Phyllis Coates

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

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lassie

The Virginian

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

The Red Skelton Show

All Movies (72)

• Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!2021 · as Self
• Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film2002 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story2002 · as Self (uncredited)
• Hollywood: The Movie1996 · as Old Dora
• Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love1991 · as Katherine
• Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn1989 · as Gladys Baker
• The Story of Superman1989 · as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
• Kiss Shot1989
• Whisper Kill1988
• The Baby Maker1970 · as Tish's Mother
• The Claw Monsters1966 · as Jean Evans (archive footage)
• U-238 and the Witch Doctor1966 · as Carol Bryant
• The Incredible Petrified World1959 · as Dale Marshall
• Cattle Empire1958 · as Janice Hamilton
• Blood Arrow1958 · as Bess Johnson
• I Was a Teenage Frankenstein1957 · as Margaret
• Chicago Confidential1957 · as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
• So Your Wife Wants to Work1956 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• Girls in Prison1956 · as Dorothy
• So You Want to Play the Piano1956 · as Alice McDoakes
• So You Want to Be Pretty1956 · as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
• Once to Every Woman1956 · as Marsha
• Panther Girl of the Kongo1955 · as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
• Gunfighters of the Northwest1954 · as Rita Carville
• So You Want to Be an Heir1953 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• So You Think You Can't Sleep1953 · as Alice McDoakes
• El Paso Stampede1953 · as Alice Clark
• Topeka1953 · as Marian Harrison
• So You Want a Television Set1953 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• Perils of the Jungle1953 · as Jo Carter
• Marshal of Cedar Rock1953 · as Martha Clark
• Jungle Drums of Africa1953 · as Carol Bryant
• The Maverick1952 · as Della Watson
• Invasion, U.S.A.1952 · as Mrs. Mulfory
• Wyoming Roundup1952 · as Terry Howard
• So You Want to Wear the Pants1952 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• Flat Top1952 · as Dorothy Collier
• Canyon Ambush1952 · as Marian Gaylord
• Fargo1952 · as Kathy MacKenzie
• So You Never Tell a Lie1952 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• So You Want to Go to a Convention1952 · as Alice McDoakes
• Scorching Fury1952 · as Mrs. Penn
• The Gunman1952 · as Anita Forester
• Stage to Blue River1951 · as Joyce Westbrook
• The Longhorn1951 · as Gail
• Superman and the Mole Men1951 · as Lois Lane
• So You Want to Be a Plumber1951 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• So You Want to Be a Bachelor1951 · as Alice
• Oklahoma Justice1951 · as Goldie Vaughn
• So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger1951 · as Alice McDoakes
• Nevada Badmen1951 · as Carol Bannon
• So You Want to Be a Cowboy1951 · as Alice McDoakes
• Canyon Raiders1951 · as Alice Long
• The Screen Director1951 · as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
• Man from Sonora1951 · as Cinthy Allison
• The Sun Was Setting1951 · as Rene
• Outlaws of Texas1950 · as Annie Moore
• Blues Busters1950 · as Sally Dolan
• So You Want a Raise1950
• My Blue Heaven1950 · as Party Girl (uncredited)
• So You Want to Move1950
• So You Want to Hold Your Husband1950 · as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
• So You Think You're Not Guilty1950 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• So You Want to Throw a Party1950 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• So You Want to Get Rich Quick1949 · as Alice
• So You're Having In-Law Trouble1949 · as Alice
• So You Want to Be a Muscle Man1949 · as Alice McDoakes
• So You Want to Be Popular1949 · as Office secretary
• So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter1949 · as Alice McDoakes
• So You Want to Be on the Radio1948 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• Smart Girls Don't Talk1948 · as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
• So You Want to Be in Politics1948 · as Alice McDoakes

All TV Shows (55)

• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Ellen Lane
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman1993 · as Mrs. Howard
• Christine Cromwell1989 · as Friend
• Summer Fun1966
• The Patty Duke Show1963
• The Virginian1962 · as Mrs. Marden
• Gunslinger1961 · as Teresa Perez
• The Untouchables1959 · as Angela Lamberto
• The Untouchables1959 · as Renee Sullivan
• The Untouchables1959 · as Ellie Morley
• Hawaiian Eye1959 · as Laura Seldon
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Penny
• Black Saddle1959 · as Maggie
• Rawhide1959 · as Nora Sage
• Rawhide1959 · as Elizabeth Gwynn
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
• Leave It to Beaver1957 · as Betty Donaldson
• Perry Mason1957 · as Norma Carter
• Perry Mason1957 · as Frieda Crawson
• Perry Mason1957 · as Inez Fremont
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Monica Freeborn
• Frontier1955 · as Medora De More
• Navy Log1955
• The Great Gildersleeve1955
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Hattie Kelly
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Rose
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Edna
• Science Fiction Theatre1955
• The Millionaire1955 · as Alice Sands
• Professional Father1955
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Mrs. Martin
• Lassie1954 · as Miss Vernon
• The Duke1954 · as Gloria
• Public Defender1954 · as Amberlee Tolliver
• Topper1953 · as Queen
• I'm the Law1953
• General Electric Theater1953
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Heather
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Millie Montrose
• Terry and the Pirates1952
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Barbara Leland
• Death Valley Days1952 · as Virginia Arcane
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Marsha
• Adventures of Superman1952 · as Lois Lane
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• The Red Skelton Show1951
• The Adventures of Kit Carson1951
• Racket Squad1951
• Craig Kennedy, Criminologist1951 · as Natalie Larkin
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as JoAnn Doran
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Marge Lacey
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Miss Lacey
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Jane Johnson
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Ann Wyman
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Naomi Courtwright