Valentina Cortese

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source: All Time Rebel {1955-2005 | 50th Anniversary} (http://www.geocities.com/alltimerebel/). She also appeared in the Franco Zeffirelli miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (movie). She was 89. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in La Nuit américaine. She died on September 19, 2000 because of natural causes. Valentina Cortese (born January 1, 1925) is an Italian actress. Though never the lead, Doran had provided many wonderful performances throughout her career.

Other than that, she had also appeared in over 500 motion pictures and 1000 television shows. 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). 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. an American veteran character actress.

Ann Doran was born Ann Lee Doran in Amrillo Potter County, Texas, on July 28th, 1911.