Alice Dougan Donovan (August 16, 1880 – March 28, 1971) was an American actress, clubwoman, and writer.

[4] She appeared in three silent films: The Greater Call (1910), Taming a Tyrant (1911), and A Leap Year Elopement (1912).

She taught creative writing classes,[5] and wrote short stories, poems, and plays, many of them for school or community use,[6] including Meeting to Music (a "musical burlesque" set at a women's club) and Rummage to Rhythm (another "musical burlesque", set at a rummage sale).

[11] Dougan married mining engineer Percy Williams Donovan in 1910.

[19][20] They had three children,[21] including son Hedley Donovan, who became a noted journalist and editor.