Ann Doran

Acting • 286 Credits

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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 ⭐ 3.8
as Carol Stark
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 ⭐ 3.9
as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
The A-Team

The A-Team

1983 ⭐ 3.8
as Nora
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 ⭐ 4.0
as Helen Tyler
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940 ⭐ 3.7
as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972 ⭐ 4.0
as Meg Cratty
Bewitched

Bewitched

1964 ⭐ 3.9
as Mrs. Raphael
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 ⭐ 3.8
as Mrs. Walker
Them!

Them!

1954 ⭐ 3.4
as Child Psychiatrist
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938 ⭐ 3.8
as Maggie O'Neill
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980 ⭐ 3.6
as Sam Hunter's Mother
Topaz

Topaz

1969 ⭐ 3.0
as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 ⭐ 3.8
as Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Holiday

Holiday

1938 ⭐ 3.6
as Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941 ⭐ 3.6
as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985 ⭐ 3.8
as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 ⭐ 3.5
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Wildcats

Wildcats

1986 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Chatham
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984 ⭐ 3.7
as Mrs. Bradley
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946 ⭐ 3.5
as Bobbi St. John
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955 ⭐ 3.5
as Mrs. Walling
Warlock

Warlock

1959 ⭐ 3.4
as Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949 ⭐ 3.5
as Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 ⭐ 3.4
as Mrs. Lomax
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 ⭐ 3.9
as Nell Wyatt
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978 ⭐ 3.3
as Mrs. Howard (uncredited)
Penny Serenade

Penny Serenade

1941 ⭐ 3.3
as Dotty
It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958 ⭐ 2.9
as Mary Royce
Mirage

Mirage

1965 ⭐ 3.5
as Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit

1948 ⭐ 3.5
as Valerie (uncredited)