Acting
Phyllis Coates
EN, HU cinema · 72 credits
Born
15 January 1927
Died
11 October 2023 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Also known as Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell
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.
Known for
Filmography
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Movie
as Old Dora
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Katherine
The Story of Superman
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
The Baby Maker
as Tish's Mother
The Claw Monsters
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
The Incredible Petrified World
as Dale Marshall
Cattle Empire
as Janice Hamilton
Blood Arrow
as Bess Johnson
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Margaret
Chicago Confidential
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
Girls in Prison
as Dorothy
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
Panther Girl of the Kongo
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
Gunfighters of the Northwest
as Rita Carville
So You Want a Television Set
1953
So You Want a Television Set
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Heir
1953
So You Want to Be an Heir
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
El Paso Stampede
as Alice Clark
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Martha Clark
Perils of the Jungle
as Jo Carter
Topeka
as Marian Harrison
Jungle Drums of Africa
as Carol Bryant
Flat Top
as Dorothy Collier
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Scorching Fury
as Mrs. Penn
Fargo
as Kathy MacKenzie
The Gunman
as Anita Forester
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Mrs. Mulfory
Wyoming Roundup
as Terry Howard
Canyon Ambush
as Marian Gaylord
The Maverick
as Della Watson
So You Never Tell a Lie
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole Men
as Lois Lane
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Oklahoma Justice
as Goldie Vaughn
Canyon Raiders
as Alice Long
Man from Sonora
as Cinthy Allison
Stage to Blue River
as Joyce Westbrook
Nevada Badmen
as Carol Bannon
The Longhorn
as Gail
So You Want to Be a Plumber
1951
So You Want to Be a Plumber
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
as Alice McDoakes
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Blues Busters
as Sally Dolan
So You Want to Throw a Party
1950
So You Want to Throw a Party
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
Outlaws of Texas
as Annie Moore
My Blue Heaven
as Party Girl (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Popular
1949
So You Want to Be Popular
as Office secretary
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1948
So You Want to Be on the Radio
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Politics
as Alice McDoakes