Ann Doran
Known for
Ann Doran has grown into a veteran American actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. Careers that pass the 92-year mark are a small club. 'Rebel Without a Cause' sits at the front of the filmography, where she plays Carol Stark. 'Them!' is the other credit most often cited.
Ann Doran
178 Movies
40 Series
Ann Doran has grown into a veteran American actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. Careers that pass the 92-year mark are a small club. 'Rebel Without a Cause' sits at the front of the filmography, where she plays Carol Stark. 'Them!' is the other credit most often cited.
Movies
Plays Carol Stark
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Plays Child Psychiatrist
Them!
1954
Plays Maggie O'Neill
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Plays Clara Joseph
The High and the Mighty
1954
Plays Miss Rogers
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Plays Mrs. Ontley
The Gumball Rally
1976
Plays Mrs. Weaver
Magic Town
1947
Plays Bobbi St. John
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Plays Mrs. Chatham
Wildcats
1986
Plays Mary Royce
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
Plays Mrs. Walling
The Desperate Hours
1955
Plays Maggie
Pitfall
1948
Plays Lt. Betty Peterson
So Proudly We Hail
1943
Plays Mrs. Lomax
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
Plays Elsie Hazlip
Blondie
1938
Plays Mrs. Carrington
Tomahawk
1951
Plays Mrs. Geraghty
Where Love Has Gone
1964
Plays Grandmother Gibbons
All Night Long
1981
Plays Dotty
Penny Serenade
1941
Plays Aunt Gert
Little Mo
1978
Plays Mrs. Smith
Paula
1952
Plays Green's Secretary
Start Cheering
1938
Plays Mavis Varden
Kitten with a Whip
1964
Plays Mrs. Levoy
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
Plays Miss Rice
The Accused
1949
Plays Mrs. Sorenson
The Hired Hand
1971
Plays Martha Mordigan
Day of the Badman
1958
Plays Agnes
Blind Alley
1939
Plays Helena, the Maid
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
Plays Betty Crawford
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
Plays Doris Parker
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
Plays Mrs. Egan
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949
Plays Storekeeper
First Monday in October
1981
Plays Nurse
The Female Animal
1958
Plays Jenny Butler
I Love a Soldier
1944
Plays Maisie
Time Out for Trouble
1938
Plays Ella Mae Merchant
Pride of the Marines
1945
Plays Martha Blake
The Painted Hills
1951
Plays Lil Herlihy
Fear in the Night
1947
Plays Rosie
Way Down East
1935
Plays Betty Clark, Policewoman
The People Against O'Hara
1951
Plays Lee's Mother
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
1969
Plays Ruth
Here Come the Waves
1944
Plays Alice, Brophy's secretary
Girls Can Play
1937
Plays Miss Hoffman
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
Plays Ma Calvert
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
Plays Mrs. Ford
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
Plays Nurse
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940
Plays Mrs. Moore
So This Is Love
1953
Plays Clara Randolph
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
TV Shows
Plays Martha Brown
National Velvet
1960
Plays Mrs. James
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Plays Mrs. Kingston
Longstreet
1971
Plays Nurse
Letter to Loretta
1953
Plays Minerva Lewis
The Virginian
1962
Plays Harriet Miles
Ironside
1967
Plays Mrs. Perigrew
Emergency!
1972
Plays Mrs. Honeyman
Cavalcade of America
1952
Plays Sister Mary Greene
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Plays Claire Durell
Perry Mason
1957
Plays Agnes Haskell
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Plays Emma Howard
Fantasy Island
1978
Plays Aunt Lynn
The Gene Autry Show
1950
Plays Mrs. Elliott
Petticoat Junction
1963
Plays Mrs. Raphael
Bewitched
1964
Plays Martha
Adam-12
1968
Plays Jane Costello
The Millionaire
1955
Plays Rose
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Plays Mrs. Chadwick
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Plays Mrs. Bradley
Highway to Heaven
1984
Plays Jean Wydell
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
Plays Maude
Hell Town
1985
Plays Sam Hunter's Mother
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Plays Meg Cratty
M*A*S*H
1972
Plays Helen Tyler
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Plays Loretta Spoon
The Odd Couple
1970
Plays Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
The Twilight Zone
1985
Plays Mary Deacon
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Plays Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Mrs. Rawling
Hunter
1984
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Wildcats
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Wildcats
Mrs. Chatham
1986
Film
The Twilight Zone
Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction") · 1 episode
1985–
TV
Hell Town
Maude · 1 episode
1985–
TV
Highway to Heaven
Mrs. Bradley · 2 episodes
1984–
TV
Hunter
Mrs. Rawling · 1 episode
1984–
TV
The A-Team
Nora · 1 episode
1983–
TV
First Monday in October
Storekeeper
1981
Film
All Night Long
Grandmother Gibbons
1981
Film
Magnum, P.I.
Sam Hunter's Mother · 1 episode
1980–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ann Doran still alive?
Ann Doran passed away on September 19, 2000 at age 89.
What are the most famous roles of Ann Doran?
Ann Doran is best known for roles in Rebel Without a Cause, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, His Girl Friday.
How many movies has Ann Doran been in?
Over a 66-year career (since 1934), Ann Doran has appeared in 178 movies and 39 TV shows.
What was Ann Doran's first movie?
The career of Ann Doran began with One Exciting Adventure (1934).
What is Ann Doran's most recent movie or series?
Ann Doran's most recent release is Wildcats, which premiered on February 14, 1986.
What TV shows has Ann Doran appeared in?
On television, Ann Doran has appeared in The A-Team, Little House on the Prairie, M*A*S*H, Bewitched.
Ann Doran
1911-07-28 · 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.