Person Details

Birthday: 1927-01-15 02:07:57

Aliases: Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 47

TV Involvements: 22


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927) is 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.

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Inez Fremont
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Average
7
The Virginian
Average
7

The Virginian

(1962) Mrs. Marden
Death Valley Days
Average
6

Death Valley Days

(1952) Virginia Arcane
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Elizabeth Gwynn
The Lone Ranger
Average
7

The Lone Ranger

(1949) Jane Johnson
The Cisco Kid
Average
6

The Cisco Kid

(1950) JoAnn Doran
Cavalcade of America
Average
4

Cavalcade of America

(1952) Barbara Leland

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1996 Old Dora
1993 Ellen Lane
1991 Katherine
1989 Gladys Baker
1988 N/A
1970 Tish's Mother
1966 N/A
Jean Evans (archive footage)
1963 N/A
1962 Mrs. Marden
1961 N/A
1959 Dale Marshall
Ellie Morley
Angela Lamberto
N/A
Penny
Maggie
Nora Sage
Elizabeth Gwynn
1958 N/A
Janice Hamilton
Bess Johnson
1957 Margaret
Betty Donaldson
Norma Carter
Frieda Crawson
Inez Fremont
Helen Fremont (uncredited)
Monica Freeborn
1956 Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Dorothy
Alice McDoakes
Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
Marsha
1955 N/A
N/A
N/A
Hattie Kelly
Rose
Edna
N/A
Alice Sands
N/A
Jean Evans, Panther Girl
1954 N/A
Gloria
Rita Carville
Amberlee Tolliver
1953 Alice McDoakes
Alice Clark
Marian Harrison
Alice McDoakes
Jo Carter
N/A
N/A
Heather
Martha Clark
Carol Bryant
1952 Della Watson
Mrs. Mulfory
N/A
Terry Howard
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Dorothy Collier
Marian Gaylord
Barbara Leland
Virginia Arcane
Marsha
Lois Lane
Kathy MacKenzie
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Natalie Larkin
Anita Forester
1951 Joyce Westbrook
Gail
Lois Lane
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
N/A
Alice
Goldie Vaughn
N/A
N/A
Carol Bannon
Alice Long
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Cinthy Allison
Rene
1950 Annie Moore
Sally Dolan
N/A
Party Girl (uncredited)
JoAnn Doran
N/A
Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1949 Alice
Jane Johnson
Alice
Alice McDoakes
Office secretary
Alice McDoakes
1948 Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Alice McDoakes
Year Character Movie/Tv

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