Phyllis Coates
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.
115 acting credits
Acting · 115
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Perry Mason
1957
Lassie
1954
The Virginian
1962
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Four Star Playhouse
1952
The Untouchables
1959
Rawhide
1959
Leave It to Beaver
1957
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Hawaiian Eye
1959
The Lone Ranger
1949
Gunsmoke
1955
Adventures of Superman
1952
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Black Saddle
1959
The Millionaire
1955
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Navy Log
1955
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Cisco Kid
1950
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Public Defender
1954
Racket Squad
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Frontier
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Topper
1953
Gunslinger
1961
Death Valley Days
1952
Christine Cromwell
1989
General Electric Theater
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
I'm the Law
1953
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
1951
Terry and the Pirates
1952
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
Summer Fun
1966
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
Chicago Confidential
1957
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
Fargo
1952
The Longhorn
1951
The Duke
1954
My Blue Heaven
1950
The Screen Director
1951
Topeka
1953
The Incredible Petrified World
1959
Whisper Kill
1988
Perils of the Jungle
1953
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954
Professional Father
1955
Panther Girl of the Kongo
1955
The Gunman
1952
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
Kiss Shot
1989
Wyoming Roundup
1952
Blood Arrow
1958
Hollywood: The Movie
1996
The Baby Maker
1970
Nevada Badmen
1951
The Maverick
1952
Canyon Ambush
1952
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
Man from Sonora
1951
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
1989
Cattle Empire
1958
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
So You Want a Television Set
1953
Flat Top
1952
Oklahoma Justice
1951
Outlaws of Texas
1950
El Paso Stampede
1953
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952
The Claw Monsters
1966
Once to Every Woman
1956
Blues Busters
1950
So You Want to Move
1950
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949
Girls in Prison
1956
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953
So You Want a Raise
1950
Canyon Raiders
1951
The Sun Was Setting
1951
So You Want to Be a Plumber
1951
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
1966
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
1951
Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951
Stage to Blue River
1951
So You Want to Play the Piano
1956
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1948
So You Want to Go to a Convention
1952
The Story of Superman
1989
So You Want to Throw a Party
1950
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
1951
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
1949
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
1949
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
1949
So You Want to Be in Politics
1948
So You Want to Be Popular
1949
Scorching Fury
1952
So You Want to Be an Heir
1953