Phyllis Coates
Acting
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.
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Movie
Old Dora
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Katherine
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
Gladys Baker
The Story of Superman
Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
Kiss Shot
Whisper Kill
The Baby Maker
Tish's Mother
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
Carol Bryant
The Claw Monsters
Jean Evans (archive footage)
The Incredible Petrified World
Dale Marshall
Cattle Empire
Janice Hamilton
Blood Arrow
Bess Johnson
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Margaret
Chicago Confidential
Helen Fremont (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Girls in Prison
Dorothy
So You Want to Play the Piano
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Pretty
Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
Once to Every Woman
Marsha
Panther Girl of the Kongo
Jean Evans, Panther Girl
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Rita Carville
So You Want to Be an Heir
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Alice McDoakes
El Paso Stampede
Alice Clark
Topeka
Marian Harrison
So You Want a Television Set
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Perils of the Jungle
Jo Carter
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Martha Clark
Jungle Drums of Africa
Carol Bryant
The Maverick
Della Watson
Invasion, U.S.A.
Mrs. Mulfory
Wyoming Roundup
Terry Howard
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Flat Top
Dorothy Collier
Canyon Ambush
Marian Gaylord
Fargo
Kathy MacKenzie
So You Never Tell a Lie
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Go to a Convention
Alice McDoakes
The Gunman
Anita Forester
Scorching Fury
Mrs. Penn
Stage to Blue River
Joyce Westbrook
The Longhorn
Gail
Superman and the Mole Men
Lois Lane
So You Want to Be a Plumber
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
Alice
Oklahoma Justice
Goldie Vaughn
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
Alice McDoakes
Nevada Badmen
Carol Bannon
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Alice McDoakes
Canyon Raiders
Alice Long
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Man from Sonora
Cinthy Allison
The Sun Was Setting
Rene
Outlaws of Texas
Annie Moore
Blues Busters
Sally Dolan
So You Want a Raise
My Blue Heaven
Party Girl (uncredited)
So You Want to Move
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Throw a Party
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
Alice
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
Alice
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Popular
Office secretary
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be on the Radio
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Politics
Alice McDoakes