Ann Doran
Acting
Born 1911-07-28
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
Popular credits
Rebel Without a Cause
Carol Stark
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
The A-Team
Nora
Little House on the Prairie
Helen Tyler
His Girl Friday
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
M*A*S*H
Meg Cratty
Bewitched
Mrs. Raphael
Bonanza
Mrs. Walker
Them!
Child Psychiatrist
You Can't Take It with You
Maggie O'Neill
Magnum, P.I.
Sam Hunter's Mother
Topaz
Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Holiday
Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Receptionist (uncredited)
Wildcats
Mrs. Chatham
Highway to Heaven
Mrs. Bradley
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Bobbi St. John