Personal Info
Birth date
1911-07-28 (113 Years)
Day of death
2000-09-19
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Also known as
Ann Lee Doran
Ann Doran
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.
Filmography
Lassie
6.1
Overview:
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.My Three Sons
6.5
Overview:
A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.Leave It to Beaver
7
Overview:
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.The Jack Benny Program
7.813
Overview:
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.Matinee Theater
5
Overview:
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.Scarecrow and Mrs. King
6.3
Overview:
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Mannix
6.7
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Knots Landing
6.868
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.M*A*S*H
7.9
Overview:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.Magnum, P.I.
7.275
Overview:
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.The Mod Squad
6.3
Overview:
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.Little House on the Prairie
7.939
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.Four Star Playhouse
6.333
Overview:
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.The Ford Television Theatre
7.333
Overview:
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.Tales of the Unexpected
6.7
Overview:
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.The A-Team
7.5
Overview:
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."The Twilight Zone
7.762
Overview:
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.The Donna Reed Show
6.2
Overview:
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.The Odd Couple
7.8
Overview:
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.The Legend of Jesse James
4.8
Overview:
The Legend of Jesse James is an American western series starring Christopher Jones in the tile role of notorious outlaw Jesse James. The series aired on ABC from September 13, 1965, to May 9, 1966. Allen Case joined Jones as Jesse's brother, Frank James.Bewitched
7.864
Overview:
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.Simon & Simon
6.7
Overview:
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.Cannon
6.5
Overview:
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.Petticoat Junction
5.8
Overview:
The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.The Lone Ranger
6.7
Overview:
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".Acting
1986Wildcats as Mrs. Chatham
1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction")
1985Hell Town (1 Episode) as Maude
1984Highway to Heaven (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Bradley
1984Hunter (1 Episode) as Mrs. Rawling
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983The A-Team (1 Episode) as Nora
1982Cagney & Lacey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981All the Way Home as Great-Aunt Sadie
1981Advice to the Lovelorn as Ada Wells
1981Simon & Simon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981First Monday in October as Storekeeper
1981Crazy Times as Mrs. Keagan
1981All Night Long as Grandmother Gibbons
1980Magnum, P.I. (1 Episode) as Sam Hunter's Mother
1979Knots Landing (1 Episode) as Mercy
1979Shirley (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1979Tales of the Unexpected (1 Episode) as Mary Deacon
1978Little Mo as Aunt Gert
1978The Runaways (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Fantasy Island (1 Episode) as Emma Howard
1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion as Grandma Lundy
1977We've Got Each Other (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977Flood! as Emma Fisher
1977Dead of Night as Mrs. McCauley
1977Eight Is Enough (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976The Gumball Rally as Mrs. Ontley
1976The Macahans as Grandma
1975The Family Nobody Wanted as Mrs. Kimberly
1975The Werewolf of Woodstock as Dora
1974Little House on the Prairie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Lucas Tanner (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd as Secretary
1974The Last Angry Man as Nurse Whitbread
1972The Streets of San Francisco (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1972M*A*S*H (1 Episode) as Meg Cratty
1972The Rookies (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Emergency! (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1971The Failing of Raymond as Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
1971Longstreet (23 Episodes) as Unknown
1971Cannon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971The Hired Hand as Mrs. Sorenson
1971Alias Smith and Jones (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Weekend of Terror as Sister Nadine
1970The Odd Couple (1 Episode) as Loretta Spoon
1970There Was a Crooked Man... as Mrs. Lomax
1970The Bold Ones: The Senator (1 Episode) as Jean Wydell
1969Topaz as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)
1969The Arrangement as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
1969Once You Kiss a Stranger... as Lee's Mother
1968Live a Little, Love a Little as Landlady (uncredited)
1968The Mod Squad (1 Episode) as Eva Styles
1968Adam-12 (1, 1 Episode) as Martha, Mrs. Kerry
1967Rosie! as Lady on Witness Stand
1967The Hostage as Miss Mabry
1967Mannix (1 Episode) as Mrs. Moody
1967The Guns of Will Sonnett (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Ironside (2, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Harriet Miles, Marlene Whittaker
1966Not With My Wife, You Don't as Doris Parker
1965Mirage as Unknown
1965The Legend of Jesse James (34 Episodes) as Mrs. James
1964Kitten with a Whip as Mavis Varden
1964Where Love Has Gone as Mrs. Geraghty
1964Bewitched (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1964The Brass Bottle as Martha Kenton
1964The Carpetbaggers as Reporter
1963Captain Newman, M.D. as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
1963Petticoat Junction (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Elliott
1962The Virginian (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Minerva Lewis, Maggie Hyeth, Reba, Mrs. Graves, Annie Thomas
1960My Three Sons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960National Velvet (58 Episodes) as Martha Brown
1959A Summer Place as Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
1959Bourbon Street Beat (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The FBI Story as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Mrs. Walker
1959Cast a Long Shadow as Ma Calvert
1959Riot in Juvenile Prison as Bess Monahan
1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Millie Darius
1958Joy Ride as Grace Renny
1958The Donna Reed Show (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1958The Badlanders as Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited)
1958Step Down to Terror as Mrs. Duprez
1958Voice in the Mirror as Mrs. Devlin
1958It! The Terror from Beyond Space as Mary Royce
1958Life Begins At 17 as Virginia Peck
1958Violent Road as Edith Miller
1958Day of the Badman as Martha Mordigan
1958The Rawhide Trail as Mrs. Cartwright
1958The Female Animal as Nurse
1957Bombers B-52 as Sylvia Slater (uncredited)
1957Young and Dangerous as Mrs. Clara Clinton
1957Leave It to Beaver (2 Episodes) as Agnes Haskell
1957Perry Mason (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Claire Durell, Cornelia Slater, Nell Wyatt
1957Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend as Sarah Devlin
1957The Man Who Turned to Stone as Mrs. Ford
1957Official Detective (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Matinee Theater (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Rebel Without a Cause as Carol Stark
1955The Desperate Hours as Mrs. Walling
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955The Millionaire (1, 1 Episode) as Jane Costello, Mrs. Johnson
1954The Wonderful World of Disney (1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Chadwick, Christine Briggs (uncredited)
1954The Bob Mathias Story as Lillian Mathias
1954December Bride (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954Lassie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954The Whistler (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954The High and the Mighty as Clara Joseph
1954Them! as Child Psychiatrist
1954City Story as Unknown
1954Public Defender (1 Episode) as Unknown
1953The Eddie Cantor Story as Lillian Edwards
1953Letter to Loretta (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Nurse, Ginny Tucker, Mrs. Harrison, Anne Thomas, Felice Badt, Leona Garner
1953Island in the Sky as Moon's Wife (uncredited)
1953So This Is Love as Mrs. Moore
1952Omnibus (1 Episode) as Angela's Mother
1952The Ford Television Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Sister Mary Greene, Sue
1952Cavalcade of America (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Honeyman, Caroline, Unknown
1952Four Star Playhouse (1 Episode) as Welfare Woman
1952Adventures of Superman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952The Rose Bowl Story as Mrs. Addie Burke
1952Paula as Mrs. Smith
1952Love Is Better Than Ever as Mrs. Levoy
1952Here Come the Nelsons as Clara Randolph
1952Chevron Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Amy
1951The People Against O'Hara as Betty Clark, Policewoman
1951The Painted Hills as Martha Blake
1951Her First Romance as Unknown
1951Tomahawk as Mrs. Carrington
1950Gambling House as Della
1950The Jack Benny Program (1 Episode) as Mother
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Rose, Harriett
1950Lonely Heart Bandits as Nancy Crane
1950Never a Dull Moment as Jean
1950No Sad Songs for Me as Louise Spears
1950Riding High as Nurse (uncredited)
1949Rusty's Birthday as Ethel Mitchell
1949Beyond the Forest as Edith Williams
1949Holiday in Havana as Marge Henley
1949Calamity Jane and Sam Bass as Mrs. Egan
1949The Lone Ranger (1 Episode) as Sarah Yancy
1949The Kid from Cleveland as Emily Novak
1949Air Hostess as Virginia Barton
1949One Last Fling as Vera Thompson
1949The Fountainhead as Wynand's Secretary (uncredited)
1949The Clay Pigeon as Nurse (uncredited)
1949He Walked by Night as Dispatcher (uncredited)
1949Rusty Saves a Life as Ethel Mitchell
1949The Accused as Miss Rice
1948The Walls of Jericho as Gossip (uncredited)
1948No Minor Vices as Mrs. Faraday (uncredited)
1948Sealed Verdict as Ellie Blaine
1948The Snake Pit as Valerie
1948Rusty Leads the Way as Ethel Mitchell
1948Pitfall as Maggie
1948Hazard as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
1948My Dog Rusty as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
1948The Return of the Whistler as Sybil
1948Reaching from Heaven as Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)
1947Road to the Big House as Agnes Clark
1947Magic Town as Mrs. Weaver
1947Variety Girl as Hairdresser (uncredited)
1947The Son of Rusty as Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
1947Second Chance as Doris Greene
1947The Crimson Key as Paris Wood
1947For the Love of Rusty as Ethel Mitchell
1947Fear in the Night as Lil Herlihy
1947Seven Were Saved as Mrs Rollin Hartley
1947My Favorite Brunette as Miss Rogers
1946The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as Bobbi St. John
1945Pride of the Marines as Ella Mae Merchant
1945Roughly Speaking as Alice Abbott
1944Here Come the Waves as Ruth
1944I Love a Soldier as Jenny Butler
1944The Story of Dr. Wassell as Praying Woman (uncredited)
1944Henry Aldrich's Little Secret as Helen Martin
1944Mr. Skeffington as Maria (uncredited)
1943True to Life as Radio Kitty (uncredited)
1943Old Acquaintance as Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)
1943Gildersleeve on Broadway as Matilda Brown
1943So Proudly We Hail as Lt. Betty Peterson
1943The More the Merrier as Miss Bilby (uncredited)
1943Slightly Dangerous as Salesgirl (uncredited)
1943Air Force as Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
1943The Hard Way as Dorshka (Uncredited)
1942Smith of Minnesota as (uncredited)
1942Street of Chance as Miss Peabody
1942My Sister Eileen as Receptionist (uncredited)
1942Beyond the Blue Horizon as Margaret Chase (uncredited)
1942They All Kissed the Bride as Helena, the Maid
1942Yankee Doodle Dandy as Receptionist (uncredited)
1942Mr. Wise Guy as Dorothy Melton
1942Blue, White, and Perfect as Miss Hoffman
1941New York Town as Demonstrator in Store (uncredited)
1941The Kid from Kansas as Julie 'Smitty' Smith
1941Sun Valley Serenade as Waitress (uncredited)
1941Criminals Within as Linda
1941Penny Serenade as Dotty 'Dot'
1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery as Sheila Cobb
1941Meet John Doe as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
1941Dive Bomber as Joe's Blind Date (uncredited)
1940Her First Romance as Student (uncredited)
1940Blondes and Blunders as Lillie Catlett
1940Cold Turkey as Mrs. Langdon
1940Glamour for Sale as Myrtle (uncredited)
1940Girls of the Road as Jerry
1940Untamed as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
1940Manhattan Heartbeat as Shop Girl's Friend
1940South of the Boudoir as Mrs. Charley Chase
1940Five Little Peppers at Home as Nurse
1940His Girl Friday as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
1940The Green Hornet as Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited)
1939Three Sappy People as The Countess (uncredited)
1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Paine's Secretary (uncredited)
1939A Woman is the Judge as Luella (uncredited)
1939Skinny the Moocher as Ann
1939The Man They Could Not Hang as Betty Crawford
1939Coast Guard as Nurse (uncredited)
1939Rattling Romeo as Judy
1939Good Girls Go to Paris as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
1939Blind Alley as Agnes
1939The Chump Takes a Bump as Minnie Chase
1939Let Us Live as Secretary Juror (uncredited)
1939Flying G-Men as Hamilton's Secretary
1939Homicide Bureau as Nurse
1938Smashing the Spy Ring as Madelon Martin
1938Pie a la Maid as Mary
1938Rio Grande as Jean Andrews
1938A Doggone Mixup as Mrs. Langdon
1938Blondie as Elsie Hazlip
1938The Spider's Web as Mason's Secretary
1938The Lady Objects as Miss Hollins
1938Sue My Lawyer as Anita Burton
1938You Can't Take It with You as Maggie O'Neill
1938Many Sappy Returns as Mary
1938City Streets as Nurse (uncredited)
1938Highway Patrol as Estelle
1938Holiday as Kitchen Maid (uncredited)
1938Extortion as Margie Blake
1938The Mind Needer as Mrs. Chase
1938Time Out for Trouble as Maisie
1938Start Cheering as Green's Secretary
1938Women in Prison as Maggie
1937Nothing Sacred as Telephone Girl (uncredited)
1937I'll Take Romance as Minor Role
1937It's All Yours as Stewardess (uncredited)
1937Stella Dallas as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1937Girls Can Play as Alice, Brophy's secretary
1937The Go-Getter as Maizie, the Maid (uncredited)
1937Devil's Playground as Bit Part
1936Red Lights Ahead as Mary Wallace
1936The Man Who Lived Twice as Nurse Cameron
1936Missing Girls as Ann Jason
1936Palm Springs as School Girl
1936Let's Sing Again as Alice Alba
1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Girl on Bus (uncredited)
1936The Little Red Schoolhouse as Mary Burke
1936Ring Around the Moon as Kay Duncan
1935Mary Burns, Fugitive as Reporter
1935Way Down East as Rosie
1935Bad Boy as Telegraph Clerk
1934One Exciting Adventure as Girl