Actor
Phyllis Coates
January 15, 1927 · Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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).
Notable work
Often works with
Harry Harvey
3 titles together
Superman and the Mole Men, The Wonderful World of Disney, The Lone Ranger
Don C. Harvey
3 titles together
Rawhide, The Lone Ranger, So You Think You're Not Guilty
Beverly Garland
2 titles together
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Chicago Confidential
Dabbs Greer
2 titles together
Perry Mason, Gunsmoke
Anthony George
2 titles together
The Untouchables, Chicago Confidential
Richard Reeves
2 titles together
The Untouchables, Adventures of Superman
Full filmography · 106
Hollywood: The Movie
as Old Dora
1996
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Katherine
1991Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
as Gladys Baker
1989
Kiss Shot
cast
1989
Whisper Kill
cast
1988
The Baby Maker
as Tish's Mother
1970U-238 and the Witch Doctor
as Carol Bryant
1966
The Claw Monsters
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
1966
The Incredible Petrified World
as Dale Marshall
19593.5
Cattle Empire
as Janice Hamilton
1958
Blood Arrow
as Bess Johnson
1958
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Margaret
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