
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.

Margaret
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Dale Marshall
The Incredible Petrified World

Tish's Mother
The Baby Maker

Lois Lane
Superman and the Mole Men

Dorothy Collier
Flat Top

So You Want a Raise

So You Want to Move

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want a Television Set

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Heir

Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Play the Piano

Helen Fremont (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential

Dorothy
Girls in Prison

Gladys Baker
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Think You're Not Guilty

Jean Evans, Panther Girl
Panther Girl of the Kongo

Sally Dolan
Blues Busters

Alice
So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants

Jean Evans (archive footage)
The Claw Monsters

Janice Hamilton
Cattle Empire

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Throw a Party

Mrs. Penn
Scorching Fury

Kathy MacKenzie
Fargo

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
The Screen Director

Anita Forester
The Gunman

Mrs. Mulfory
Invasion, U.S.A.

Goldie Vaughn
Oklahoma Justice

Alice Long
Canyon Raiders

Terry Howard
Wyoming Roundup

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

Self (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Cinthy Allison
Man from Sonora

Bess Johnson
Blood Arrow

Joyce Westbrook
Stage to Blue River

Carol Bannon
Nevada Badmen

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work

Alice Clark
El Paso Stampede

Martha Clark
Marshal of Cedar Rock

Jo Carter
Perils of the Jungle

Marian Gaylord
Canyon Ambush

Della Watson
The Maverick

Rene
The Sun Was Setting

Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Smart Girls Don't Talk

Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
The Story of Superman

Gail
The Longhorn

Annie Moore
Outlaws of Texas

Marian Harrison
Topeka

Rita Carville
Gunfighters of the Northwest

Party Girl (uncredited)
My Blue Heaven

Old Dora
Hollywood: The Movie

Whisper Kill

Alice
So You're Having In-Law Trouble

Alice
So You Want to Get Rich Quick

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be on the Radio

Marsha
Once to Every Woman

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Plumber

Carol Bryant
Jungle Drums of Africa

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Never Tell a Lie

Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty

Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

Office secretary
So You Want to Be Popular

Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be in Politics

Katherine
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Kiss Shot

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Alice McDoakes
So You Think You Can't Sleep

Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Go to a Convention

Carol Bryant
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
72
Gender
Female
Birthday
1927-01-15
Place of Birth
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell