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Ann Doran

Acting · Born July 28, 1911 · Amarillo, Texas, USA

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.

Movies with Ann Doran

• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — Carol Stark
• Them! (1954) — Child Psychiatrist
• His Girl Friday (1940) — Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
• Warlock (1959) — Mrs. Richardson (uncredited)
• The Desperate Hours (1955) — Mrs. Walling
• You Can't Take It with You (1938) — Maggie O'Neill
• Topaz (1969) — Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — Girl on Bus (uncredited)
• The High and the Mighty (1954) — Clara Joseph
• Mr. Skeffington (1944) — Maria (uncredited)
• The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) — Bobbi St. John

TV shows with Ann Doran

• The Legend of Jesse James (1965) — Mrs. James
• Longstreet (1971) — Mrs. Kingston
• National Velvet (1960) — Martha Brown