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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Rebel Without a Cause
as Carol Stark
1955
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
1939
Blondie
as Elsie Hazlip
1938
Topaz
as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
1969
Air Hostess
as Virginia Barton
1949
Mr. Wise Guy
as Dorothy Melton
1942
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Girl on Bus (uncredited)
1936
My Sister Eileen
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1942
Pitfall
as Maggie
1948
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Betty Crawford
1939
He Walked by Night
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
1949
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Bobbi St. John
1946
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Mary Royce
1958
You Can't Take It with You
as Maggie O'Neill
1938
Fear in the Night
as Lil Herlihy
1947
Blind Alley
as Agnes
1939
The Man Who Turned to Stone
as Mrs. Ford
1957
The People Against O'Hara
as Betty Clark, Policewoman
1951
The Hired Hand
as Mrs. Sorenson
1971
Street of Chance
as Miss Peabody
1942
TV Appearances
Magnum, P.I.
as Sam Hunter's Mother
1980
M*A*S*H
as Meg Cratty
1972
The Rookies
1972
December Bride
1954
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
My Three Sons
1960
Little House on the Prairie
as Helen Tyler
1974
The Odd Couple
as Loretta Spoon
1970
Simon & Simon
1981
The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
1985
Tales of the Unexpected
as Mary Deacon
1979
The Streets of San Francisco
1972