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Acting

Birthdate

1927-01-15

Day of Death

2023-10-11

Place of Birth

Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

Phyllis Coates

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 (72)

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Phyllis Coates

Biography

Filmography (72)

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

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Hollywood: The Movie

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

The Story of Superman

Kiss Shot

Whisper Kill

The Baby Maker

The Claw Monsters

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

The Incredible Petrified World

Cattle Empire

Blood Arrow

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Chicago Confidential

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Girls in Prison

So You Want to Play the Piano

So You Want to Be Pretty

Once to Every Woman

Panther Girl of the Kongo

Gunfighters of the Northwest

So You Want to Be an Heir

So You Think You Can't Sleep

El Paso Stampede

Topeka

So You Want a Television Set

Perils of the Jungle

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Jungle Drums of Africa

The Maverick

Invasion, U.S.A.

Wyoming Roundup

So You Want to Wear the Pants

Flat Top

Canyon Ambush

Fargo

So You Never Tell a Lie

So You Want to Go to a Convention

Scorching Fury

The Gunman

Stage to Blue River

The Longhorn

Superman and the Mole Men

So You Want to Be a Plumber

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Oklahoma Justice

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

Nevada Badmen

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Canyon Raiders

The Screen Director

Man from Sonora

The Sun Was Setting

Outlaws of Texas

Blues Busters

So You Want a Raise

My Blue Heaven

So You Want to Move

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

So You Think You're Not Guilty

So You Want to Throw a Party

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

So You Want to Be Popular

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

So You Want to Be on the Radio

Smart Girls Don't Talk

So You Want to Be in Politics