Phyllis Coates
Acting
1927-01-15 · Wichita 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.
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021 · Movie
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Movie
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002 · Movie
Hollywood: The Movie
1996 · Movie
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Series
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · Series
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991 · Movie
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
1989 · Movie
Christine Cromwell
1989 · Series
The Story of Superman
1989 · Movie
Kiss Shot
1989 · Movie
Whisper Kill
1988 · Movie
The Baby Maker
1970 · Movie
Summer Fun
1966 · Series
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
1966 · Movie
The Claw Monsters
1966 · Movie
The Patty Duke Show
1963 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
Gunslinger
1961 · Series
The Incredible Petrified World
1959 · Movie
The Untouchables
1959 · Series
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Series
Black Saddle
1959 · Series
Rawhide
1959 · Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Series
Cattle Empire
1958 · Movie
Blood Arrow
1958 · Movie
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957 · Movie
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Chicago Confidential
1957 · Movie
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Series
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956 · Movie
Girls in Prison
1956 · Movie
So You Want to Play the Piano
1956 · Movie
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956 · Movie
Once to Every Woman
1956 · Movie
Frontier
1955 · Series
Navy Log
1955 · Series
The Great Gildersleeve
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
Science Fiction Theatre
1955 · Series
The Millionaire
1955 · Series
Professional Father
1955 · Series
Panther Girl of the Kongo
1955 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Lassie
1954 · Series
The Duke
1954 · Series
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954 · Movie
Public Defender
1954 · Series
So You Want to Be an Heir
1953 · Movie
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953 · Movie
Topper
1953 · Series
El Paso Stampede
1953 · Movie
Topeka
1953 · Movie
So You Want a Television Set
1953 · Movie
Perils of the Jungle
1953 · Movie
I'm the Law
1953 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953 · Movie
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953 · Movie
The Maverick
1952 · Movie
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952 · Movie
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Series
Terry and the Pirates
1952 · Series
Wyoming Roundup
1952 · Movie
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952 · Movie
Flat Top
1952 · Movie
Canyon Ambush
1952 · Movie
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Series
Death Valley Days
1952 · Series
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Series
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Series
Fargo
1952 · Movie
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952 · Movie
So You Want to Go to a Convention
1952 · Movie
Scorching Fury
1952 · Movie
The Gunman
1952 · Movie
Stage to Blue River
1951 · Movie
The Longhorn
1951 · Movie
Superman and the Mole Men
1951 · Movie
So You Want to Be a Plumber
1951 · Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Series
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
1951 · Movie
Oklahoma Justice
1951 · Movie
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · Series
Racket Squad
1951 · Series
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
1951 · Movie
Nevada Badmen
1951 · Movie
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951 · Movie
Canyon Raiders
1951 · Movie
The Screen Director
1951 · Movie
Man from Sonora
1951 · Movie
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
1951 · Series
The Sun Was Setting
1951 · Movie
Outlaws of Texas
1950 · Movie
Blues Busters
1950 · Movie
So You Want a Raise
1950 · Movie
My Blue Heaven
1950 · Movie
The Cisco Kid
1950 · Series
So You Want to Move
1950 · Movie
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950 · Movie
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950 · Movie
So You Want to Throw a Party
1950 · Movie
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
1949 · Movie
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Series
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
1949 · Movie
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949 · Movie
So You Want to Be Popular
1949 · Movie
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
1949 · Movie
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1948 · Movie
Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948 · Movie
So You Want to Be in Politics
1948 · Movie