Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates

Known For: Acting

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: January 15, 1927

Day of Death: October 11, 2023 (97 years old)

Place of Birth: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

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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.

2021

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

Actor Self

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

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Actor Self (uncredited)

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Actor Self (uncredited archive footage)

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

1996

Hollywood: The Movie

Actor Old Dora

Hollywood: The Movie

1991

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Actor Katherine

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

1989

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

Actor Gladys Baker

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

The Story of Superman

Actor Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

The Story of Superman

Kiss Shot

Actor

Kiss Shot

1988

Whisper Kill

Actor

Whisper Kill

1970

The Baby Maker

Actor Tish's Mother

The Baby Maker

1966

The Claw Monsters

Actor Jean Evans (archive footage)

The Claw Monsters

1959

The Incredible Petrified World

Actor Dale Marshall

The Incredible Petrified World

1958

Cattle Empire

Actor Janice Hamilton

Cattle Empire

Blood Arrow

Actor Bess Johnson

Blood Arrow

1957

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Actor Margaret

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Chicago Confidential

Actor Helen Fremont (uncredited)

Chicago Confidential

1956

So You Want to Play the Piano

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Play the Piano

Girls in Prison

Actor Dorothy

Girls in Prison

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Once to Every Woman

Actor Marsha

Once to Every Woman

So You Want to Be Pretty

Actor Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)

So You Want to Be Pretty

1955

Panther Girl of the Kongo

Actor Jean Evans, Panther Girl

Panther Girl of the Kongo

1954

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Actor Rita Carville

Gunfighters of the Northwest

1953

So You Want a Television Set

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want a Television Set

So You Want to Be an Heir

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Be an Heir

El Paso Stampede

Actor Alice Clark

El Paso Stampede

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Actor Martha Clark

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Perils of the Jungle

Actor Jo Carter

Perils of the Jungle

Topeka

Actor Marian Harrison

Topeka

Jungle Drums of Africa

Actor Carol Bryant

Jungle Drums of Africa

So You Think You Can't Sleep

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Think You Can't Sleep

1952

Flat Top

Actor Dorothy Collier

Flat Top

So You Want to Wear the Pants

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Wear the Pants

Scorching Fury

Actor Mrs. Penn

Scorching Fury

Fargo

Actor Kathy MacKenzie

Fargo

The Gunman

Actor Anita Forester

The Gunman

Invasion, U.S.A.

Actor Mrs. Mulfory

Invasion, U.S.A.

Wyoming Roundup

Actor Terry Howard

Wyoming Roundup

Canyon Ambush

Actor Marian Gaylord

Canyon Ambush

The Maverick

Actor Della Watson

The Maverick

So You Never Tell a Lie

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Never Tell a Lie

So You Want to Go to a Convention

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Go to a Convention

1951

Superman and the Mole-Men

Actor Lois Lane

Superman and the Mole-Men

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Actor Alice

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

The Screen Director

Actor Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

The Screen Director

Oklahoma Justice

Actor Goldie Vaughn

Oklahoma Justice

Canyon Raiders

Actor Alice Long

Canyon Raiders

Man from Sonora

Actor Cinthy Allison

Man from Sonora

Stage to Blue River

Actor Joyce Westbrook

Stage to Blue River

Nevada Badmen

Actor Carol Bannon

Nevada Badmen

The Sun Was Setting

Actor Rene

The Sun Was Setting

The Longhorn

Actor Gail

The Longhorn

So You Want to Be a Plumber

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Be a Plumber

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

1950

So You Want a Raise

Actor

So You Want a Raise

So You Want to Move

Actor

So You Want to Move

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Blues Busters

Actor Sally Dolan

Blues Busters

So You Want to Throw a Party

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Throw a Party

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Actor Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Outlaws of Texas

Actor Annie Moore

Outlaws of Texas

My Blue Heaven

Actor Party Girl (uncredited)

My Blue Heaven

1949

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

Actor Alice

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

Actor Alice

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

So You Want to Be Popular

Actor Office secretary

So You Want to Be Popular

1948

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Actor Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Smart Girls Don't Talk

So You Want to Be on the Radio

Actor Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Be on the Radio

So You Want to Be in Politics

Actor Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be in Politics