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