Phyllis Coates

Acting • Born 1927-01-15 – Died 2023-10-11

Acting1Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

127 credits

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Movie • 1957

Margaret

The Incredible Petrified World

Movie • 1959

Dale Marshall

The Baby Maker

Movie • 1970

Tish's Mother

Superman and the Mole Men

Movie • 1951

Lois Lane

Flat Top

Movie • 1952

Dorothy Collier

So You Want a Raise

Movie • 1950

So You Want to Move

Movie • 1950

So You Want a Television Set

Movie • 1953

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Be an Heir

Movie • 1953

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Play the Piano

Movie • 1956

Alice McDoakes

Chicago Confidential

Movie • 1957

Helen Fremont (uncredited)

Girls in Prison

Movie • 1956

Dorothy

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

Movie • 1989

Gladys Baker

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Movie • 1950

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Panther Girl of the Kongo

Movie • 1955

Jean Evans, Panther Girl

Blues Busters

Movie • 1950

Sally Dolan

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Movie • 1951

Alice

So You Want to Wear the Pants

Movie • 1952

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Claw Monsters

Movie • 1966

Jean Evans (archive footage)

Cattle Empire

Movie • 1958

Janice Hamilton

So You Want to Throw a Party

Movie • 1950

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Scorching Fury

Movie • 1952

Mrs. Penn

Fargo

Movie • 1952

Kathy MacKenzie

The Screen Director

Movie • 1951

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

The Gunman

Movie • 1952

Anita Forester

Invasion, U.S.A.

Movie • 1952

Mrs. Mulfory

Oklahoma Justice

Movie • 1951

Goldie Vaughn

Canyon Raiders

Movie • 1951

Alice Long

Wyoming Roundup

Movie • 1952

Terry Howard

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Movie • 2021

Self

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Movie • 2002

Self (uncredited)

Man from Sonora

Movie • 1951

Cinthy Allison

Blood Arrow

Movie • 1958

Bess Johnson

Stage to Blue River

Movie • 1951

Joyce Westbrook

Nevada Badmen

Movie • 1951

Carol Bannon

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Movie • 1956

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

El Paso Stampede

Movie • 1953

Alice Clark

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Movie • 1953

Martha Clark

Perils of the Jungle

Movie • 1953

Jo Carter

Canyon Ambush

Movie • 1952

Marian Gaylord

The Maverick

Movie • 1952

Della Watson

The Sun Was Setting

Movie • 1951

Rene

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Movie • 1950

Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Movie • 1948

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

The Story of Superman

Movie • 1989

Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

The Longhorn

Movie • 1951

Gail

Outlaws of Texas

Movie • 1950

Annie Moore

Topeka

Movie • 1953

Marian Harrison

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Movie • 1954

Rita Carville

My Blue Heaven

Movie • 1950

Party Girl (uncredited)

Hollywood: The Movie

Movie • 1996

Old Dora

Whisper Kill

Movie • 1988

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

Movie • 1949

Alice

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

Movie • 1949

Alice

So You Want to Be on the Radio

Movie • 1948

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Once to Every Woman

Movie • 1956

Marsha

So You Want to Be a Plumber

Movie • 1951

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Jungle Drums of Africa

Movie • 1953

Carol Bryant

So You Never Tell a Lie

Movie • 1952

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Be Pretty

Movie • 1956

Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

Movie • 1949

Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

Movie • 1949

Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be Popular

Movie • 1949

Office secretary

So You Want to Be in Politics

Movie • 1948

Alice McDoakes

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Movie • 1991

Katherine

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

Movie • 1951

Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Movie • 1951

Alice McDoakes

Kiss Shot

Movie • 1989

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Movie • 2002

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

So You Think You Can't Sleep

Movie • 1953

Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Go to a Convention

Movie • 1952

Alice McDoakes

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

Movie • 1966

Carol Bryant

Science Fiction Theatre

TV • 1955

Gunsmoke

TV • 1955

Hattie Kelly

Perry Mason

TV • 1957

Norma Carter

General Electric Theater

TV • 1953

Hawaiian Eye

TV • 1959

Laura Seldon

Lassie

TV • 1954

Miss Vernon

Leave It to Beaver

TV • 1957

Betty Donaldson

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV • 1958

Rawhide

TV • 1959

Nora Sage

The Millionaire

TV • 1955

Alice Sands

The Virginian

TV • 1962

Mrs. Marden

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

The Patty Duke Show

TV • 1963

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV • 1957

Monica Freeborn

Adventures of Superman

TV • 1952

Lois Lane

Navy Log

TV • 1955

Black Saddle

TV • 1959

Maggie

The Cisco Kid

TV • 1950

JoAnn Doran

Racket Squad

TV • 1951

Summer Fun

TV • 1966

Cavalcade of America

TV • 1952

Barbara Leland

Terry and the Pirates

TV • 1952

I'm the Law

TV • 1953

The Adventures of Kit Carson

TV • 1951

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV • 1959

Penny

Professional Father

TV • 1955

The Great Gildersleeve

TV • 1955

The Duke

TV • 1954

Gloria

The Untouchables

TV • 1959

Angela Lamberto

Rawhide

TV • 1959

Elizabeth Gwynn

The Lone Ranger

TV • 1949

Jane Johnson