Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 29, 1927
Died
Mar 28, 2005
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma - USA
Credits
11 titles
Carolyn Coates
Biography
Coates was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Santa Monica, Calif., where she acted in children's theater. She went on to major in acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, and worked in stock companies in the East. She met her future husband, James Noble - who played "Governor Gene Gatling" on the TV show Benson(1979) - in 1951 in Worcester, Mass., while playing "Eliza Doolittle" in "Pygmalion". The couple appeared in many plays together, notably "Long Day's Journey into Night" and "A Delicate Balance". - IMDb Mini Biography
Known For
Filmography
This Child Is Mine
Grace
The Buddy System
Teacher
St. Elsewhere
Mrs. Fordham
Incident at Crestridge
Mrs. Dobbs
Mommie Dearest
Mother Superior
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Twin Oaks Customer
Scared Straight! Another Story
Mary Loring
Barn Burning
Aunt
Knots Landing
Karen's Mother
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Mrs. McKay
The Hustler
Waitress