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Phyllis Coates
AKA: Gypsie Ann Evarts StellBirthday: 1927-01-15
Died: 2023-10-11
Birthplace: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Character: MargaretThe Incredible Petrified World
Character: Dale MarshallThe Baby Maker
Character: Tish's MotherSuperman and the Mole-Men
Character: Lois LaneFlat Top
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So You Want a Television Set
Character: Alice McDoakes (uncredited)So You Want to Be an Heir
Character: Alice McDoakes (uncredited)So You Want to Play the Piano
Character: Alice McDoakesChicago Confidential
Character: Helen Fremont (uncredited)Girls in Prison
Character: DorothyGoodnight, Sweet Marilyn
Character: Gladys BakerSo You Think You're Not Guilty
Character: Alice McDoakes (uncredited)Panther Girl of the Kongo
Character: Jean Evans, Panther GirlBlues Busters
Character: Sally DolanSo You Want to Be a Bachelor
Character: AliceSo You Want to Wear the Pants
Character: Alice McDoakes (uncredited)The Claw Monsters
Character: Jean Evans (archive footage)Cattle Empire
Character: Janice HamiltonSo You Want to Throw a Party
Character: Alice McDoakes (uncredited)Scorching Fury
Character: Mrs. PennFargo
Character: Kathy MacKenzieThe Screen Director
Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)The Gunman
Character: Anita ForesterInvasion, U.S.A.
Character: Mrs. MulforyOklahoma Justice
Character: Goldie VaughnCanyon Raiders
Character: Alice LongWyoming Roundup
Character: Terry HowardHollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Character: SelfAdded Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Character: Self (uncredited)Man from Sonora
Character: Cinthy AllisonBlood Arrow
Character: Bess JohnsonStage to Blue River
Character: Joyce WestbrookNevada Badmen
Character: Carol BannonSo Your Wife Wants to Work
Character: Alice McDoakes (uncredited)El Paso Stampede
Character: Alice ClarkMarshal of Cedar Rock
Character: Martha ClarkPerils of the Jungle
Character: Jo CarterCanyon Ambush
Character: Marian GaylordThe Maverick
Character: Della WatsonThe Sun Was Setting
Character: ReneSo You Want to Hold Your Husband
Character: Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakesSmart Girls Don't Talk
Character: Cigarette Girl (uncredited)The Story of Superman
Character: Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)The Longhorn
Character: GailOutlaws of Texas
Character: Annie MooreTopeka
Character: Marian HarrisonGunfighters of the Northwest
Character: Rita CarvilleMy Blue Heaven
Character: Party Girl (uncredited)Hollywood: The Movie
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