Person
Ann Doran
Acting · 1911–2000 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
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
Perry Mason
Claire Durell
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Hunter
Mrs. Rawling
Lassie
1954
The A-Team
Nora
Bonanza
Mrs. Walker
Father Knows Best
Dorothy Tyler
Fantasy Island
Emma Howard
Ironside
1967
Little House on the Prairie
Helen Tyler
Filmography
- 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
- 1979Shirley
- 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
- 1972Emergency!
- 1972ScarecrowMistress Dodge
- 1971The Failing of RaymondBus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- 1971LongstreetMrs. Kingston
- 1971The Priest KillerHarriet Miles
- 1971Cannon
- 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
- 1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsNurse Stern
- 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
- 1967Ironside
- 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
- 1954Lassie
- 1954The Whistler
- 1954A Fair ChanceHuman resources officer
- 1954The High and the MightyClara Joseph
- 1954Them!Child Psychiatrist
- 1954City Story
- 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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