Phyllis Coates

Known for ActingBorn 1927-01-15Died 2023-10-11Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Story of Superman

Scorching Fury

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Outlaws of Texas

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

So You Want to Be in Politics

The Maverick

So You Want to Go to a Convention

Oklahoma Justice

Man from Sonora

Stage to Blue River

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Christine Cromwell

Blood Arrow

The Untouchables

So You Want a Television Set

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Canyon Raiders

So You Want to Move

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

So You Want to Be Popular

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

The Wonderful World of Disney

Perry Mason

Whisper Kill

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Frontier

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Nevada Badmen

My Blue Heaven

The Red Skelton Show

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Rawhide

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Claw Monsters

Leave It to Beaver

Gunfighters of the Northwest

The Duke

So You Want to Be an Heir

El Paso Stampede

Jungle Drums of Africa

The Screen Director

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

So You Want a Raise