Ann Doran

Ann Doran was born Ann Lee Doran in Amrillo Potter County, Texas, on July 28th, 1911. an American veteran character actress. Starting from the age of four, she appeared in hundred of silent films under assumed names so that her father's family could not find out. She was rarely in a featured role, with the exceptions of Jean Andrews in Rio Grande (1938) and James Dean 's dominating mother in Rebel Without A Cause (1955). Other than that, she had also appeared in over 500 motion pictures and 1000 television shows. Though never the lead, Doran had provided many wonderful performances throughout her career. She died on September 19, 2000 because of natural causes. She was 89.

source: All Time Rebel {1955-2005 | 50th Anniversary}