Phyllis Coates

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-01-15 (96 years old)

Deathday

2023-10-11

Place of Birth

Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

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 ...

Acting

1959

1970

The Baby Maker

as Tish's Mother

1952

Flat Top

as Dorothy Collier

1953

So You Want to Be an Heir

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1953

So You Want a Television Set

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1956

1957

Chicago Confidential

as Helen Fremont (uncredited)

1956

Girls in Prison

as Dorothy

1989

1950

So You Think You're Not Guilty

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1955

Panther Girl of the Kongo

as Jean Evans, Panther Girl

1950

Blues Busters

as Sally Dolan

1952

So You Want to Wear the Pants

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1966

The Claw Monsters

as Jean Evans (archive footage)

1958

Cattle Empire

as Janice Hamilton

1950

So You Want to Throw a Party

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1952

Scorching Fury

as Mrs. Penn

1952

Fargo

as Kathy MacKenzie

1951

The Screen Director

as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1952

The Gunman

as Anita Forester

1952

Invasion, U.S.A.

as Mrs. Mulfory

1951

Oklahoma Justice

as Goldie Vaughn

1951

Canyon Raiders

as Alice Long

1952

Wyoming Roundup

as Terry Howard

1951

Man from Sonora

as Cinthy Allison

1958

Blood Arrow

as Bess Johnson

1951

Stage to Blue River

as Joyce Westbrook

1951

Nevada Badmen

as Carol Bannon

1956

So Your Wife Wants to Work

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1953

Marshal of Cedar Rock

as Martha Clark

1953

El Paso Stampede

as Alice Clark

1953

1952

Canyon Ambush

as Marian Gaylord

1952

The Maverick

as Della Watson

1950

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes

1948

Smart Girls Don't Talk

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

1989

The Story of Superman

as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

1951

1950

Outlaws of Texas

as Annie Moore

1953

Topeka

as Marian Harrison

1954

1950

My Blue Heaven

as Party Girl (uncredited)

1996

1948

So You Want to Be on the Radio

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1956

1951

So You Want to Be a Plumber

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1953

Jungle Drums of Africa

as Carol Bryant

1952

So You Never Tell a Lie

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1956

So You Want to Be Pretty

as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)

1948

1949

1949

So You Want to Be Popular

as Office secretary

1949

1951

2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

as Self (uncredited archive footage)

1953

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