Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

288

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-07-28

Day of Death

2000-09-19 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Ann Lee Doran

Ann Doran

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

Acting

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

as

Carol Stark

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as

Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Blondie

1938

Blondie

as

Elsie Hazlip

Topaz

1969

Topaz

as

Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)

Air Hostess

1949

Air Hostess

as

Virginia Barton

Mr. Wise Guy

1942

Mr. Wise Guy

as

Dorothy Melton

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as

Girl on Bus (uncredited)

My Sister Eileen

1942

My Sister Eileen

as

Receptionist (uncredited)

Pitfall

1948

Pitfall

as

Maggie

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

as

Betty Crawford

He Walked by Night

1949

He Walked by Night

as

Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as

Bobbi St. John

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

as

Mary Royce

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Maggie O'Neill

Fear in the Night

1947

Fear in the Night

as

Lil Herlihy

Blind Alley

1939

Blind Alley

as

Agnes

The Man Who Turned to Stone

1957

The Man Who Turned to Stone

as

Mrs. Ford

The People Against O'Hara

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as

Betty Clark, Policewoman

The Hired Hand

1971

The Hired Hand

as

Mrs. Sorenson

Street of Chance

1942

Street of Chance

as

Miss Peabody

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968

Live a Little, Love a Little

as

Landlady (uncredited)

Kitten with a Whip

1964

Kitten with a Whip

as

Mavis Varden

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952

Love Is Better Than Ever

as

Mrs. Levoy

Here Come the Waves

1944

Here Come the Waves

as

Ruth

Penny Serenade

1941

Penny Serenade

as

Dotty 'Dot'

The Snake Pit

1948

The Snake Pit

as

Valerie

The Painted Hills

1951

The Painted Hills

as

Martha Blake

Three Sappy People

1939

Three Sappy People

as

The Countess (uncredited)

Gambling House

1950

Gambling House

as

Della

Flying G-Men

1939

Flying G-Men

as

Hamilton's Secretary

The Chump Takes a Bump

1939

The Chump Takes a Bump

as

Minnie Chase

South of the Boudoir

1940

South of the Boudoir

as

Mrs. Charley Chase

The High and the Mighty

1954

The High and the Mighty

as

Clara Joseph

My Favorite Brunette

1947

My Favorite Brunette

as

Miss Rogers

The Arrangement

1969

The Arrangement

as

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1941

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

as

Sheila Cobb

Road to the Big House

1947

Road to the Big House

as

Agnes Clark

Second Chance

1947

Second Chance

as

Doris Greene

Voice in the Mirror

1958

Voice in the Mirror

as

Mrs. Devlin

Pride of the Marines

1945

Pride of the Marines

as

Ella Mae Merchant

Where Love Has Gone

1964

Where Love Has Gone

as

Mrs. Geraghty

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

Gildersleeve on Broadway

as

Matilda Brown

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

1969

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

as

Lee's Mother

For the Love of Rusty

1947

For the Love of Rusty

as

Ethel Mitchell

Girls of the Road

1940

Girls of the Road

as

Jerry

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

as

Doris Parker

Dead of Night

1977

Dead of Night

as

Mrs. McCauley

Rusty Leads the Way

1948

Rusty Leads the Way

as

Ethel Mitchell

Rusty Saves a Life

1949

Rusty Saves a Life

as

Ethel Mitchell

The Son of Rusty

1947

The Son of Rusty

as

Mrs. Ethel Mitchell

The Hostage

1967

The Hostage

as

Miss Mabry

My Dog Rusty

1948

My Dog Rusty

as

Mrs. Ethel Mitchell

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

The Man Who Lived Twice

as

Nurse Cameron (uncredited)

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Beyond the Blue Horizon

as

Margaret Chase (uncredited)

All Night Long

1981

All Night Long

as

Grandmother Gibbons

Missing Girls

1936

Missing Girls

as

Ann Jason

Violent Road

1958

Violent Road

as

Edith Miller

Women in Prison

1938

Women in Prison

as

Maggie

Seven Were Saved

1947

Seven Were Saved

as

Mrs Rollin Hartley

So Proudly We Hail

1943

So Proudly We Hail

as

Lt. Betty Peterson

Riding High

1950

Riding High

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Roughly Speaking

1945

Roughly Speaking

as

Alice Abbott

The Werewolf of Woodstock

1975

The Werewolf of Woodstock

as

Dora

Lonely Heart Bandits

1950

Lonely Heart Bandits

as

Nancy Crane

Her First Romance

1951

Her First Romance

as

Life Begins At 17

1958

Life Begins At 17

as

Virginia Peck

Let's Sing Again

1936

Let's Sing Again

as

Alice Alba

Cast a Long Shadow

1959

Cast a Long Shadow

as

Ma Calvert

First Monday in October

1981

First Monday in October

as

Storekeeper

Joy Ride

1958

Joy Ride

as

Grace Renny

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

as

Sarah Devlin (uncredited)

The FBI Story

1959

The FBI Story

as

Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)

No Sad Songs for Me

1950

No Sad Songs for Me

as

Louise Spears

Variety Girl

1947

Variety Girl

as

Hairdresser (uncredited)

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

The Little Red Schoolhouse

as

Mary Burke

Red Lights Ahead

1936

Red Lights Ahead

as

Mary Wallace

Girls Can Play

1937

Girls Can Play

as

Alice, Brophy's secretary

Rosie!

1967

Rosie!

as

Lady on Witness Stand

The Family Nobody Wanted

1975

The Family Nobody Wanted

as

Mrs. Kimberly

Criminals Within

1941

Criminals Within

as

Linda

A Doggone Mixup

1938

A Doggone Mixup

as

Mrs. Langdon

Rusty's Birthday

1949

Rusty's Birthday

as

Ethel Mitchell

Way Down East

1935

Way Down East

as

Rosie

Here Come the Nelsons

1952

Here Come the Nelsons

as

Clara Randolph

The Female Animal

1958

The Female Animal

as

Nurse

Paula

1952

Paula

as

Mrs. Smith

The Bob Mathias Story

1954

The Bob Mathias Story

as

Lillian Mathias

So This Is Love

1953

So This Is Love

as

Mrs. Moore

True to Life

1943

True to Life

as

Radio Kitty (uncredited)

I Love a Soldier

1944

I Love a Soldier

as

Jenny Butler

The Spider's Web

1938

The Spider's Web

as

Mason's Secretary

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

Captain Newman, M.D.

as

Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)

Magic Town

1947

Magic Town

as

Mrs. Weaver

The More the Merrier

1943

The More the Merrier

as

Miss Bilby (uncredited)

The Crimson Key

1947

The Crimson Key

as

Paris Wood

The Failing of Raymond

1971

The Failing of Raymond

as

Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

One Last Fling

1949

One Last Fling

as

Vera Thompson

The Eddie Cantor Story

1953

The Eddie Cantor Story

as

Lillian Edwards

City Story

1954

City Story

as

Rattling Romeo

1939

Rattling Romeo

as

Judy

The Accused

1949

The Accused

as

Miss Rice

Step Down to Terror

1958

Step Down to Terror

as

Mrs. Duprez

Hazard

1948

Hazard

as

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Sealed Verdict

1948

Sealed Verdict

as

Ellie Blaine

Palm Springs

1936

Palm Springs

as

School Girl

I'll Take Romance

1937

I'll Take Romance

as

Minor Role

Homicide Bureau

1939

Homicide Bureau

as

Nurse

The Kid from Cleveland

1949

The Kid from Cleveland

as

Emily Novak

Them!

1954

Them!

as

Child Psychiatrist

Start Cheering

1938

Start Cheering

as

Green's Secretary

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940

Manhattan Heartbeat

as

Shop Girl's Friend

Devil's Playground

1937

Devil's Playground

as

Bit Part

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

as

Helen Martin

Young and Dangerous

1957

Young and Dangerous

as

Mrs. Clara Clinton

Let Us Live

1939

Let Us Live

as

Secretary Juror (uncredited)

One Exciting Adventure

1934

One Exciting Adventure

as

Girl

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris

as

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Coast Guard

1939

Coast Guard

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Sue My Lawyer

1938

Sue My Lawyer

as

Anita Burton

Time Out for Trouble

1938

Time Out for Trouble

as

Maisie

The Mind Needer

1938

The Mind Needer

as

Mrs. Chase

The Return of the Whistler

1948

The Return of the Whistler

as

Sybil

Riot in Juvenile Prison

1959

Riot in Juvenile Prison

as

Bess Monahan

The Hard Way

1943

The Hard Way

as

Dorshka (Uncredited)

Never a Dull Moment

1950

Never a Dull Moment

as

Jean

The Lady Objects

1938

The Lady Objects

as

Miss Hollins

Cold Turkey

1940

Cold Turkey

as

Mrs. Langdon

Holiday

1938

Holiday

as

Kitchen Maid (uncredited)

Her First Romance

1940

Her First Romance

as

Student (uncredited)

All the Way Home

1981

All the Way Home

as

Great-Aunt Sadie

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981

Advice to the Lovelorn

as

Ada Wells

Untamed

1940

Untamed

as

1st Nurse (uncredited)

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

1977

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

as

Grandma Lundy

Crazy Times

1981

Crazy Times

as

Mrs. Keagan

Air Force

1943

Air Force

as

Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)

The Rawhide Trail

1958

The Rawhide Trail

as

Mrs. Cartwright

A Woman is the Judge

1939

A Woman is the Judge

as

Luella (uncredited)

The Brass Bottle

1964

The Brass Bottle

as

Martha Kenton

Little Mo

1978

Little Mo

as

Aunt Gert

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

Blue, White, and Perfect

as

Miss Hoffman

Island in the Sky

1953

Island in the Sky

as

Moon's Wife (uncredited)

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

Five Little Peppers at Home

as

Nurse

His Girl Friday

1940

His Girl Friday

as

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

The Green Hornet

1940

The Green Hornet

as

Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)

City Streets

1938

City Streets

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Holiday in Havana

1949

Holiday in Havana

as

Marge Henley

Reaching from Heaven

1948

Reaching from Heaven

as

Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)

Smith of Minnesota

1942

Smith of Minnesota

as

(uncredited)

The Kid from Kansas

1941

The Kid from Kansas

as

Julie 'Smitty' Smith

Highway Patrol

1938

Highway Patrol

as

Estelle

A Summer Place

1959

A Summer Place

as

Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)

Rio Grande

1938

Rio Grande

as

Jean Andrews

Ring Around the Moon

1936

Ring Around the Moon

as

Kay Duncan

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

The Rose Bowl Story

as

Mrs. Addie Burke

The Carpetbaggers

1964

The Carpetbaggers

as

Reporter

Beyond the Forest

1949

Beyond the Forest

as

Edith Williams

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Sun Valley Serenade

as

Waitress (uncredited)

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as

Reporter

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

The Story of Dr. Wassell

as

Praying Woman (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington

1944

Mr. Skeffington

as

Maria (uncredited)

Nothing Sacred

1937

Nothing Sacred

as

Telephone Girl (uncredited)

The Walls of Jericho

1948

The Walls of Jericho

as

Gossip (uncredited)

It's All Yours

1937

It's All Yours

as

Stewardess (uncredited)

The Clay Pigeon

1949

The Clay Pigeon

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Tomahawk

1951

Tomahawk

as

Mrs. Carrington

Wildcats

1986

Wildcats

as

Mrs. Chatham

No Minor Vices

1948

No Minor Vices

as

Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)

Weekend of Terror

1970

Weekend of Terror

as

Sister Nadine

Day of the Badman

1958

Day of the Badman

as

Martha Mordigan

Smashing the Spy Ring

1938

Smashing the Spy Ring

as

Madelon Martin

New York Town

1941

New York Town

as

Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)

Bombers B-52

1957

Bombers B-52

as

Sylvia Slater (uncredited)

The Go-Getter

1937

The Go-Getter

as

Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

as

Receptionist (uncredited)

Dive Bomber

1941

Dive Bomber

as

Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)

Meet John Doe

1941

Meet John Doe

as

Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

Salesgirl (uncredited)

Glamour for Sale

1940

Glamour for Sale

as

Myrtle (uncredited)

Old Acquaintance

1943

Old Acquaintance

as

Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)

They All Kissed the Bride

1942

They All Kissed the Bride

as

Helena, the Maid

The Fountainhead

1949

The Fountainhead

as

Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)

Skinny the Moocher

1939

Skinny the Moocher

as

Ann

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

as

Mrs. Lomax

The Desperate Hours

1955

The Desperate Hours

as

Mrs. Walling

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

as

Mrs. Egan

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

1974

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

as

Secretary

Stella Dallas

1937

Stella Dallas

as

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Extortion

1938

Extortion

as

Margie Blake

Blondes and Blunders

1940

Blondes and Blunders

as

Lillie Catlett

Pie a la Maid

1938

Pie a la Maid

as

Mary

Many Sappy Returns

1938

Many Sappy Returns

as

Mary

The Last Angry Man

1974

The Last Angry Man

as

Nurse Whitbread

The Gumball Rally

1976

The Gumball Rally

as

Mrs. Ontley

Flood!

1977

Flood!

as

Emma Fisher

Mirage

1965

Mirage

as

Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)

The Macahans

1976

The Macahans

as

Grandma

Bad Boy

1935

Bad Boy

as

Telegraph Clerk

The Badlanders

1958

The Badlanders

as

Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)

A Fair Chance

1954

A Fair Chance

as

Human resources officer

The Priest Killer

1971

The Priest Killer

as

Harriet Miles

Warlock

1959

Warlock

as

Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Sam Hunter's Mother

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

as

Meg Cratty

The Rookies

The Rookies

as

December Bride

December Bride

as

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

as

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

as

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

as

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

as

Loretta Spoon

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Mary Deacon

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Mrs. Elliott

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Mercy

Longstreet

Longstreet

as

Mrs. Kingston

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Claire Durell

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Mrs. Raphael

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

Cannon

Cannon

as

Lassie

Lassie

as

Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough

as

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Martha

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell

Hunter

Hunter

as

Mrs. Rawling

Ironside

Ironside

as

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

as

Agnes Haskell

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Millie Darius

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Jane Costello

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Minerva Lewis

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Rose

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Amy

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

as

Lucas Tanner

Lucas Tanner

as

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

National Velvet

National Velvet

as

Martha Brown

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as

The Whistler

The Whistler

as

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Mrs. Honeyman

Hell Town

Hell Town

as

Maude

We've Got Each Other

We've Got Each Other

as

The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

as

Mrs. James

Official Detective

Official Detective

as

The Runaways

The Runaways

as

Shirley

Shirley

as

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Nurse

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Maggie Hyeth

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Mrs. Chadwick

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Reba

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Mrs. Graves

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Ginny Tucker

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Mrs. Harrison

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Anne Thomas

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Caroline

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Mrs. Kerry

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Mrs. Johnson

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Felice Badt

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Leona Garner

Four Star Playhouse

as

Welfare Woman

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Cornelia Slater

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Nell Wyatt

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

as

Mrs. Bradley

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Nora

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Annie Thomas

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Mother

Ironside

Ironside

as

Harriet Miles

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Christine Briggs (uncredited)

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Angela's Mother

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Harriett

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Sister Mary Greene

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Sue

The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator

as

Jean Wydell

Mannix

Mannix

as

Mrs. Moody

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

as

Emma Howard

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Mrs. Walker

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Sarah Yancy

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

as

Ironside

Ironside

as

Marlene Whittaker

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Eva Styles

The Adventures of the Big Man

The Adventures of the Big Man

as

Ellen

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

as

Dorothy Tyler

Production

Crew

Directing