Phyllis Coates
Known for
Acting
Born
January 15, 1927
Birthplace
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Died
October 11, 2023 (aged 96)
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 W...
Best known work
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Perry Mason
1957
The Untouchables
1959
Gunsmoke
1955
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
Lassie
1954
Adventures of Superman
1952
Rawhide
1959Filmography
2021
2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Filmas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Storyas Self (uncredited)
1996
Hollywood: The Movieas Old Dora
1993
1993
1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Loveas Katherine
1989
Goodnight, Sweet Marilynas Gladys Baker
1989
1989
The Story of Supermanas Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
1989
1988
1970
The Baby Makeras Tish's Mother
1966
1966
The Claw Monstersas Jean Evans (archive footage)
1966
U-238 and the Witch Doctoras Carol Bryant
1963
1962
1961
1959
The Incredible Petrified Worldas Dale Marshall
1959
The UntouchablesTVas Angela Lamberto (1 episode), as Renee Sullivan (1 episode), as Ellie Morley (1 episode)
1959
1959
1959
1959