
Phyllis Coates
Born January 15, 1927 · Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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.
Movies

Superman and the Mole Men

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

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

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Invasion, U.S.A.

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Oklahoma Justice

The Incredible Petrified World

Panther Girl of the Kongo

My Blue Heaven

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Jungle Drums of Africa

Perils of the Jungle

Kiss Shot

So You Never Tell a Lie

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Scorching Fury

Once to Every Woman

Girls in Prison

Flat Top

Cattle Empire

Chicago Confidential

The Story of Superman

So You Want to Be Pretty

Stage to Blue River

The Baby Maker

The Maverick

The Sun Was Setting

Whisper Kill

The Longhorn

The Screen Director

Fargo

The Gunman
TV Shows

Lassie

The Untouchables

The Red Skelton Show

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Rawhide

Gunsmoke

The Lone Ranger

Leave It to Beaver

Hawaiian Eye

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The Millionaire

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Black Saddle

Public Defender

Adventures of Superman

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Cisco Kid

The Patty Duke Show

Navy Log

Cavalcade of America

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Racket Squad

The Wonderful World of Disney

Science Fiction Theatre

Frontier

Gunslinger

Topper

I'm the Law

Christine Cromwell

General Electric Theater

Death Valley Days

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Terry and the Pirates

















