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
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ellen Lane
Lassie
Miss Vernon
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Mrs. Howard
The Virginian
Mrs. Marden
Leave It to Beaver
Betty Donaldson
The Untouchables
Angela Lamberto
The Untouchables
Renee Sullivan
The Untouchables
Ellie Morley
Rawhide
Nora Sage
Rawhide
Elizabeth Gwynn
Gunsmoke
Hattie Kelly
Gunsmoke
Rose
Gunsmoke
Edna
The Lone Ranger
Jane Johnson
The Lone Ranger
Naomi Courtwright
The Lone Ranger
Ann Wyman
Four Star Playhouse
Marsha
Superman and the Mole Men
Lois Lane
Hawaiian Eye
Laura Seldon
Adventures of Superman
Lois Lane
Wyoming Roundup
Terry Howard
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want a Raise
The Abbott and Costello Show
Millie Montrose
Public Defender
Amberlee Tolliver
The Millionaire
Alice Sands
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Monica Freeborn
The Baby Maker
Tish's Mother
Jungle Drums of Africa
Carol Bryant
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
Navy Log
Black Saddle
Maggie
Panther Girl of the Kongo
Jean Evans, Panther Girl
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Go to a Convention
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Popular
Office secretary
Cavalcade of America
Barbara Leland
The Patty Duke Show
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
Alice McDoakes
Oklahoma Justice
Goldie Vaughn
The Cisco Kid
JoAnn Doran
The Cisco Kid
Miss Lacey
The Cisco Kid
Marge Lacey
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Alice McDoakes
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
So You Want a Television Set
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Once to Every Woman
Marsha
Invasion, U.S.A.
Mrs. Mulfory
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Canyon Raiders
Alice Long
Racket Squad
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Martha Clark
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Penny
Stage to Blue River
Joyce Westbrook
So You Want to Be in Politics
Alice McDoakes
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Story of Superman
Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
So You Want to Be an Heir
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential
Helen Fremont (uncredited)
Topper
Queen
The Incredible Petrified World
Dale Marshall
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Katherine
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Plumber
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Move
Frontier
Medora De More
Death Valley Days
Virginia Arcane
Science Fiction Theatre
The Gunman
Anita Forester
So You Want to Be on the Radio
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Martin
So You Never Tell a Lie
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Man from Sonora
Cinthy Allison
Kiss Shot
Blood Arrow
Bess Johnson
El Paso Stampede
Alice Clark
Cattle Empire
Janice Hamilton
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
Alice
Gunslinger
Teresa Perez
Blues Busters
Sally Dolan
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
Alice
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Girls in Prison
Dorothy
Christine Cromwell
Friend
The Sun Was Setting
Rene
Summer Fun
The Great Gildersleeve
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Rita Carville
So You Want to Throw a Party
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
Gladys Baker
The Maverick
Della Watson
I'm the Law
Outlaws of Texas
Annie Moore
My Blue Heaven
Party Girl (uncredited)
The Claw Monsters
Jean Evans (archive footage)
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
Alice
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Heather
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
Carol Bryant
Hollywood: The Movie
Old Dora
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Terry and the Pirates
Topeka
Marian Harrison
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Margaret
Flat Top
Dorothy Collier
So You Want to Play the Piano
Alice McDoakes
Scorching Fury
Mrs. Penn
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
Alice McDoakes
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
Natalie Larkin
Professional Father
The Duke
Gloria
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fargo
Kathy MacKenzie
The Longhorn
Gail
Perils of the Jungle
Jo Carter
Whisper Kill
So You Want to Be Pretty
Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
Nevada Badmen
Carol Bannon
Canyon Ambush
Marian Gaylord
The Red Skelton Show
Supporting Sketch Player