Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 15, 1927
Died
Oct 11, 2023
Place of Birth
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Credits
115 titles
Phyllis Coates
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927) was an American actress best known for her portrayal of reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole-Men and in the first season of the television series Adventures of Superman. Coates signed a movie contract with Warner Bros. extending from 1948 to 1956. She co-starred with George O'Hanlon as the title character's wife in the studio's Joe McDoakes short-subject comedies. She acted in film serials including Jungle Drums of Africa (1953), Gunfighters of the Northwest (1953), and Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955). Her film career also included roles in Girls in Prison (1956), I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), Blood Arrow (1958), Cattle Empire (1958), The Incredible Petrified World (1959), The Baby Maker (1970) and Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989). Coates was one of Hollywood's most consistently employed actresses of the 1950s and '60s. She freelanced steadily, appearing in numerous low-budget features, many of them Westerns, as well as serials and a steady stream of TV appearances, both as a regular in several series and as a guest cast member in others. All this was in addition to the "McDoakes" shorts, in which she continued to appear until Warner Bros. discontinued the series in 1956.
Known For
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Movie
Old Dora
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ellen Lane
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Mrs. Howard
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Katherine
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
Gladys Baker
Christine Cromwell
Friend
The Story of Superman
Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
Kiss Shot
Whisper Kill
The Baby Maker
Tish's Mother
Summer Fun
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
Carol Bryant
The Claw Monsters
Jean Evans (archive footage)
The Patty Duke Show
The Virginian
Mrs. Marden
Gunslinger
Teresa Perez
The Incredible Petrified World
Dale Marshall
The Untouchables
Angela Lamberto
Hawaiian Eye
Laura Seldon
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Penny
Black Saddle
Maggie
Rawhide
Nora Sage
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Cattle Empire
Janice Hamilton
Blood Arrow
Bess Johnson
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Margaret
Leave It to Beaver
Betty Donaldson
Perry Mason
Norma Carter
Chicago Confidential
Helen Fremont (uncredited)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Monica Freeborn
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Girls in Prison
Dorothy
So You Want to Play the Piano
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Pretty
Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
Once to Every Woman
Marsha
Frontier
Medora De More
Navy Log
The Great Gildersleeve
Gunsmoke
Hattie Kelly
Science Fiction Theatre
The Millionaire
Alice Sands
Professional Father
Panther Girl of the Kongo
Jean Evans, Panther Girl
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Martin
Lassie
Miss Vernon
The Duke
Gloria
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Rita Carville