Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates

Known for
Acting
Born
January 15, 1927
Died
October 11, 2023 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

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.

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Filmography

2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! poster

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Movie · as Self

2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story poster

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1996
Hollywood: The Movie poster

Hollywood: The Movie

Movie · as Old Dora

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Ellen Lane · 1 ep

1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman poster

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

TV · as Mrs. Howard · 1 ep

1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love poster

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Movie · as Katherine

1989
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

Movie · as Gladys Baker

1989
The Story of Superman poster

The Story of Superman

Movie · as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

1989
Kiss Shot poster

Kiss Shot

Movie

1989
Christine Cromwell poster

Christine Cromwell

TV · as Friend · 1 ep

1988
Whisper Kill poster

Whisper Kill

Movie

1970
The Baby Maker poster

The Baby Maker

Movie · as Tish's Mother

1966
The Claw Monsters poster

The Claw Monsters

Movie · as Jean Evans (archive footage)

1966
U-238 and the Witch Doctor

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

Movie · as Carol Bryant

1966
Summer Fun

Summer Fun

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Patty Duke Show poster

The Patty Duke Show

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Mrs. Marden · 1 ep

1961
Gunslinger poster

Gunslinger

TV · as Teresa Perez · 1 ep

1959
The Incredible Petrified World poster

The Incredible Petrified World

Movie · as Dale Marshall

1959
Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye

TV · as Laura Seldon · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Nora Sage, Elizabeth Gwynn · 1 ep

1959
Black Saddle poster

Black Saddle

TV · as Maggie · 1 ep

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV · as Penny · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Angela Lamberto, Renee Sullivan, Ellie Morley · 1 ep

1958
Cattle Empire poster

Cattle Empire

Movie · as Janice Hamilton

1958
Blood Arrow poster

Blood Arrow

Movie · as Bess Johnson

1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1957
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein poster

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Movie · as Margaret

1957
Chicago Confidential poster

Chicago Confidential

Movie · as Helen Fremont (uncredited)

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Norma Carter, Frieda Crawson, Inez Fremont · 1 ep

1957
Leave It to Beaver poster

Leave It to Beaver

TV · as Betty Donaldson · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Monica Freeborn · 1 ep

1956
So You Want to Play the Piano

So You Want to Play the Piano

Movie · as Alice McDoakes

1956
Girls in Prison poster

Girls in Prison

Movie · as Dorothy

1956
So Your Wife Wants to Work

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1956
Once to Every Woman poster

Once to Every Woman

Movie · as Marsha

1956
So You Want to Be Pretty poster

So You Want to Be Pretty

Movie · as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)

1955
Panther Girl of the Kongo poster

Panther Girl of the Kongo

Movie · as Jean Evans, Panther Girl

1955
Science Fiction Theatre poster

Science Fiction Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Hattie Kelly, Rose, Edna · 1 ep

1955
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

TV · as Alice Sands · 1 ep

1955
Navy Log poster

Navy Log

TV · 1 ep

1955
Professional Father

Professional Father

TV · 2 eps

1955
The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

TV · 1 ep

1955
Frontier poster

Frontier

TV · as Medora De More · 1 ep

1954
Gunfighters of the Northwest poster

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Movie · as Rita Carville

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · as Miss Vernon · 1 ep

1954
The Duke

The Duke

TV · as Gloria · 1 ep

1954
Public Defender poster

Public Defender

TV · as Amberlee Tolliver · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Mrs. Martin · 1 ep

1953
So You Want a Television Set

So You Want a Television Set

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1953
So You Want to Be an Heir

So You Want to Be an Heir

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1953
El Paso Stampede poster

El Paso Stampede

Movie · as Alice Clark

1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock poster

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Movie · as Martha Clark

1953
Perils of the Jungle poster

Perils of the Jungle

Movie · as Jo Carter

1953
Topeka poster

Topeka

Movie · as Marian Harrison

1953
Jungle Drums of Africa poster

Jungle Drums of Africa

Movie · as Carol Bryant

1953
So You Think You Can't Sleep

So You Think You Can't Sleep

Movie · as Alice McDoakes

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Heather · 1 ep

1953
I'm the Law poster

I'm the Law

TV · 1 ep

1953
Topper poster

Topper

TV · as Queen · 1 ep

1952
Flat Top poster

Flat Top

Movie · as Dorothy Collier

1952
So You Want to Wear the Pants

So You Want to Wear the Pants

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1952
Scorching Fury poster

Scorching Fury

Movie · as Mrs. Penn

1952
Fargo poster

Fargo

Movie · as Kathy MacKenzie

1952
The Gunman poster

The Gunman

Movie · as Anita Forester

1952
Invasion, U.S.A. poster

Invasion, U.S.A.

Movie · as Mrs. Mulfory

1952
Wyoming Roundup poster

Wyoming Roundup

Movie · as Terry Howard

1952
Canyon Ambush poster

Canyon Ambush

Movie · as Marian Gaylord

1952
The Maverick poster

The Maverick

Movie · as Della Watson

1952
So You Never Tell a Lie poster

So You Never Tell a Lie

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1952
So You Want to Go to a Convention

So You Want to Go to a Convention

Movie · as Alice McDoakes

1952
Adventures of Superman poster

Adventures of Superman

TV · as Lois Lane · 26 eps

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · as Barbara Leland · 1 ep

1952
Terry and the Pirates poster

Terry and the Pirates

TV · 1 ep

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Marsha · 1 ep

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show poster

The Abbott and Costello Show

TV · as Millie Montrose · 1 ep

1952
Death Valley Days poster

Death Valley Days

TV · as Virginia Arcane · 1 ep

1951
Superman and the Mole Men poster

Superman and the Mole Men

Movie · as Lois Lane

1951
So You Want to Be a Bachelor

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Movie · as Alice

1951
The Screen Director poster

The Screen Director

Movie · as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1951
Oklahoma Justice poster

Oklahoma Justice

Movie · as Goldie Vaughn

1951
Canyon Raiders poster

Canyon Raiders

Movie · as Alice Long

1951
Man from Sonora poster

Man from Sonora

Movie · as Cinthy Allison

1951
Stage to Blue River poster

Stage to Blue River

Movie · as Joyce Westbrook

1951
Nevada Badmen poster

Nevada Badmen

Movie · as Carol Bannon

1951
The Sun Was Setting poster

The Sun Was Setting

Movie · as Rene

1951
The Longhorn poster

The Longhorn

Movie · as Gail

1951
So You Want to Be a Plumber

So You Want to Be a Plumber

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1951
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

Movie · as Alice McDoakes

1951
So You Want to Be a Cowboy

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Movie · as Alice McDoakes

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · 1 ep

1951
Racket Squad poster

Racket Squad

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster

The Adventures of Kit Carson

TV · 2 eps

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · 1 ep

1951
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist poster

Craig Kennedy, Criminologist

TV · as Natalie Larkin · 1 ep

1950
So You Want a Raise

So You Want a Raise

Movie

1950
So You Want to Move

So You Want to Move

Movie

1950
So You Think You're Not Guilty poster

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1950
Blues Busters poster

Blues Busters

Movie · as Sally Dolan

1950
So You Want to Throw a Party

So You Want to Throw a Party

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1950
So You Want to Hold Your Husband

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Movie · as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes

1950
Outlaws of Texas poster

Outlaws of Texas

Movie · as Annie Moore

1950
My Blue Heaven poster

My Blue Heaven

Movie · as Party Girl (uncredited)

1950
The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid

TV · as JoAnn Doran, Miss Lacey, Marge Lacey · 1 ep

1949
So You're Having In-Law Trouble

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

Movie · as Alice

1949
So You Want to Get Rich Quick

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

Movie · as Alice

1949
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter poster

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

Movie · as Alice McDoakes

1949
So You Want to Be Popular

So You Want to Be Popular

Movie · as Office secretary

1949
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

Movie · as Alice McDoakes

1949
The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger

TV · as Jane Johnson, Naomi Courtwright, Ann Wyman · 1 ep

1948
Smart Girls Don't Talk poster

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Movie · as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

1948
So You Want to Be on the Radio

So You Want to Be on the Radio

Movie · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1948
So You Want to Be in Politics poster

So You Want to Be in Politics

Movie · as Alice McDoakes