Phyllis Coates
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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
Acting
Place of birth
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Birthday
15 January 1927
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
5.719
The Incredible Petrified World
3.583
The Baby Maker
6.167
Superman and the Mole Men
5.362
Flat Top
4.607
So You Want a Raise
7
So You Want to Move
8
So You Want a Television Set
8
So You Want to Be an Heir
7
So You Want to Play the Piano
6
Chicago Confidential
5
Girls in Prison
4.5
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
3.4
So You Think You're Not Guilty
6.048
Panther Girl of the Kongo
6.429
Blues Busters
6.667
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
10
So You Want to Wear the Pants
6
The Claw Monsters
7
Cattle Empire
6.211
So You Want to Throw a Party
7
Scorching Fury
10
Fargo
6.6
The Screen Director
7
The Gunman
4.25
Invasion, U.S.A.
3.448
Oklahoma Justice
9
Canyon Raiders
8
Wyoming Roundup
6.5
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
4.7
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
7
Man from Sonora
9
Blood Arrow
8
Stage to Blue River
9
Nevada Badmen
7.5
So Your Wife Wants to Work
7.5
El Paso Stampede
7
Marshal of Cedar Rock
6.333
Perils of the Jungle
4.5
Canyon Ambush
6.5
The Maverick
9
The Sun Was Setting
5.429
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
9
Smart Girls Don't Talk
5.708
The Story of Superman
10
The Longhorn
6
Outlaws of Texas
10
Topeka
6
Gunfighters of the Northwest
7
My Blue Heaven
7.5
Hollywood: The Movie
4.6
Whisper Kill
7.2
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
10
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
8
So You Want to Be on the Radio
6.143
Once to Every Woman
0
So You Want to Be a Plumber
5
Jungle Drums of Africa
7
So You Never Tell a Lie
6.5
So You Want to Be Pretty
3.25
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
8
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
10
So You Want to Be Popular
8
So You Want to Be in Politics
10
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
5.083
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
7
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
9
Kiss Shot
6.133
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
8
So You Think You Can't Sleep
6.5
So You Want to Go to a Convention
9
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
6