Phyllis Coates
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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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Perry Mason
Norma Carter
Perry Mason
Frieda Crawson
Perry Mason
Inez Fremont
The Virginian
Mrs. Marden
Lassie
Miss Vernon
Rawhide
Nora Sage
Rawhide
Elizabeth Gwynn
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Mrs. Howard
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ellen Lane
Four Star Playhouse
Marsha
Leave It to Beaver
Betty Donaldson
The Untouchables
Angela Lamberto
The Untouchables
Renee Sullivan
The Untouchables
Ellie Morley
The Lone Ranger
Jane Johnson
The Lone Ranger
Ann Wyman
The Lone Ranger
Naomi Courtwright
Gunsmoke
Hattie Kelly
Gunsmoke
Rose
Gunsmoke
Edna
Hawaiian Eye
Laura Seldon
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Monica Freeborn
The Millionaire
Alice Sands
Adventures of Superman
Lois Lane
Navy Log
The Abbott and Costello Show
Millie Montrose
The Cisco Kid
JoAnn Doran
The Cisco Kid
Marge Lacey
The Cisco Kid
Miss Lacey
Black Saddle
Maggie
Public Defender
Amberlee Tolliver
The Patty Duke Show
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Martha Clark
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Penny
Cavalcade of America
Barbara Leland
Racket Squad
Topper
Queen
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Katherine
Cattle Empire
Janice Hamilton
Science Fiction Theatre
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Superman and the Mole Men
Lois Lane
The Incredible Petrified World
Dale Marshall
Death Valley Days
Virginia Arcane
The Sun Was Setting
Rene
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
Gladys Baker
The Gunman
Anita Forester
The Baby Maker
Tish's Mother
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
So You Want a Television Set
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Blues Busters
Sally Dolan
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
Frontier
Medora De More
The Maverick
Della Watson
So You Want a Raise
Canyon Raiders
Alice Long
So You Never Tell a Lie
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Man from Sonora
Cinthy Allison
Topeka
Marian Harrison
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
Alice McDoakes
Christine Cromwell
Friend
So You Want to Be a Plumber
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
The Claw Monsters
Jean Evans (archive footage)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
I'm the Law
Girls in Prison
Dorothy
Stage to Blue River
Joyce Westbrook
Outlaws of Texas
Annie Moore
My Blue Heaven
Party Girl (uncredited)
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Gunslinger
Chicago Confidential
Helen Fremont (uncredited)
Nevada Badmen
Carol Bannon
El Paso Stampede
Alice Clark
Summer Fun
Blood Arrow
Bess Johnson
Terry and the Pirates
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Martin
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Wyoming Roundup
Terry Howard
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
The Great Gildersleeve
Kiss Shot
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Rita Carville
Invasion, U.S.A.
Mrs. Mulfory
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Alice McDoakes
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Heather
So You Want to Move
Fargo
Kathy MacKenzie
The Story of Superman
Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
Hollywood: The Movie
Old Dora
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
Natalie Larkin
Jungle Drums of Africa
Carol Bryant
Flat Top
Dorothy Collier
Panther Girl of the Kongo
Jean Evans, Panther Girl
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Go to a Convention
Alice McDoakes
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Margaret
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Whisper Kill
Professional Father
The Duke
Gloria
Perils of the Jungle
Jo Carter
Scorching Fury
Mrs. Penn
Once to Every Woman
Marsha
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
Alice
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
Alice
So You Want to Be in Politics
Alice McDoakes
Oklahoma Justice
Goldie Vaughn
So You Want to Be Pretty
Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Popular
Office secretary
The Longhorn
Gail
So You Want to Be an Heir
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Piano
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
Alice McDoakes
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
Alice
Canyon Ambush
Marian Gaylord
So You Want to Throw a Party
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be on the Radio
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
The Red Skelton Show
Supporting Sketch Player