Carolyn Coates

Biography

Coates was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Santa Monica, Calif., where she acted in children's theater. She went on to major in acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, and worked in stock companies in the East. She met her future husband, James Noble - who played "Governor Gene Gatling" on the TV show Benson(1979) - in 1951 in Worcester, Mass., while playing "Eliza Doolittle" in "Pygmalion". The couple appeared in many plays together, notably "Long Day's Journey into Night" and "A Delicate Balance". - IMDb Mini Biography

Known For

Knots Landing

St. Elsewhere

The Hustler

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Mommie Dearest

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Incident at Crestridge

This Child Is Mine

All Movies (9)

• This Child Is Mine1985 · as Grace
• The Buddy System1984 · as Teacher
• Incident at Crestridge1981 · as Mrs. Dobbs
• Mommie Dearest1981 · as Mother Superior
• The Postman Always Rings Twice1981 · as Twin Oaks Customer
• Scared Straight! Another Story1980 · as Mary Loring
• Barn Burning1980 · as Aunt
• The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds1972 · as Mrs. McKay
• The Hustler1961 · as Waitress

All TV Shows (2)

• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Mrs. Fordham
• Knots Landing1979 · as Karen's Mother