
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

Scorching Fury (1952)
as Mrs. Penn
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
as Margaret

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
as Self (uncredited)

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

Oklahoma Justice (1951)
as Goldie Vaughn

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

Kiss Shot (1989)
Actor

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
as Katherine

Chicago Confidential (1957)
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)

Girls in Prison (1956)
as Dorothy

The Longhorn (1951)
as Gail

The Baby Maker (1970)
as Tish's Mother

Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)
as Alice McDoakes

Invasion, U.S.A. (1952)
as Mrs. Mulfory
U-238 and the Witch Doctor (1966)
as Carol Bryant

Flat Top (1952)
as Dorothy Collier

Cattle Empire (1958)
as Janice Hamilton
So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Screen Director (1951)
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

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

Outlaws of Texas (1950)
as Annie Moore

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

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
as Self
So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
as Alice

Blood Arrow (1958)
as Bess Johnson

Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)
as Martha Clark
So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949)
as Alice

The Gunman (1952)
as Anita Forester
So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
as Alice

Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954)
as Rita Carville

The Maverick (1952)
as Della Watson

The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
as Dale Marshall

Whisper Kill (1988)
Actor

Topeka (1953)
as Marian Harrison

Hollywood: The Movie (1996)
as Old Dora
So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Perils of the Jungle (1953)
as Jo Carter

The Claw Monsters (1966)
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Stage to Blue River (1951)
as Joyce Westbrook

Blues Busters (1950)
as Sally Dolan

Fargo (1952)
as Kathy MacKenzie

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

El Paso Stampede (1953)
as Alice Clark

Wyoming Roundup (1952)
as Terry Howard

Canyon Ambush (1952)
as Marian Gaylord

Nevada Badmen (1951)
as Carol Bannon

The Story of Superman (1989)
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)
as Alice McDoakes

Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
as Carol Bryant
So You Want to Move (1950)
Actor
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989)
as Gladys Baker
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)
as Alice McDoakes

Once to Every Woman (1956)
as Marsha

Canyon Raiders (1951)
as Alice Long
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Actor

The Sun Was Setting (1951)
as Rene

Man from Sonora (1951)
as Cinthy Allison
So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
as Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be in Politics (1948)
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want a Television Set (1953)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
as Office secretary
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
as Alice McDoakes
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)




