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