Ann Doran

1911-07-28 – 2000-09-19 (age 89) Amarillo, Texas, USA

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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.

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Ann Doran

Known For

Them!

Them!

1954

as Child Psychiatrist

Little Mo

Little Mo

1978

as Aunt Gert

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Carol Stark

Missing Girls

Missing Girls

1936

as Ann Jason

Joy Ride

Joy Ride

1958

as Grace Renny

A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)

Start Cheering

Start Cheering

1938

as Green's Secretary

Cold Turkey

1940

as Mrs. Langdon

Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Maria (uncredited)

Topaz

Topaz

1969

as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Magic Town

Magic Town

1947

as Mrs. Weaver

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

as Clara Joseph

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Maggie O'Neill

Warlock

Warlock

1959

as Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Paula

Paula

1952

as Mrs. Smith

Wildcats

Wildcats

1986

as Mrs. Chatham

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Mrs. Walling