
Phyllis Coates
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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.
Known for
Credits

Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
as Lois Lane

Flat Top (1952)
as Dorothy Collier

Kiss Shot (1989)
Actor
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

My Blue Heaven (1950)
as Party Girl (uncredited)

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
as Self

Blues Busters (1950)
as Sally Dolan
The Screen Director (1951)
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Chicago Confidential (1957)
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)

Fargo (1952)
as Kathy MacKenzie

El Paso Stampede (1953)
as Alice Clark

Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl

Wyoming Roundup (1952)
as Terry Howard

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
as Margaret

Invasion, U.S.A. (1952)
as Mrs. Mulfory

Whisper Kill (1988)
Actor

Oklahoma Justice (1951)
as Goldie Vaughn

Cattle Empire (1958)
as Janice Hamilton

The Baby Maker (1970)
as Tish's Mother

Scorching Fury (1952)
as Mrs. Penn

Stage to Blue River (1951)
as Joyce Westbrook

The Gunman (1952)
as Anita Forester

Topeka (1953)
as Marian Harrison

So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Maverick (1952)
as Della Watson

Girls in Prison (1956)
as Dorothy

Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
as Carol Bryant

Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954)
as Rita Carville

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
as Katherine

The Claw Monsters (1966)
as Jean Evans (archive footage)

Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)
as Martha Clark

Hollywood: The Movie (1996)
as Old Dora
U-238 and the Witch Doctor (1966)
as Carol Bryant

Nevada Badmen (1951)
as Carol Bannon
So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)
as Alice McDoakes

The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
as Dale Marshall
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989)
as Gladys Baker

The Longhorn (1951)
as Gail

Perils of the Jungle (1953)
as Jo Carter
So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Outlaws of Texas (1950)
as Annie Moore
So You Want a Television Set (1953)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Once to Every Woman (1956)
as Marsha

Man from Sonora (1951)
as Cinthy Allison
So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Actor
So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949)
as Alice

The Story of Superman (1989)
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
as Office secretary
So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)
as Alice McDoakes

Blood Arrow (1958)
as Bess Johnson
So You Want to Move (1950)
Actor

Canyon Ambush (1952)
as Marian Gaylord

So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Canyon Raiders (1951)
as Alice Long
So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)
as Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)
as Alice McDoakes

The Sun Was Setting (1951)
as Rene
So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
as Alice
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
as Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
as Alice

So You Want to Be in Politics (1948)
as Alice McDoakes




