Phyllis Coates
Acting
🎂 1927-01-15
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.
Cast credits(126)
Norma Carter
1957
Frieda Crawson
1957
Inez Fremont
1957
Miss Vernon
1954
Mrs. Marden
1962
Nora Sage
1959
Elizabeth Gwynn
1959
Jane Johnson
1949
Naomi Courtwright
1949
Ann Wyman
1949
Mrs. Howard
1993
Ellen Lane
1993
Angela Lamberto
1959
Renee Sullivan
1959
Ellie Morley
1959
Marsha
1952
Hattie Kelly
1955
Rose
1955
Edna
1955
Laura Seldon
1959
Betty Donaldson
1957
Supporting Sketch Player
1951
Alice Sands
1955
JoAnn Doran
1950
Miss Lacey
1950
Marge Lacey
1950
1958
Maggie
1959
Monica Freeborn
1957
1955
Amberlee Tolliver
1954
Penny
1959
1951
Lois Lane
1952
Millie Montrose
1952
1955
Barbara Leland
1952
1963
Medora De More
1955
Mrs. Martin
1954
1951
Queen
1953
1953
Virginia Arcane
1952
Friend
1989
Lois Lane
1951
Self
2021
Natalie Larkin
1951
Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
1956
1953
Heather
1953
Helen Fremont (uncredited)
1957
Jean Evans (archive footage)
1966
1951
Janice Hamilton
1958
Bess Johnson
1958
Mrs. Mulfory
1952
Marian Harrison
1953
1966
Jean Evans, Panther Girl
1955
Katherine
1991
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1953
Gail
1951
Marsha
1956
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
1961
Martha Clark
1953
Jo Carter
1953
Alice McDoakes
1952
Alice McDoakes
1949
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1950
Carol Bryant
1953
Rita Carville
1954
Gladys Baker
1989
1989
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Alice McDoakes
1948
Cinthy Allison
1951
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1952
Sally Dolan
1950
Anita Forester
1952
Carol Bannon
1951
Kathy MacKenzie
1952
Dorothy Collier
1952
Self (uncredited)
2002
Alice Clark
1953
1952
Party Girl (uncredited)
1950
Annie Moore
1950
1955
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1953
1988
1950
Alice McDoakes
1949
Marian Gaylord
1952
Della Watson
1952
1950
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
1948
Tish's Mother
1970
Goldie Vaughn
1951
Alice McDoakes
1956
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1948
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1956
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1950
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1952
Margaret
1957
1955
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1951
Dale Marshall
1959
Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
1950
Alice McDoakes
1953
Alice
1951
Office secretary
1949
Alice
1949
Alice McDoakes
1951
Gloria
1954
Old Dora
1996
Alice McDoakes
1951
Dorothy
1956
Alice
1949
Terry Howard
1952
Mrs. Penn
1952
Rene
1951
Joyce Westbrook
1951
Alice Long
1951
Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
1989