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Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Acting·1911–2000·196 films

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

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