Phyllis Coates
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1927-01-15
Day of Death
2023-10-11 (96 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(2021)
(2002)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
(2002)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited archive footage)
(1996)
Hollywood: The Movie
as Old Dora
(1991)
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Katherine
(1989)
(1989)
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
as Gladys Baker
(1989)
The Story of Superman
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
(1988)
(1970)
The Baby Maker
as Tish's Mother
(1966)
The Claw Monsters
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
(1959)
The Incredible Petrified World
as Dale Marshall
(1958)
Cattle Empire
as Janice Hamilton
(1958)
Blood Arrow
as Bess Johnson
(1957)
Chicago Confidential
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
(1957)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Margaret
(1956)
Girls in Prison
as Dorothy
(1956)
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
(1956)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1956)
Once to Every Woman
as Marsha
(1956)
So You Want to Play the Piano
as Alice McDoakes
(1955)
Panther Girl of the Kongo
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
(1954)
Gunfighters of the Northwest
as Rita Carville
(1953)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Martha Clark
(1953)
Perils of the Jungle
as Jo Carter
(1953)
Jungle Drums of Africa
as Carol Bryant
(1953)
Topeka
as Marian Harrison
(1953)
So You Want a Television Set
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1953)
El Paso Stampede
as Alice Clark
(1953)
So You Want to Be an Heir
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1953)
So You Think You Can't Sleep
as Alice McDoakes
(1952)
Fargo
as Kathy MacKenzie
(1952)
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Mrs. Mulfory
(1952)
The Gunman
as Anita Forester
(1952)
Flat Top
as Dorothy Collier
(1952)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1952)
Scorching Fury
as Mrs. Penn
(1952)
Wyoming Roundup
as Terry Howard
(1952)
So You Want to Go to a Convention
as Alice McDoakes
(1952)
The Maverick
as Della Watson
(1952)
So You Never Tell a Lie
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1952)
Canyon Ambush
as Marian Gaylord
(1951)
Superman and the Mole Men
as Lois Lane
(1951)
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
as Alice McDoakes
(1951)
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
(1951)
The Longhorn
as Gail
(1951)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
as Alice McDoakes
(1951)
Man from Sonora
as Cinthy Allison
(1951)
Canyon Raiders
as Alice Long
(1951)
Stage to Blue River
as Joyce Westbrook
(1951)
So You Want to Be a Plumber
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1951)
Oklahoma Justice
as Goldie Vaughn
(1951)
The Sun Was Setting
as Rene
(1951)
Nevada Badmen
as Carol Bannon
(1951)
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
as Alice
(1950)
My Blue Heaven
as Party Girl (uncredited)
(1950)
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1950)
Outlaws of Texas
as Annie Moore
(1950)
Blues Busters
as Sally Dolan
(1950)
(1950)
So You Want to Throw a Party
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1950)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
(1950)
(1949)
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
as Alice McDoakes
(1949)
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
as Alice McDoakes
(1949)
So You Want to Be Popular
as Office secretary
(1949)
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
as Alice
(1949)
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
as Alice
(1948)
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
(1948)
So You Want to Be on the Radio
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1948)
So You Want to Be in Politics
as Alice McDoakes