy's secretary
- 1937The Go-GetterMaizie, the Maid (uncredited)
- 1937Devil's PlaygroundBit Part
- 1936Red Lights AheadMary Wallace
- 1936The Man Who Lived TwiceNurse Cameron (uncredited)
- 1936Missing GirlsAnn Jason
- 1936Palm SpringsSchool Girl
- 1936Let's Sing AgainAlice Alba
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownGirl on Bus (uncredited)
- 1936The Little Red SchoolhouseMary Burke
- 1936Ring Around the MoonKay Duncan
- 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveReporter
- 1935Way Down EastRosie
- 1935Bad BoyTelegraph Clerk
- 1934One Exciting AdventureGirl
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