Ann Doran

Known for

Acting

Born

July 28, 1911

Birthplace

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Died

September 19, 2000 (aged 89)

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.

Best known work

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

The A-Team

1983

Little House on the Prairie

1974

His Girl Friday

1940

MAS*H

1972

Bewitched

1964

Bonanza

1959

Them!

1954

You Can't Take It with You

1938

Filmography

1986
Wildcats
as Mrs. Chatham
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction") (1 episode)
1985
Hell TownTV
as Maude (1 episode)
1984
Highway to HeavenTV
as Mrs. Bradley (2 episodes)
1984
HunterTV
as Mrs. Rawling (1 episode)
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
1983
The A-TeamTV
as Nora (1 episode)
1982
Cagney & LaceyTV
1981
All the Way Home
as Great-Aunt Sadie
1981
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Ada Wells
1981
Simon & SimonTV
1981
First Monday in October
as Storekeeper
1981
Crazy Times
as Mrs. Keagan
1981
All Night Long
as Grandmother Gibbons
1980
Magnum, P.I.TV
as Sam Hunter's Mother (1 episode)
1979
Knots LandingTV
as Mercy (1 episode)
1979
ShirleyTV
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
as Mary Deacon (1 episode)
1978
Little Mo
as Aunt Gert
1978
The RunawaysTV
1978
Fantasy IslandTV
as Emma Howard (1 episode), as Mrs. Howard (uncredited) (1 episode)
1977
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
as Grandma Lundy
1977
We've Got Each OtherTV
1977
Flood!
as Emma Fisher
1977
Dead of Night
as Mrs. McCauley