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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 15, 1927
Died
October 11, 2023
Place of Birth
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell
Phyllis Coates
0.5 Popularity
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
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Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
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Self (uncredited archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
0.0
Self (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
4.0
Old Dora
Hollywood: The Movie
1996
7.0
Ellen Lane
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
7.6
Mrs. Howard
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
4.5
Katherine
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
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2.0
Gladys Baker
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
1989
7.3
Friend
Christine Cromwell
1989
10.0
Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
The Story of Superman
1989
Credits
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2021
4.0
🎬
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited archive footage)
2002
0.0
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
2002
0.0
Hollywood: The Movie
as Old Dora
1996
4.0
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Ellen Lane
1993
7.0
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Mrs. Howard
1993
7.6
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Katherine
1991
4.5
🎬
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
as Gladys Baker
1989
2.0
Christine Cromwell
as Friend
1989
7.3
The Story of Superman
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
1989
10.0
Kiss Shot
1989
5.9
Whisper Kill
1988
7.0
The Baby Maker
as Tish's Mother
1970
6.2
🎬
Summer Fun
1966
0.0
The Claw Monsters
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
1966
0.0
The Patty Duke Show
1963
5.8
The Virginian
as Mrs. Marden
1962
6.5
Gunslinger
1961
6.0
The Incredible Petrified World
as Dale Marshall
1959
3.4
The Untouchables
as Angela Lamberto
1959
7.9
The Untouchables
as Renee Sullivan
1959
7.9
The Untouchables
as Ellie Morley
1959
7.9
Hawaiian Eye
as Laura Seldon
1959
5.2
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Penny
1959
6.3
Black Saddle
as Maggie
1959
6.0
Rawhide
as Nora Sage
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Elizabeth Gwynn
1959
7.2
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.8
Cattle Empire
as Janice Hamilton
1958
6.0
Blood Arrow
as Bess Johnson
1958
7.0
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Margaret
1957
5.5
Leave It to Beaver
as Betty Donaldson
1957
7.0
Perry Mason
as Norma Carter
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Frieda Crawson
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Inez Fremont
1957
7.7
Chicago Confidential
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
1957
5.0
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Monica Freeborn
1957
6.2
🎬
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1956
7.0
Girls in Prison
as Dorothy
1956
4.3
🎬
So You Want to Play the Piano
as Alice McDoakes
1956
4.0
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So You Want to Be Pretty
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
1956
2.0
Once to Every Woman
as Marsha
1956
0.0
Frontier
as Medora De More
1955
5.0
🎬
Navy Log
1955
4.5
🎬
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
0.0
Gunsmoke
as Hattie Kelly
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Rose
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Edna
1955
6.6
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
6.2
The Millionaire
as Alice Sands
1955
5.0
🎬
Professional Father
1955
0.0
Panther Girl of the Kongo
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
1955
6.5
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mrs. Martin
1954
7.8
Lassie
as Miss Vernon
1954
6.1
🎬
The Duke
as Gloria
1954
0.0
Gunfighters of the Northwest
as Rita Carville
1954
0.0
Public Defender
as Amberlee Tolliver
1954
6.0
🎬
So You Want to Be an Heir
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1953
0.0
🎬
So You Think You Can't Sleep
as Alice McDoakes
1953
5.0
Topper
as Queen
1953
6.0
El Paso Stampede
as Alice Clark
1953
5.0
Topeka
as Marian Harrison
1953
5.0
🎬
So You Want a Television Set
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1953
6.0
Perils of the Jungle
as Jo Carter
1953
3.0
I'm the Law
1953
5.7
General Electric Theater
1953
6.3
General Electric Theater
as Heather
1953
6.3
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Martha Clark
1953
5.5
Jungle Drums of Africa
as Carol Bryant
1953
6.0
The Maverick
as Della Watson
1952
0.0
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Mrs. Mulfory
1952
3.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Millie Montrose
1952
7.1
Terry and the Pirates
1952
3.0
Wyoming Roundup
as Terry Howard
1952
6.0
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So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1952
5.0
Flat Top
as Dorothy Collier
1952
4.0
Canyon Ambush
as Marian Gaylord
1952
5.0
Death Valley Days
as Virginia Arcane
1952
6.4
Cavalcade of America
as Barbara Leland
1952
3.5
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Four Star Playhouse
as Marsha
1952
6.3
Adventures of Superman
as Lois Lane
1952
6.7
Fargo
as Kathy MacKenzie
1952
6.5
So You Never Tell a Lie
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1952
6.0
🎬
So You Want to Go to a Convention
as Alice McDoakes
1952
0.0
The Gunman
as Anita Forester
1952
1.5
Scorching Fury
as Mrs. Penn
1952
0.0
Stage to Blue River
as Joyce Westbrook
1951
0.0
The Longhorn
as Gail
1951
5.7
Superman and the Mole Men
as Lois Lane
1951
5.3
🎬
So You Want to Be a Plumber
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1951
3.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.3
The Red Skelton Show
as Supporting Sketch Player
1951
7.4
🎬
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
as Alice
1951
0.0
Oklahoma Justice
as Goldie Vaughn
1951
0.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
5.3
Racket Squad
1951
6.0
🎬
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
as Alice McDoakes
1951
0.0
Nevada Badmen
as Carol Bannon
1951
6.0
🎬
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
as Alice McDoakes
1951
0.0
Canyon Raiders
as Alice Long
1951
0.0
🎬
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
6.0
Man from Sonora
as Cinthy Allison
1951
0.0
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
as Natalie Larkin
1951
0.0
The Sun Was Setting
as Rene
1951
5.0
Outlaws of Texas
as Annie Moore
1950
0.0
Blues Busters
as Sally Dolan
1950
5.5
🎬
So You Want a Raise
1950
6.0
My Blue Heaven
as Party Girl (uncredited)
1950
7.0
The Cisco Kid
as JoAnn Doran
1950
5.9
The Cisco Kid
as Miss Lacey
1950
5.9
The Cisco Kid
as Marge Lacey
1950
5.9
🎬
So You Want to Move
1950
0.0
🎬
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
1950
0.0
🎬
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1950
5.7
🎬
So You Want to Throw a Party
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1950
4.0
🎬
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
as Alice
1949
0.0
The Lone Ranger
as Jane Johnson
1949
6.7
The Lone Ranger
as Naomi Courtwright
1949
6.7
The Lone Ranger
as Ann Wyman
1949
6.7
🎬
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
as Alice
1949
0.0
🎬
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
as Alice McDoakes
1949
0.0
🎬
So You Want to Be Popular
as Office secretary
1949
0.0
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
as Alice McDoakes
1949
0.0
🎬
So You Want to Be on the Radio
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1948
5.7
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
1948
5.5
So You Want to Be in Politics
as Alice McDoakes
1948
0.0