Phyllis Coates
Known for: Acting
Born: January 15, 1927
Died: October 11, 2023
Place of birth: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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
72 movies · 43 TV shows, newest first
4.7
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
20218.0
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
7.0
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
4.6
Hollywood: The Movie
1996
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
7.6
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
5.1
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
19912.7
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
1989
7.8
Christine Cromwell
1989
10.0
The Story of Superman
1989
5.8
Kiss Shot
1989
7.2
Whisper Kill
1988
6.2
The Baby Maker
1970NR
Summer Fun
1966
7.0
The Claw Monsters
19666.0
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
1966
6.2
The Patty Duke Show
1963
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.3
Gunslinger
1961
3.5
The Incredible Petrified World
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
5.6
Hawaiian Eye
1959
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
6.2
Black Saddle
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
6.2
Cattle Empire
1958
8.0
Blood Arrow
1958
5.6
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
5.0
Chicago Confidential
1957
6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
19577.3
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
4.5
Girls in Prison
19566.3
So You Want to Play the Piano
1956
4.0
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
NR
Once to Every Woman
1956
7.5
Frontier
1955
5.2
Navy Log
1955NR
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.3
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
1955NR
Professional Father
1955
6.4
Panther Girl of the Kongo
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
6.3
Lassie
19547.0
The Duke
1954
7.0
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954
6.3
Public Defender
19547.0
So You Want to Be an Heir
19536.5
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
6.1
Topper
1953
7.0
El Paso Stampede
1953
6.0
Topeka
19538.0
So You Want a Television Set
1953
4.5
Perils of the Jungle
1953
6.0
I'm the Law
1953
6.3
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.0
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953
9.0
The Maverick
1952
3.4
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
5.0
Terry and the Pirates
1952
6.5
Wyoming Roundup
19526.3
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
4.6
Flat Top
1952
6.5
Canyon Ambush
1952
4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
6.6
Death Valley Days
1952
6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
6.6
Fargo
1952
6.7
So You Never Tell a Lie
19529.0
So You Want to Go to a Convention
1952
10.0
Scorching Fury
1952
4.3
The Gunman
1952
9.0
Stage to Blue River
1951
6.0
The Longhorn
1951
5.3
Superman and the Mole Men
19515.7
So You Want to Be a Plumber
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
195110.0
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
1951
9.0
Oklahoma Justice
1951
6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
6.5
Racket Squad
19517.0
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
1951
7.5
Nevada Badmen
19519.0
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951
8.0
Canyon Raiders
1951
7.0
The Screen Director
1951
9.0
Man from Sonora
1951
NR
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
1951
5.4
The Sun Was Setting
1951
10.0
Outlaws of Texas
1950
6.7
Blues Busters
19507.0
So You Want a Raise
1950
7.5
My Blue Heaven
1950
6.2
The Cisco Kid
19508.0
So You Want to Move
19509.0
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
6.1
So You Think You're Not Guilty
19507.0
So You Want to Throw a Party
19508.0
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
194910.0
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
19498.0
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
19498.0
So You Want to Be Popular
1949
10.0
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
19496.3
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1948
5.7
Smart Girls Don't Talk
194810.0
So You Want to Be in Politics
1948