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Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates

Biography

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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.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-01-15

Place of Birth

Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell

Known For

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

The Incredible Petrified World

Superman and the Mole Men

So You Want a Raise

So You Want to Move

So You Want to Be an Heir

So You Want a Television Set

So You Want to Play the Piano

Chicago Confidential

Girls in Prison

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Panther Girl of the Kongo

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

So You Want to Wear the Pants

The Claw Monsters

So You Want to Throw a Party

The Screen Director

Invasion, U.S.A.

Oklahoma Justice

Wyoming Roundup

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

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Man from Sonora

Stage to Blue River

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Marshal of Cedar Rock

El Paso Stampede

Perils of the Jungle

The Sun Was Setting

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Smart Girls Don't Talk

The Story of Superman

Outlaws of Texas

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Hollywood: The Movie

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

So You Want to Be on the Radio

Once to Every Woman

So You Want to Be a Plumber

Jungle Drums of Africa

So You Never Tell a Lie

So You Want to Be Pretty

So You Want to Be in Politics

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

So You Want to Be Popular

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

So You Think You Can't Sleep

So You Want to Go to a Convention

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

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