Acting credits
84
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Phyllis Coates
Acting
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Movies: 48Series: 36
TMDB ID: 31259
IMDb ID: nm0167659
Known for: Acting
Born: January 15, 1927
Died: October 11, 2023
Age: 96
Place of birth: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2021
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q1311138
Also known as
Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Phyllis Coates.
4.7
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2021 Movie
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
2002 Movie
3.3
Hollywood: The Movie
as Old Dora
1996 Movie
4.5
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Katherine
1991 Movie
10.0
The Story of Superman
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
1989 Movie
5.9
Kiss Shot
1989 Movie
6.5
Whisper Kill
1988 Movie
5.7
The Baby Maker
as Tish's Mother
1970 Movie
The Claw Monsters
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
1966 Movie
3.5
The Incredible Petrified World
as Dale Marshall
1959 Movie
6.0
Cattle Empire
as Janice Hamilton
1958 Movie
7.0
Blood Arrow
as Bess Johnson
1958 Movie
5.6
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Margaret
1957 Movie
4.8
Chicago Confidential
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
1957 Movie
3.9
Girls in Prison
as Dorothy
1956 Movie
1.7
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
1956 Movie
Once to Every Woman
as Marsha
1956 Movie
6.2
Panther Girl of the Kongo
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
1955 Movie
Gunfighters of the Northwest
as Rita Carville
1954 Movie
5.0
El Paso Stampede
as Alice Clark
1953 Movie
5.0
Topeka
as Marian Harrison
1953 Movie
3.0
Perils of the Jungle
as Jo Carter
1953 Movie
5.5
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Martha Clark
1953 Movie
6.0
Jungle Drums of Africa
as Carol Bryant
1953 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Phyllis Coates.
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Ellen Lane • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Mrs. Howard • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.3
Christine Cromwell
as Friend • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.8
The Patty Duke Show
1 eps
1963 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Mrs. Marden • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.0
Gunslinger
as Teresa Perez • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.8
The Untouchables
as Angela Lamberto • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.2
Hawaiian Eye
as Laura Seldon • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.3
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Penny • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.0
Black Saddle
as Maggie • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Nora Sage • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
1958 Series
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
as Betty Donaldson • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
as Norma Carter • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.2
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Monica Freeborn • 1 eps
1957 Series
5.0
Frontier
as Medora De More • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Hattie Kelly • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.2
Science Fiction Theatre
1 eps
1955 Series
5.0
The Millionaire
as Alice Sands • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mrs. Martin • 1 eps
1954 Series
6.1
Lassie
as Miss Vernon • 1 eps
1954 Series
5.7
Public Defender
as Amberlee Tolliver • 1 eps
1954 Series
5.8
Topper
as Queen • 1 eps
1953 Series
5.7
I'm the Law
1 eps
1953 Series