Ann Doran
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 28, 1911
- Died
- September 19, 2000
- Birthplace
- Amarillo, Texas, USA
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
Wildcats 1986
as Mrs. Chatham
All the Way Home 1981
as Great-Aunt Sadie
Advice to the Lovelorn 1981
as Ada Wells
First Monday in October 1981
as Storekeeper
Crazy Times 1981
as Mrs. Keagan
All Night Long 1981
as Grandmother Gibbons
Little Mo 1978
as Aunt Gert
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion 1977
as Grandma Lundy
Flood! 1977
as Emma Fisher
Dead of Night 1977
as Mrs. McCauley
The Gumball Rally 1976
as Mrs. Ontley
The Macahans 1976
as Grandma
The Family Nobody Wanted 1975
as Mrs. Kimberly
The Werewolf of Woodstock 1975
as Dora
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd 1974
as Secretary
The Last Angry Man 1974
as Nurse Whitbread
Scarecrow 1972
as Mistress Dodge
The Failing of Raymond 1971
as Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
The Priest Killer 1971
as Harriet Miles
The Hired Hand 1971
as Mrs. Sorenson
Weekend of Terror 1970
as Sister Nadine
There Was a Crooked Man... 1970
as Mrs. Lomax
Topaz 1969
as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
The Arrangement 1969
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Once You Kiss a Stranger... 1969
as Lee's Mother
Live a Little, Love a Little 1968
as Landlady (uncredited)
Rosie! 1967
as Lady on Witness Stand
The Hostage 1967
as Miss Mabry
Not With My Wife, You Don't! 1966
as Doris Parker
Mirage 1965
as Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)
Kitten with a Whip 1964
as Mavis Varden
Where Love Has Gone 1964
as Mrs. Geraghty
The Brass Bottle 1964
as Martha Kenton
The Carpetbaggers 1964
as Reporter (uncredited)
Captain Newman, M.D. 1963
as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
A Summer Place 1959
as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
The FBI Story 1959
as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow 1959
as Ma Calvert
Warlock 1959
as Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)
Riot in Juvenile Prison 1959
as Bess Monahan
Joy Ride 1958
as Grace Renny
The Badlanders 1958
as Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
Step Down to Terror 1958
as Mrs. Duprez
Voice in the Mirror 1958
as Mrs. Devlin
It! The Terror from Beyond Space 1958
as Mary Royce
Life Begins At 17 1958
as Virginia Peck
Violent Road 1958
as Edith Miller
Day of the Badman 1958
as Martha Mordigan
The Rawhide Trail 1958
as Mrs. Cartwright
The Female Animal 1958
as Nurse
Bombers B-52 1957
as Sylvia Slater (uncredited)
Young and Dangerous 1957
as Mrs. Clara Clinton
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend 1957
as Sarah Devlin (uncredited)
The Man Who Turned to Stone 1957
as Mrs. Ford
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
as Carol Stark
The Desperate Hours 1955
as Mrs. Walling
The Bob Mathias Story 1954
as Lillian Mathias
- A Fair Chance
A Fair Chance 1954
as Human resources officer
The High and the Mighty 1954
as Clara Joseph
Them! 1954
as Child Psychiatrist
- City Story
City Story 1954
Actor
The Eddie Cantor Story 1953
as Lillian Edwards
Island in the Sky 1953
as Moon's Wife (uncredited)
So This Is Love 1953
as Mrs. Moore
I Love Lucy: The Movie 1953
as Audience Member
The Rose Bowl Story 1952
as Mrs. Addie Burke
Paula 1952
as Mrs. Smith
Here Come the Nelsons 1952
as Clara Randolph
Love Is Better Than Ever 1952
as Mrs. Levoy
The People Against O'Hara 1951
as Betty Clark, Policewoman
Her First Romance 1951
Actor
The Painted Hills 1951
as Martha Blake
Tomahawk 1951
as Mrs. Carrington
Gambling House 1950
as Della
Lonely Heart Bandits 1950
as Nancy Crane
Never a Dull Moment 1950
as Jean
No Sad Songs for Me 1950
as Louise Spears
Riding High 1950
as Nurse (uncredited)
- Rusty's Birthday
Rusty's Birthday 1949
as Ethel Mitchell
Beyond the Forest 1949
as Edith Williams
Holiday in Havana 1949
as Marge Henley
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass 1949
as Mrs. Egan
The Kid from Cleveland 1949
as Emily Novak
Air Hostess 1949
as Virginia Barton
One Last Fling 1949
as Vera Thompson
The Fountainhead 1949
as Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)
The Clay Pigeon 1949
as Nurse (uncredited)
He Walked by Night 1949
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Rusty Saves a Life 1949
as Ethel Mitchell
The Accused 1949
as Miss Rice
The Walls of Jericho 1948
as Gossip (uncredited)
No Minor Vices 1948
as Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)
Sealed Verdict 1948
as Ellie Blaine
The Snake Pit 1948
as Valerie (uncredited)
Rusty Leads the Way 1948
as Ethel Mitchell
Pitfall 1948
as Maggie
Hazard 1948
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
My Dog Rusty 1948
as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
The Return of the Whistler 1948
as Sybil
Reaching from Heaven 1948
as Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
Road to the Big House 1947
as Agnes Clark
Magic Town 1947
as Mrs. Weaver
Variety Girl 1947
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
- The Son of Rusty
The Son of Rusty 1947
as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
Second Chance 1947
as Doris Greene
The Crimson Key 1947
as Paris Wood
For the Love of Rusty 1947
as Ethel Mitchell
Fear in the Night 1947
as Lil Herlihy
Seven Were Saved 1947
as Mrs Rollin Hartley
My Favorite Brunette 1947
as Miss Rogers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946
as Bobbi St. John
Pride of the Marines 1945
as Ella Mae Merchant
Roughly Speaking 1945
as Alice Abbott
Here Come the Waves 1944
as Ruth
I Love a Soldier 1944
as Jenny Butler
The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944
as Praying Woman (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret 1944
as Helen Martin
Mr. Skeffington 1944
as Maria (uncredited)
True to Life 1943
as Radio Kitty (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance 1943
as Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)
Gildersleeve on Broadway 1943
as Matilda Brown
So Proudly We Hail 1943
as Lt. Betty Peterson
The More the Merrier 1943
as Miss Bilby (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Salesgirl (uncredited)
Air Force 1943
as Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
The Hard Way 1943
as Dorshka (Uncredited)
Smith of Minnesota 1942
as (uncredited)
Street of Chance 1942
as Miss Peabody
My Sister Eileen 1942
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942
as Margaret Chase (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride 1942
as Helena, the Maid
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Mr. Wise Guy 1942
as Dorothy Melton
Blue, White and Perfect 1942
as Miss Hoffman
New York Town 1941
as Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)
The Kid from Kansas 1941
as Julie 'Smitty' Smith
Dive Bomber 1941
as Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)
Sun Valley Serenade 1941
as Waitress (uncredited)
Criminals Within 1941
as Linda
Penny Serenade 1941
as Dotty
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery 1941
as Sheila Cobb
Meet John Doe 1941
as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
Her First Romance 1940
as Student (uncredited)
Blondes and Blunders 1940
as Lillie Catlett
- Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey 1940
as Mrs. Langdon
Glamour for Sale 1940
as Myrtle (uncredited)
Untamed 1940
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
Girls of the Road 1940
as Jerry
Manhattan Heartbeat 1940
as Shop Girl's Friend
South of the Boudoir 1940
as Mrs. Charley Chase
Five Little Peppers at Home 1940
as Nurse
His Girl Friday 1940
as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
The Green Hornet 1940
as Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
Three Sappy People 1939
as The Countess (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
A Woman is the Judge 1939
as Luella (uncredited)
Skinny the Moocher 1939
as Ann
The Man They Could Not Hang 1939
as Betty Crawford
Coast Guard 1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Rattling Romeo 1939
as Judy
Good Girls Go to Paris 1939
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Blind Alley 1939
as Agnes
The Chump Takes a Bump 1939
as Minnie Chase
Let Us Live 1939
as Secretary Juror (uncredited)
Flying G-Men 1939
as Hamilton's Secretary
Homicide Bureau 1939
as Nurse
Smashing the Spy Ring 1938
as Madelon Martin
Pie a la Maid 1938
as Mary
Rio Grande 1938
as Jean Andrews
A Doggone Mixup 1938
as Mrs. Langdon
Blondie 1938
as Elsie Hazlip
The Spider's Web 1938
as Mason's Secretary
The Lady Objects 1938
as Miss Hollins
Sue My Lawyer 1938
as Anita Burton
You Can't Take It with You 1938
as Maggie O'Neill
Many Sappy Returns 1938
as Mary
- Halfway to Hollywood
Halfway to Hollywood 1938
as Mrs. Kennedy
City Streets 1938
as Nurse (uncredited)
- Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol 1938
as Estelle
Holiday 1938
as Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
Extortion 1938
as Margie Blake
The Mind Needer 1938
as Mrs. Chase
Time Out for Trouble 1938
as Maisie
Start Cheering 1938
as Green's Secretary
Women in Prison 1938
as Maggie
Nothing Sacred 1937
as Telephone Girl (uncredited)
I'll Take Romance 1937
as Minor Role
It's All Yours 1937
as Stewardess (uncredited)
Stella Dallas 1937
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Girls Can Play 1937
as Alice, Brophy's secretary
The Go-Getter 1937
as Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)
Devil's Playground 1937
as Bit Part
Red Lights Ahead 1936
as Mary Wallace
The Man Who Lived Twice 1936
as Nurse Cameron (uncredited)
Missing Girls 1936
as Ann Jason
Palm Springs 1936
as School Girl
Let's Sing Again 1936
as Alice Alba
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Girl on Bus (uncredited)
The Little Red Schoolhouse 1936
as Mary Burke
Ring Around the Moon 1936
as Kay Duncan
Mary Burns, Fugitive 1935
as Reporter
Bad Boy 1935
as Telegraph Clerk
Way Down East 1935
as Rosie
One Exciting Adventure 1934
as Girl
Credits from TMDB.