Phyllis Coates
Age: 98 | From: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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
(1957) Inez Fremont
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(1993) Ellen Lane
The Virginian
(1962) Mrs. Marden
Death Valley Days
(1952) Virginia Arcane
Rawhide
(1959) Elizabeth Gwynn
The Lone Ranger
(1949) Jane Johnson
The Cisco Kid
(1950) JoAnn Doran
Cavalcade of America
(1952) Barbara LelandActing
| 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 |
