Phyllis Coates

Acting

Born Jan 15, 1927

From Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

Died Oct 11, 2023

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.

Phyllis Coates

Known For

Superman and the Mole Men

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Kiss Shot

Flat Top

Blood Arrow

Topeka

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

Invasion, U.S.A.

Filmography — Acting

Superman and the Mole Men

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Kiss Shot

The Screen Director

Flat Top

Blood Arrow

Topeka

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

Invasion, U.S.A.

Fargo

The Incredible Petrified World

The Baby Maker

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

My Blue Heaven

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Cattle Empire

Chicago Confidential

Jungle Drums of Africa

Man from Sonora

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Canyon Ambush

The Maverick

So You Want to Be Pretty

Wyoming Roundup

Whisper Kill

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

The Gunman

Blues Busters

Perils of the Jungle

So You Think You're Not Guilty

The Longhorn

The Claw Monsters

Girls in Prison

Oklahoma Justice

So You Want to Wear the Pants

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

So You Want a Raise

Outlaws of Texas

So You Want a Television Set

Canyon Raiders

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Stage to Blue River

So You Want to Move

So You Never Tell a Lie

El Paso Stampede

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

Once to Every Woman

Nevada Badmen

So You Want to Be an Heir

So You Want to Go to a Convention

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

So Your Wife Wants to Work

So You Think You Can't Sleep

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

Hollywood: The Movie

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Panther Girl of the Kongo

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

So You Want to Play the Piano

So You Want to Be on the Radio

So You Want to Throw a Party

The Story of Superman

So You Want to Be Popular

So You Want to Be a Plumber

The Sun Was Setting