Phyllis Coates

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

Born: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA, 1927-01-15

Died: 2023-10-11

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	So You Want to Be in Politics	Alice McDoakes	0
2	1948	Smart Girls Don't Talk	Cigarette Girl (uncredited)	55
3	1948	So You Want to Be on the Radio	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	57
4	1949	So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter	Alice McDoakes	0
5	1949	So You Want to Be Popular	Office secretary	0
6	1949	So You Want to Be a Muscle Man	Alice McDoakes	0
7	1949	So You're Having In-Law Trouble	Alice	0
8	1949	So You Want to Get Rich Quick	Alice	0
9	1950	So You Want to Throw a Party	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	40
10	1950	So You Think You're Not Guilty	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	57
11	1950	So You Want to Hold Your Husband	Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes	0
12	1950	So You Want to Move		0
13	1950	My Blue Heaven	Party Girl (uncredited)	70
14	1950	So You Want a Raise		60
15	1950	Blues Busters	Sally Dolan	55
16	1950	Outlaws of Texas	Annie Moore	0
17	1951	The Sun Was Setting	Rene	50
18	1951	Man from Sonora	Cinthy Allison	0
19	1951	The Screen Director	Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)	60
20	1951	Canyon Raiders	Alice Long	0
21	1951	So You Want to Be a Cowboy	Alice McDoakes	0
22	1951	Nevada Badmen	Carol Bannon	60
23	1951	So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger	Alice McDoakes	0
24	1951	Oklahoma Justice	Goldie Vaughn	0
25	1951	So You Want to Be a Bachelor	Alice	0
26	1951	So You Want to Be a Plumber	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	30
27	1951	Superman and the Mole Men	Lois Lane	53
28	1951	The Longhorn	Gail	57
29	1951	Stage to Blue River	Joyce Westbrook	0
30	1952	Scorching Fury	Mrs. Penn	0
31	1952	The Gunman	Anita Forester	15
32	1952	So You Want to Go to a Convention	Alice McDoakes	0
33	1952	So You Never Tell a Lie	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	60
34	1952	Fargo	Kathy MacKenzie	65
35	1952	Canyon Ambush	Marian Gaylord	50
36	1952	Flat Top	Dorothy Collier	40
37	1952	So You Want to Wear the Pants	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	50
38	1952	Wyoming Roundup	Terry Howard	60
39	1952	Invasion, U.S.A.	Mrs. Mulfory	32
40	1952	The Maverick	Della Watson	0
41	1953	Jungle Drums of Africa	Carol Bryant	60
42	1953	Marshal of Cedar Rock	Martha Clark	55
43	1953	Perils of the Jungle	Jo Carter	30
44	1953	So You Want a Television Set	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	60
45	1953	Topeka	Marian Harrison	50
46	1953	El Paso Stampede	Alice Clark	50
47	1953	So You Think You Can't Sleep	Alice McDoakes	50
48	1953	So You Want to Be an Heir	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	0
49	1954	Gunfighters of the Northwest	Rita Carville	0
50	1955	Panther Girl of the Kongo	Jean Evans, Panther Girl	65
51	1956	Once to Every Woman	Marsha	0
52	1956	So You Want to Be Pretty	Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)	20
53	1956	So You Want to Play the Piano	Alice McDoakes	40
54	1956	Girls in Prison	Dorothy	43
55	1956	So Your Wife Wants to Work	Alice McDoakes (uncredited)	70
56	1957	Chicago Confidential	Helen Fremont (uncredited)	50
57	1957	I Was a Teenage Frankenstein	Margaret	55
58	1958	Blood Arrow	Bess Johnson	70
59	1958	Cattle Empire	Janice Hamilton	60
60	1959	The Incredible Petrified World	Dale Marshall	34
61	1966	The Claw Monsters	Jean Evans (archive footage)	0
62	1970	The Baby Maker	Tish's Mother	62
63	1988	Whisper Kill		70
64	1989	Kiss Shot		59
65	1989	The Story of Superman	Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)	100
66	1989	Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn	Gladys Baker	20
67	1991	Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love	Katherine	45
68	1996	Hollywood: The Movie	Old Dora	40
69	2002	Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story	Self (uncredited)	0
70	2002	Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film	Self (uncredited archive footage)	0
71	2021	Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!	Self	40

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	The Lone Ranger	Jane Johnson	67
2	1949	The Lone Ranger	Naomi Courtwright	67
3	1949	The Lone Ranger	Ann Wyman	67
4	1950	The Cisco Kid	JoAnn Doran	59
5	1950	The Cisco Kid	Miss Lacey	59
6	1950	The Cisco Kid	Marge Lacey	59
7	1951	Craig Kennedy, Criminologist	Natalie Larkin	0
8	1951	Racket Squad		60
9	1951	The Adventures of Kit Carson		53
10	1951	The Red Skelton Show	Supporting Sketch Player	74
11	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		73
12	1952	Adventures of Superman	Lois Lane	67
13	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Marsha	63
14	1952	Cavalcade of America	Barbara Leland	35
15	1952	Death Valley Days	Virginia Arcane	64
16	1952	Terry and the Pirates		30
17	1952	The Abbott and Costello Show	Millie Montrose	71
18	1953	General Electric Theater		63
19	1953	General Electric Theater	Heather	63
20	1953	I'm the Law		57
21	1953	Topper	Queen	60
22	1954	Public Defender	Amberlee Tolliver	60
23	1954	The Duke	Gloria	0
24	1954	Lassie	Miss Vernon	61
25	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	Mrs. Martin	78
26	1955	Professional Father		0
27	1955	The Millionaire	Alice Sands	50
28	1955	Science Fiction Theatre		62
29	1955	Gunsmoke	Hattie Kelly	66
30	1955	Gunsmoke	Rose	66
31	1955	Gunsmoke	Edna	66
32	1955	Navy Log		45
33	1955	The Great Gildersleeve		0
34	1955	Frontier	Medora De More	50
35	1957	Richard Diamond, Private Detective	Monica Freeborn	62
36	1957	Perry Mason	Norma Carter	77
37	1957	Perry Mason	Frieda Crawson	77
38	1957	Perry Mason	Inez Fremont	77
39	1957	Leave It to Beaver	Betty Donaldson	70
40	1958	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse		58
41	1959	Rawhide	Nora Sage	72
42	1959	Rawhide	Elizabeth Gwynn	72
43	1959	Black Saddle	Maggie	60
44	1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Penny	63
45	1959	Hawaiian Eye	Laura Seldon	52
46	1959	The Untouchables	Angela Lamberto	79
47	1959	The Untouchables	Renee Sullivan	79
48	1959	The Untouchables	Ellie Morley	79
49	1961	Gunslinger		60
50	1962	The Virginian	Mrs. Marden	65
51	1963	The Patty Duke Show		58
52	1966	Summer Fun		0
53	1989	Christine Cromwell	Friend	73
54	1993	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Mrs. Howard	76
55	1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Ellen Lane	70

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