Ann Doran

Ann Doran

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.

Known For

Rebel Without a Cause

as Carol Stark

Them!

as Child Psychiatrist

Cast Credits

Wildcats

as Mrs. Chatham

All the Way Home

as Great-Aunt Sadie

Crazy Times

as Mrs. Keagan

All Night Long

as Grandmother Gibbons

Little Mo

as Aunt Gert

Flood!

as Emma Fisher

Dead of Night

as Mrs. McCauley

The Gumball Rally

as Mrs. Ontley

The Macahans

as Grandma

The Family Nobody Wanted

as Mrs. Kimberly

The Last Angry Man

as Nurse Whitbread

Scarecrow

as Mistress Dodge

The Failing of Raymond

as Bus Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

The Priest Killer

as Harriet Miles

The Hired Hand

as Mrs. Sorenson

Weekend of Terror

as Sister Nadine

Topaz

as Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited)

The Arrangement

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Live a Little, Love a Little

as Landlady (uncredited)

Rosie!

as Lady on Witness Stand

The Hostage

as Miss Mabry

Mirage

as Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited)