10.0
10.0
The Story of Superman
1989
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
Phyllis Coates
Acting
Born:January 15, 1927
Died:October 11, 2023(aged 96)
Birthplace:Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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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.
Filmography (71 movies)
7.3
7.3
Whisper Kill
1988
7.0
7.0
Blood Arrow
1958
as Bess Johnson
7.0
7.0
My Blue Heaven
1950
as Party Girl (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Fargo
1952
as Kathy MacKenzie
6.5
6.5
Panther Girl of the Kongo
1955
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
6.0
6.0
So You Want a Television Set
1953
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Wyoming Roundup
1952
as Terry Howard
6.0
6.0
Cattle Empire
1958
as Janice Hamilton
6.0
6.0
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Nevada Badmen
1951
as Carol Bannon
6.0
6.0
So You Want a Raise
1950
6.0
6.0
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953
as Carol Bryant
6.0
6.0
The Screen Director
1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
Kiss Shot
1989
5.8
5.8
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1948
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
The Longhorn
1951
as Gail
5.7
5.7
The Baby Maker
1970
as Tish's Mother
5.5
5.5
Blues Busters
1950
as Sally Dolan
5.5
5.5
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
as Margaret
5.5
5.5
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Martha Clark
5.5
5.5
Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Lois Lane
5.0
5.0
Topeka
1953
as Marian Harrison
5.0
5.0
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
El Paso Stampede
1953
as Alice Clark
5.0
5.0
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
as Alice McDoakes
5.0
5.0
Canyon Ambush
1952
as Marian Gaylord
5.0
5.0
The Sun Was Setting
1951
as Rene
4.8
4.8
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self
4.2
4.2
Flat Top
1952
as Dorothy Collier
4.0
4.0
So You Want to Throw a Party
1950
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
So You Want to Play the Piano
1956
as Alice McDoakes
3.9
3.9
Girls in Prison
1956
as Dorothy
3.4
3.4
The Incredible Petrified World
1959
as Dale Marshall
3.3
3.3
Hollywood: The Movie
1996
as Old Dora
3.1
3.1
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
as Mrs. Mulfory
3.0
3.0
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
1966
as Carol Bryant
3.0
3.0
Perils of the Jungle
1953
as Jo Carter
3.0
3.0
So You Want to Be a Plumber
1951
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1.8
1.8
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
1989
as Gladys Baker
1.7
1.7
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
1.5
1.5
The Gunman
1952
as Anita Forester
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954
as Rita Carville
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
1949
as Alice
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
1949
as Alice
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
1949
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Move
1950
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
1951
as Alice McDoakes
The Maverick
1952
as Della Watson
So You Want to Go to a Convention
1952
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be in Politics
1948
as Alice McDoakes
Stage to Blue River
1951
as Joyce Westbrook
Man from Sonora
1951
as Cinthy Allison
So You Want to Be an Heir
1953
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Canyon Raiders
1951
as Alice Long
Once to Every Woman
1956
as Marsha
Oklahoma Justice
1951
as Goldie Vaughn
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949
as Alice McDoakes
The Claw Monsters
1966
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
Scorching Fury
1952
as Mrs. Penn
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
1951
as Alice
So You Want to Be Popular
1949
as Office secretary
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Outlaws of Texas
1950
as Annie Moore
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