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Ann Doran
Acting
Born: July 28, 1911
Amarillo, Texas, USA
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.
Known For

His Girl Friday
as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Rebel Without a Cause
as Carol Stark

Wildcats
as Mrs. Chatham

Penny Serenade
as Dotty 'Dot'

He Walked by Night
as Dispatcher (uncredited)

There Was a Crooked Man...
as Mrs. Lomax

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Bobbi St. John

Nothing Sacred
as Telephone Girl (uncredited)

Meet John Doe
as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Reaching from Heaven
as Martha Kestner (as Ann Lee Doran)