Phyllis Coates
Acting
Born 1927-01-15
Died 2023-10-11
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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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.
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Acting
46 credits
Perry Mason
Lassie
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Virginian
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Leave It to Beaver
Rawhide
The Untouchables
Four Star Playhouse
Gunsmoke
Adventures of Superman
The Lone Ranger
Hawaiian Eye
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Millionaire
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Cisco Kid
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Black Saddle
Public Defender
Cavalcade of America
Topper
The Wonderful World of Disney
Frontier
Gunslinger
Christine Cromwell
Death Valley Days
Scorching Fury
General Electric Theater
Superman and the Mole Men
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Chicago Confidential
Oklahoma Justice
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
Cattle Empire
Girls in Prison
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
My Blue Heaven
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
The Baby Maker
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
So You Want to Be on the Radio
The Duke
Fargo
Flat Top
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The Red Skelton Show
Navy Log
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Patty Duke Show
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Racket Squad
Science Fiction Theatre
I'm the Law
Terry and the Pirates
Summer Fun
The Great Gildersleeve
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Kiss Shot
Professional Father
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