Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 15, 1927
Place of Birth:
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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Phyllis Coates
Biography
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self |
| 2002 | Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story | Self (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film | Self (uncredited archive footage) |
| 1996 | Hollywood: The Movie | Old Dora |
| 1991 | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Katherine |
| 1989 | Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn | Gladys Baker |
| 1989 | The Story of Superman | Self / Lois Lane (archival footage) |
| 1989 | Kiss Shot | |
| 1988 | Whisper Kill | |
| 1970 | The Baby Maker | Tish's Mother |
| 1966 | The Claw Monsters | Jean Evans (archive footage) |
| 1959 | The Incredible Petrified World | Dale Marshall |
| 1958 | Cattle Empire | Janice Hamilton |
| 1958 | Blood Arrow | Bess Johnson |
| 1957 | I Was a Teenage Frankenstein | Margaret |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential | Helen Fremont (uncredited) |
| 1956 | So You Want to Play the Piano | Alice McDoakes |
| 1956 | Girls in Prison | Dorothy |
| 1956 | So Your Wife Wants to Work | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Once to Every Woman | Marsha |
| 1956 | So You Want to Be Pretty | Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Panther Girl of the Kongo | Jean Evans, Panther Girl |
| 1954 | Gunfighters of the Northwest | Rita Carville |
| 1953 | So You Want to Be an Heir | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So You Want a Television Set | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Marshal of Cedar Rock | Martha Clark |
| 1953 | El Paso Stampede | Alice Clark |
| 1953 | Perils of the Jungle | Jo Carter |
| 1953 | Topeka | Marian Harrison |
| 1953 | Jungle Drums of Africa | Carol Bryant |
| 1953 | So You Think You Can't Sleep | Alice McDoakes |
| 1952 | Flat Top | Dorothy Collier |
| 1952 | So You Want to Wear the Pants | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Scorching Fury | Mrs. Penn |
| 1952 | Fargo | Kathy MacKenzie |
| 1952 | The Gunman | Anita Forester |
| 1952 | Invasion, U.S.A. | Mrs. Mulfory |
| 1952 | Wyoming Roundup | Terry Howard |
| 1952 | Canyon Ambush | Marian Gaylord |
| 1952 | The Maverick | Della Watson |
| 1952 | So You Never Tell a Lie | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1952 | So You Want to Go to a Convention | Alice McDoakes |
| 1951 | Superman and the Mole Men | Lois Lane |
| 1951 | So You Want to Be a Bachelor | Alice |
| 1951 | The Screen Director | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Oklahoma Justice | Goldie Vaughn |
| 1951 | Canyon Raiders | Alice Long |
| 1951 | Man from Sonora | Cinthy Allison |
| 1951 | Stage to Blue River | Joyce Westbrook |
| 1951 | Nevada Badmen | Carol Bannon |
| 1951 | The Sun Was Setting | Rene |
| 1951 | The Longhorn | Gail |
| 1951 | So You Want to Be a Plumber | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1951 | So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger | Alice McDoakes |
| 1951 | So You Want to Be a Cowboy | Alice McDoakes |
| 1950 | So You Want a Raise | |
| 1950 | So You Want to Move | |
| 1950 | So You Think You're Not Guilty | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Blues Busters | Sally Dolan |
| 1950 | So You Want to Throw a Party | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1950 | So You Want to Hold Your Husband | Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes |
| 1950 | Outlaws of Texas | Annie Moore |
| 1950 | My Blue Heaven | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| 1949 | So You're Having In-Law Trouble | Alice |
| 1949 | So You Want to Get Rich Quick | Alice |
| 1949 | So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter | Alice McDoakes |
| 1949 | So You Want to Be Popular | Office secretary |
| 1949 | So You Want to Be a Muscle Man | Alice McDoakes |
| 1948 | Smart Girls Don't Talk | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
| 1948 | So You Want to Be on the Radio | Alice McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1948 | So You Want to Be in Politics | Alice McDoakes |