Phyllis Coates
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 15 January 1927 · Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
- Died
- 11 October 2023
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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- 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self
- 2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
- 1996Hollywood: The Movie as Old Dora
- 1991Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love as Katherine
- 1989Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn as Gladys Baker
- 1989The Story of Superman as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
- 1989Kiss Shot
- 1988Whisper Kill
- 1970The Baby Maker as Tish's Mother
- 1966The Claw Monsters as Jean Evans (archive footage)
- 1966U-238 and the Witch Doctor as Carol Bryant
- 1959The Incredible Petrified World as Dale Marshall
- 1958Cattle Empire as Janice Hamilton
- 1958Blood Arrow as Bess Johnson
- 1957I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as Margaret
- 1957Chicago Confidential as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
- 1956So Your Wife Wants to Work as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1956Girls in Prison as Dorothy
- 1956So You Want to Play the Piano as Alice McDoakes
- 1956So You Want to Be Pretty as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
- 1956Once to Every Woman as Marsha
- 1955Panther Girl of the Kongo as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
- 1954Gunfighters of the Northwest as Rita Carville
- 1953So You Want to Be an Heir as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1953So You Think You Can't Sleep as Alice McDoakes
- 1953El Paso Stampede as Alice Clark
- 1953Topeka as Marian Harrison
- 1953So You Want a Television Set as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1953Perils of the Jungle as Jo Carter
- 1953Marshal of Cedar Rock as Martha Clark
- 1953Jungle Drums of Africa as Carol Bryant
- 1952The Maverick as Della Watson
- 1952Invasion, U.S.A. as Mrs. Mulfory
- 1952Wyoming Roundup as Terry Howard
- 1952So You Want to Wear the Pants as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1952Flat Top as Dorothy Collier
- 1952Canyon Ambush as Marian Gaylord
- 1952Fargo as Kathy MacKenzie
- 1952So You Never Tell a Lie as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1952So You Want to Go to a Convention as Alice McDoakes
- 1952The Gunman as Anita Forester
- 1952Scorching Fury as Mrs. Penn
- 1951Stage to Blue River as Joyce Westbrook
- 1951The Longhorn as Gail
- 1951Superman and the Mole Men as Lois Lane
- 1951So You Want to Be a Plumber as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1951So You Want to Be a Bachelor as Alice
- 1951Oklahoma Justice as Goldie Vaughn
- 1951So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger as Alice McDoakes
- 1951Nevada Badmen as Carol Bannon
- 1951So You Want to Be a Cowboy as Alice McDoakes
- 1951Canyon Raiders as Alice Long
- 1951The Screen Director as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
- 1951Man from Sonora as Cinthy Allison
- 1951The Sun Was Setting as Rene
- 1950Outlaws of Texas as Annie Moore
- 1950Blues Busters as Sally Dolan
- 1950So You Want a Raise
- 1950My Blue Heaven as Party Girl (uncredited)
- 1950So You Want to Move
- 1950So You Want to Hold Your Husband as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
- 1950So You Think You're Not Guilty as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1950So You Want to Throw a Party as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1949So You Want to Get Rich Quick as Alice
- 1949So You're Having In-Law Trouble as Alice
- 1949So You Want to Be a Muscle Man as Alice McDoakes
- 1949So You Want to Be Popular as Office secretary
- 1949So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter as Alice McDoakes
- 1948So You Want to Be on the Radio as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- 1948Smart Girls Don't Talk as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
- 1948So You Want to Be in Politics as Alice McDoakes