
Ann Doran was a prolific American character actress, who worked in more than 1500 motion pictures and television episodes. Today's audiences know her as Carol Stark, the mother of James "Jim" Stark in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and as a featured actress in short comedies with The Three Stooges and Charley Chase. She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund for 30 years.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | WildcatsMovie | Mrs. Chatham | 75 |
| 1985 | The Twilight ZoneSeries | Mrs. Clark (segment "The Junction") | 74 |
| 1984 | HunterSeries | Mrs. Rawling | 73 |
| 1984 | Highway to HeavenSeries | Mrs. Bradley | 73 |
| 1983 | The A-TeamSeries | Nora | 72 |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries | — | 72 |
| 1982 | Cagney & LaceySeries | — | 71 |
| 1981 | Simon & SimonSeries | — | 70 |
| 1981 | First Monday in OctoberMovie | Storekeeper | 70 |
| 1981 | All the Way HomeMovie | Great-Aunt Sadie | 70 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Series | Sam Hunter's Mother | 69 |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedSeries | Mary Deacon | 68 |
| 1979 | Knots LandingSeries | Mercy | 68 |
| 1978 | Fantasy IslandSeries | Mrs. Howard (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1977 | Dead of NightMovie | Mrs. McCauley | 66 |
| 1977 | Eight Is EnoughSeries | — | 66 |
| 1977 | Flood!Movie | Emma Fisher | 66 |
| 1976 | The Gumball RallyMovie | Mrs. Ontley | 65 |
| 1975 | The Werewolf of WoodstockMovie | Dora | 64 |
| 1974 | Little House on the PrairieSeries | Helen Tyler | 63 |
| 1974 | Lucas TannerSeries | — | 63 |
| 1974 | The Last Angry ManMovie | Nurse Whitbread | 63 |
| 1972 | Emergency!Series | — | 61 |
| 1972 | The RookiesSeries | — | 61 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*HSeries | Meg Cratty | 61 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San FranciscoSeries | — | 61 |
| 1972 | ScarecrowMovie | Mistress Dodge | 61 |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and JonesSeries | — | 60 |
| 1971 | CannonSeries | — | 60 |
| 1971 | LongstreetSeries | Mrs. Kingston | 60 |
| 1971 | The Hired HandMovie | Mrs. Sorenson | 60 |
| 1970 | The Odd CoupleSeries | Loretta Spoon | 59 |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man...Movie | Mrs. Lomax | 59 |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The SenatorSeries | Jean Wydell | 59 |
| 1970 | Weekend of TerrorMovie | Sister Nadine | 59 |
| 1969 | TopazMovie | Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1969 | The ArrangementMovie | Hospital Nurse (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1969 | Once You Kiss a Stranger...Movie | Lee's Mother | 58 |
| 1968 | Adam-12Series | Mrs. Kerry | 57 |
| 1968 | The Mod SquadSeries | Eva Styles | 57 |
| 1967 | IronsideSeries | — | 56 |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will SonnettSeries | — | 56 |
| 1967 | MannixSeries | Mrs. Moody | 56 |
| 1967 | Rosie!Movie | Lady on Witness Stand | 56 |
| 1967 | The HostageMovie | Miss Mabry | 56 |
| 1966 | Not With My Wife, You Don't!Movie | Doris Parker | 55 |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries | Mrs. James | 54 |
| 1965 | MirageMovie | Tenant in Apartment 3R (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1964 | BewitchedSeries | Mrs. Raphael | 53 |
| 1964 | The CarpetbaggersMovie | Reporter (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1964 | Kitten with a WhipMovie | Mavis Varden | 53 |
| 1964 | The Brass BottleMovie | Martha Kenton | 53 |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionSeries | Mrs. Elliott | 52 |
| 1963 | Captain Newman, M.D.Movie | Mrs. Pyser (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1962 | The VirginianSeries | Minerva Lewis | 51 |
| 1960 | My Three SonsSeries | — | 49 |
| 1959 | BonanzaSeries | Mrs. Walker | 48 |
| 1959 | RawhideSeries | Millie Darius | 48 |
| 1959 | A Summer PlaceMovie | Mrs. Talbert (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1959 | The FBI StoryMovie | Mrs. Ballard (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1959 | Cast a Long ShadowMovie | Ma Calvert | 48 |
| 1959 | WarlockMovie | Mrs. Richardson (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street BeatSeries | — | 48 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed ShowSeries | — | 47 |
| 1958 | The BadlandersMovie | Stagecoach Passenger - Mother (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1958 | Day of the BadmanMovie | Martha Mordigan | 47 |
| 1958 | Joy RideMovie | Grace Renny | 47 |
| 1958 | Life Begins At 17Movie | Virginia Peck | 47 |
| 1958 | The Female AnimalMovie | Nurse | 47 |
| 1958 | It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceMovie | Mary Royce | 47 |
| 1958 | The Rawhide TrailMovie | Mrs. Cartwright | 47 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Cornelia Slater | 46 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Nell Wyatt | 46 |
| 1957 | Leave It to BeaverSeries | Agnes Haskell | 46 |
| 1957 | Official DetectiveSeries | — | 46 |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52Movie | Sylvia Slater (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1957 | Shoot-Out At Medicine BendMovie | Sarah Devlin (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1955 | Matinee TheaterSeries | — | 44 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourSeries | — | 44 |
| 1955 | The MillionaireSeries | Mrs. Johnson | 44 |
| 1955 | The Desperate HoursMovie | Mrs. Walling | 44 |
| 1955 | Rebel Without a CauseMovie | Carol Stark | 44 |
| 1954 | Father Knows BestSeries | Dorothy Tyler | 43 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneySeries | Mrs. Chadwick | 43 |
| 1954 | LassieSeries | — | 43 |
| 1954 | Public DefenderSeries | — | 43 |
| 1954 | December BrideSeries | — | 43 |
| 1954 | The High and the MightyMovie | Clara Joseph | 43 |
| 1954 | Them!Movie | Child Psychiatrist | 43 |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaSeries | Felice Badt | 42 |
| 1953 | Island in the SkyMovie | Moon's Wife (uncredited) | 42 |
| 1953 | So This Is LoveMovie | Mrs. Moore | 42 |
| 1953 | The Eddie Cantor StoryMovie | Lillian Edwards | 42 |
| 1952 | OmnibusSeries | Angela's Mother | 41 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreSeries | Marion | 41 |
| 1952 | Four Star PlayhouseSeries | Welfare Woman | 41 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaSeries | — | 41 |
| 1952 | Adventures of SupermanSeries | — | 41 |
| 1952 | Here Come the NelsonsMovie | Clara Randolph | 41 |
| 1952 | Love Is Better Than EverMovie | Mrs. Levoy | 41 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Marian Griswold Nevins MacDowell | 40 |
| 1951 | TomahawkMovie | Mrs. Carrington | 40 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | Amy | 40 |
| 1951 | The People Against O'HaraMovie | Betty Clark, Policewoman | 40 |
| 1951 | The Painted HillsMovie | Martha Blake | 40 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny ProgramSeries | Mother | 39 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Harriett | 39 |
| 1950 | Gambling HouseMovie | Della | 39 |
| 1950 | Riding HighMovie | Nurse (uncredited) | 39 |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry ShowSeries | Aunt Lynn | 39 |
| 1950 | Never a Dull MomentMovie | Jean | 39 |
| 1949 | He Walked by NightMovie | Dispatcher (uncredited) | 38 |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam BassMovie | Mrs. Egan | 38 |
| 1949 | The Kid from ClevelandMovie | Emily Novak | 38 |
| 1949 | The Lone RangerSeries | Sarah Yancy | 38 |
| 1949 | The FountainheadMovie | Wynand's Secretary (uncredited) | 38 |
| 1949 | Beyond the ForestMovie | Edith Williams | 38 |
| 1949 | The Clay PigeonMovie | Nurse (uncredited) | 38 |
| 1949 | Air HostessMovie | Virginia Barton | 38 |
| 1949 | The AccusedMovie | Miss Rice | 38 |
| 1948 | HazardMovie | Hospital Nurse (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1948 | No Minor VicesMovie | Mrs. Faraday (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1948 | The Walls of JerichoMovie | Gossip (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1948 | The Snake PitMovie | Valerie (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1948 | PitfallMovie | Maggie | 37 |
| 1948 | The Return of the WhistlerMovie | Sybil | 37 |
| 1947 | Fear in the NightMovie | Lil Herlihy | 36 |
| 1947 | Variety GirlMovie | Hairdresser (uncredited) | 36 |
| 1947 | Seven Were SavedMovie | Mrs Rollin Hartley | 36 |
| 1947 | Magic TownMovie | Mrs. Weaver | 36 |
| 1947 | The Crimson KeyMovie | Paris Wood | 36 |
| 1947 | Second ChanceMovie | Doris Greene | 36 |
| 1947 | Road to the Big HouseMovie | Agnes Clark | 36 |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha IversMovie | Bobbi St. John | 35 |
| 1945 | Roughly SpeakingMovie | Alice Abbott | 34 |
| 1945 | Pride of the MarinesMovie | Ella Mae Merchant | 34 |
| 1944 | I Love a SoldierMovie | Jenny Butler | 33 |
| 1944 | Mr. SkeffingtonMovie | Maria (uncredited) | 33 |
| 1944 | Here Come the WavesMovie | Ruth | 33 |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich's Little SecretMovie | Helen Martin | 33 |
| 1943 | So Proudly We HailMovie | Lt. Betty Peterson | 32 |
| 1943 | True to LifeMovie | Radio Kitty (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1943 | Air ForceMovie | Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1943 | The Hard WayMovie | Dorshka (Uncredited) | 32 |
| 1943 | Slightly DangerousMovie | Salesgirl (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1943 | Old AcquaintanceMovie | Music Store Saleslady (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve on BroadwayMovie | Matilda Brown | 32 |
| 1942 | My Sister EileenMovie | Receptionist (uncredited) | 31 |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the BrideMovie | Helena, the Maid | 31 |
| 1942 | Beyond the Blue HorizonMovie | Margaret Chase (uncredited) | 31 |
| 1942 | Blue, White and PerfectMovie | Miss Hoffman | 31 |
| 1941 | Sun Valley SerenadeMovie | Waitress (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1941 | New York TownMovie | Demonstrator in Store (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1941 | Dive BomberMovie | Joe's Blind Date (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1941 | Meet John DoeMovie | Mrs. Hansen (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1941 | Penny SerenadeMovie | Dotty | 30 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen's Penthouse MysteryMovie | Sheila Cobb | 30 |
| 1940 | The Green HornetMovie | Josephine Weaver Allen (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1940 | Five Little Peppers at HomeMovie | Nurse | 29 |
| 1940 | His Girl FridayMovie | Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1940 | Glamour for SaleMovie | Myrtle (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie | Paine's Secretary (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1939 | Good Girls Go to ParisMovie | Bridesmaid (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1939 | Let Us LiveMovie | Secretary Juror (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1939 | Blind AlleyMovie | Agnes | 28 |
| 1939 | Homicide BureauMovie | Nurse | 28 |
| 1939 | Coast GuardMovie | Nurse (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1938 | The Lady ObjectsMovie | Miss Hollins | 27 |
| 1938 | Start CheeringMovie | Green's Secretary | 27 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with YouMovie | Maggie O'Neill | 27 |
| 1938 | BlondieMovie | Elsie Hazlip | 27 |
| 1938 | HolidayMovie | Kitchen Maid (uncredited) | 27 |
| 1938 | ExtortionMovie | Margie Blake | 27 |
| 1937 | Nothing SacredMovie | Telephone Girl (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1937 | I'll Take RomanceMovie | Minor Role | 26 |
| 1937 | Girls Can PlayMovie | Alice, Brophy's secretary | 26 |
| 1937 | The Go-GetterMovie | Maizie, the Maid (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMovie | Girl on Bus (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1936 | The Man Who Lived TwiceMovie | Nurse Cameron (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1936 | Let's Sing AgainMovie | Alice Alba | 25 |
| 1935 | Bad BoyMovie | Telegraph Clerk | 24 |
| 1935 | Way Down EastMovie | Rosie | 24 |