Actor
Phyllis Coates
Biography

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 acte ...

Known For
Acting
2021 -- Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self
2002 -- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story | Self (uncredited)
1996 -- Hollywood: The Movie | Old Dora
1991 -- Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Katherine
1989 -- Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn | Gladys Baker
1989 -- The Story of Superman | Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
1989 -- Kiss Shot |
1988 -- Whisper Kill |
1970 -- The Baby Maker | Tish's Mother
1966 -- The Claw Monsters | Jean Evans (archive footage)
1959 -- The Incredible Petrified World | Dale Marshall
1958 -- Cattle Empire | Janice Hamilton
1958 -- Blood Arrow | Bess Johnson
1957 -- I Was a Teenage Frankenstein | Margaret
1957 -- Chicago Confidential | Helen Fremont (uncredited)
1956 -- So Your Wife Wants to Work | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1956 -- Girls in Prison | Dorothy
1956 -- So You Want to Play the Piano | Alice McDoakes
1956 -- So You Want to Be Pretty | Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
1956 -- Once to Every Woman | Marsha
1955 -- Panther Girl of the Kongo | Jean Evans, Panther Girl
1954 -- Gunfighters of the Northwest | Rita Carville
1953 -- So You Want to Be an Heir | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1953 -- El Paso Stampede | Alice Clark
1953 -- Topeka | Marian Harrison
1953 -- So You Want a Television Set | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1953 -- Perils of the Jungle | Jo Carter
1953 -- Marshal of Cedar Rock | Martha Clark
1953 -- Jungle Drums of Africa | Carol Bryant
1952 -- The Maverick | Della Watson
1952 -- Invasion, U.S.A. | Mrs. Mulfory
1952 -- Wyoming Roundup | Terry Howard
1952 -- So You Want to Wear the Pants | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1952 -- Flat Top | Dorothy Collier
1952 -- Canyon Ambush | Marian Gaylord
1952 -- Fargo | Kathy MacKenzie
1952 -- So You Never Tell a Lie | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1952 -- The Gunman | Anita Forester
1952 -- Scorching Fury | Mrs. Penn
1951 -- Stage to Blue River | Joyce Westbrook
1951 -- The Longhorn | Gail
1951 -- Superman and the Mole-Men | Lois Lane
1951 -- So You Want to Be a Plumber | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1951 -- So You Want to Be a Bachelor | Alice
1951 -- Oklahoma Justice | Goldie Vaughn
1951 -- So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1951 -- Nevada Badmen | Carol Bannon
1951 -- So You Want to Be a Cowboy | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1951 -- Canyon Raiders | Alice Long
1951 -- The Screen Director | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951 -- Man from Sonora | Cinthy Allison
1951 -- The Sun Was Setting | Rene
1950 -- Outlaws of Texas | Annie Moore
1950 -- Blues Busters | Sally Dolan
1950 -- So You Want a Raise |
1950 -- My Blue Heaven | Party Girl (uncredited)
1950 -- So You Want to Move |
1950 -- So You Want to Hold Your Husband | Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
1950 -- So You Think You're Not Guilty | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1950 -- So You Want to Throw a Party | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1949 -- So You Want to Get Rich Quick | Alice
1949 -- So You're Having In-Law Trouble | Alice
1949 -- So You Want to Be a Muscle Man | Alice McDoakes
1949 -- So You Want to Be Popular | Office secretary
1949 -- So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter | Alice McDoakes
1948 -- So You Want to Be on the Radio | Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
1948 -- Smart Girls Don't Talk | Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
1948 -- So You Want to Be in Politics | Alice McDoakes
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