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 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

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

Personal Info

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