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Ann Doran

1911 - 2000

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Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as Carol Stark, the mother of James "Jim" Stark (James Dean) in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ann Doran has received more than 550,130 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ann Doran is the 6,516th most popular actor (up from 6,893rd in 2019), the 9,597th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,240th in 2019) and the 2,997th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ann Doran ranks 6,516 out of 13,578. Before her are Gloria Talbott, Persis Khambatta, Songül Öden, Rocky Carroll, Richard Brake, and Austin Pendleton. After her are Patricia Richardson, Lesley Nicol, Tamara Tunie, Marianna Hill, Lília Cabral, and Cho Jin-woong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Ann Doran ranks 348. Before her are Sonny Terry, Kristian Henriksen, Eduard Kainberger, Imre Rajczy, Matti Lähde, and Jean Brichaut. After her are William T. Stearn, Gardner Fox, Marie Kraja, Basil Dearden, Momčilo Đokić, and Phil Silvers. Among people deceased in 2000, Ann Doran ranks 309. Before her are Rober Eryol, Anthony Powell, James Cooke Brown, Lajos Kocsis, Gloria Talbott, and Paul Bartel. After her are George Montgomery, Elmo Zumwalt, Charles Hartshorne, Shobhna Samarth, Beah Richards, and Alfredo Sánchez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Doran ranks 9,597 out of 20,380. Before her are Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861), Paul Bartel (1938), James Dickey (1923), Curtis Stevens (1898), Chris Connor (1927), and Austin Pendleton (1940). After her are Patricia Richardson (1951), George Fisher (1970), Tamara Tunie (1959), Marianna Hill (1942), D. H. Peligro (1959), and Alex English (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ann Doran ranks 2,997. Before her are John Russell (1921), Elizabeth Peña (1959), Patrick Warburton (1964), Gloria Talbott (1931), Rocky Carroll (1963), and Austin Pendleton (1940). After her are Patricia Richardson (1951), Tamara Tunie (1959), Marianna Hill (1942), Florence Henderson (1934), Susan Lucci (1946), and Joan Hackett (1934).

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Television and Movie Roles

Rebel Without a Cause
Carol Stark
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Oct 27o 19557.5 / 10
His Girl Friday
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
Jan 18o 19407.4 / 10
Them!
Child Psychiatrist
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Jun 16o 19546.8 / 10