Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Acting

Born July 28, 1911 · 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 memb…

Known for

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

The A-Team

The A-Team

1983

Acting(272)

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

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

1972ScarecrowMistress Dodge

1971The Failing of RaymondBus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

1971LongstreetMrs. Kingston

1971The Priest KillerHarriet Miles

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

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

1954The Whistler

1954A Fair ChanceHuman resources officer

1954The High and the MightyClara Joseph

1954Them!Child Psychiatrist

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

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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