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