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