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

Also known As

Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell

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

1957

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

as Margaret

1959

The Incredible Petrified World

as Dale Marshall

1970

as Tish's Mother

1951

Superman and the Mole Men

as Lois Lane

1952

as Dorothy Collier

1950

So You Want a Raise

1950

So You Want to Move

1953

So You Want to Be an Heir

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1953

So You Want a Television Set

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1956

So You Want to Play the Piano

as Alice McDoakes

1957

Chicago Confidential

as Helen Fremont (uncredited)

1956

Girls in Prison

as Dorothy

1989

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

as Gladys Baker

1950

So You Think You're Not Guilty

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1955

Panther Girl of the Kongo

as Jean Evans, Panther Girl

1950

as Sally Dolan

1951

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

as Alice

1952

So You Want to Wear the Pants

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1966

The Claw Monsters

as Jean Evans (archive footage)

1958

as Janice Hamilton

1950

So You Want to Throw a Party

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1952

as Mrs. Penn

1952

as Kathy MacKenzie

1951

The Screen Director

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

1952

as Anita Forester

1952

Invasion, U.S.A.

as Mrs. Mulfory

1951

Oklahoma Justice

as Goldie Vaughn

1951

as Alice Long

1952

Wyoming Roundup

as Terry Howard

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

as Self

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

as Self (uncredited)

1951

Man from Sonora

as Cinthy Allison

1958

as Bess Johnson

1951

Stage to Blue River

as Joyce Westbrook

1951

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

Perils of the Jungle

as Jo Carter

1952

as Marian Gaylord

1952

as Della Watson

1951

The Sun Was Setting

as Rene

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

as Gail

1950

Outlaws of Texas

as Annie Moore

1953

as Marian Harrison

1954

Gunfighters of the Northwest

as Rita Carville

1950

as Party Girl (uncredited)

1996

Hollywood: The Movie

as Old Dora

1988

1949

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

as Alice

1949

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

as Alice

1948

So You Want to Be on the Radio

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1956

Once to Every Woman

as Marsha

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

So You Want to Be in Politics

as Alice McDoakes

1949

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

as Alice McDoakes

1949

So You Want to Be Popular

as Office secretary

1949

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

as Alice McDoakes

1991

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

as Katherine

1951

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

as Alice McDoakes

1951

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

as Alice McDoakes

1989

2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

as Self (uncredited archive footage)

1953

So You Think You Can't Sleep

as Alice McDoakes

1952

So You Want to Go to a Convention

as Alice McDoakes

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