Phyllis Coates

Actor Jan 15 (died age 96) Wichita Falls, Texas, USA 1948–2021 (73 year career)

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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 acte…

Known For

Film

Adventures of Superman

Lois Lane

Film

Superman and the Mole Men

Lois Lane

Film

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Margaret

Film

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Film

Cattle Empire

Janice Hamilton

Film

Kiss Shot

5.9 1989

Film

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Mrs. Howard

Film

Chicago Confidential

Helen Fremont (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (115)

Movies (72)

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

2021

as Self

4.7

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

as Self (uncredited)

Hollywood: The Movie

1996

as Old Dora

3.3

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

1991

as Katherine

4.5

The Story of Superman

1989

as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

10.0

Kiss Shot

1989

5.9

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

as Gladys Baker

Whisper Kill

The Baby Maker

as Tish's Mother

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

1966

as Carol Bryant

3.0

The Claw Monsters

1966

as Jean Evans (archive footage)

The Incredible Petrified World

as Dale Marshall

Cattle Empire

as Janice Hamilton

Blood Arrow

as Bess Johnson

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

1957

as Margaret

5.6

Chicago Confidential

1957

as Helen Fremont (uncredited)

4.7

Once to Every Woman

1956

as Marsha

Girls in Prison

1956

as Dorothy

3.9

So You Want to Play the Piano

1956

as Alice McDoakes

4.0

So Your Wife Wants to Work

1956

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

7.0

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956

as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)

1.7

Panther Girl of the Kongo

1955

as Jean Evans, Panther Girl

6.2

Gunfighters of the Northwest

1954

as Rita Carville

So You Think You Can't Sleep

1953

as Alice McDoakes

5.0

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953

as Martha Clark

5.5

So You Want to Be an Heir

1953

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want a Television Set

1953

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

El Paso Stampede

as Alice Clark

Topeka

as Marian Harrison

Perils of the Jungle

as Jo Carter

Jungle Drums of Africa

1953

as Carol Bryant

6.0

So You Want to Wear the Pants

1952

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

5.0

Scorching Fury

1952

as Mrs. Penn

Flat Top

as Dorothy Collier

The Gunman

as Anita Forester

So You Never Tell a Lie

1952

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

6.0

The Maverick

1952

as Della Watson

Fargo

as Kathy MacKenzie

Invasion, U.S.A.

as Mrs. Mulfory

Canyon Ambush

as Marian Gaylord

So You Want to Go to a Convention

1952

as Alice McDoakes

Wyoming Roundup

1952

as Terry Howard

6.0

So You Want to Be a Plumber

1951

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

3.0

Man from Sonora

1951

as Cinthy Allison

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

1951

as Alice McDoakes

Superman and the Mole Men

as Lois Lane

The Sun Was Setting

as Rene

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

1951

as Alice McDoakes

Oklahoma Justice

1951

as Goldie Vaughn

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

1951

as Alice

Nevada Badmen

1951

as Carol Bannon

6.0

Canyon Raiders

1951

as Alice Long

The Screen Director

1951

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

The Longhorn

as Gail

Stage to Blue River

as Joyce Westbrook

So You Want to Move

1950

My Blue Heaven

1950

as Party Girl (uncredited)

7.0

So You Want to Throw a Party

1950

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Blues Busters

as Sally Dolan

Outlaws of Texas

as Annie Moore

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

5.8

So You Want a Raise

1950

6.0

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

1950

as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

1949

as Alice

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

1949

as Alice

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

1949

as Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

1949

as Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be Popular

1949

as Office secretary

So You Want to Be in Politics

1948

as Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be on the Radio

1948

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

5.7

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

5.5

Television (43)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

as Ellen Lane

6.9

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Mrs. Howard

Christine Cromwell

as Friend

Summer Fun

The Patty Duke Show

The Virginian

as Mrs. Marden

Gunslinger

as Teresa Perez

The Untouchables

as Renee Sullivan

Rawhide

as Nora Sage

Hawaiian Eye

as Laura Seldon

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Penny

Black Saddle

as Maggie

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Perry Mason

as Norma Carter

Leave It to Beaver

as Betty Donaldson

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Monica Freeborn

The Millionaire

as Alice Sands

Gunsmoke

as Hattie Kelly

Frontier

as Medora De More

Navy Log

Science Fiction Theatre

1955

6.2

The Great Gildersleeve

Professional Father

Lassie

as Miss Vernon

Public Defender

as Amberlee Tolliver

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Mrs. Martin

7.8

The Duke

1954

as Gloria

Topper

1953

as Queen

5.8

General Electric Theater

I'm the Law

Four Star Playhouse

as Marsha

Adventures of Superman

1952

as Lois Lane

6.6

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Millie Montrose

Cavalcade of America

as Barbara Leland

Terry and the Pirates

Death Valley Days

as Virginia Arcane

The Red Skelton Show

as Supporting Sketch Player

7.4

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Racket Squad

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.2

Craig Kennedy, Criminologist

1951

as Natalie Larkin

The Cisco Kid

as Marge Lacey

The Lone Ranger

as Ann Wyman