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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
all 112
Movies 70
TV Shows 42
self 1
Hollywood: The Movie (1996)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989)
Whisper Kill (1988)
The Baby Maker (1970)
Summer Fun (1966)
The Claw Monsters (1966)
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
The Virginian (1962)
Gunslinger (1961)
The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
The Untouchables (1959)
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
Black Saddle (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Cattle Empire (1958)
Blood Arrow (1958)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Chicago Confidential (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
Girls in Prison (1956)
So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)
So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
Once to Every Woman (1956)
Frontier (1955)
The Great Gildersleeve (1955)
Navy Log (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Professional Father (1955)
Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Lassie (1954)
The Duke (1954)
Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954)
Public Defender (1954)
So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
Topper (1953)
El Paso Stampede (1953)
Topeka (1953)
So You Love Your Dog (1953)
So You Want a Television Set (1953)
Perils of the Jungle (1953)
I'm the Law (1953)
Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
The Maverick (1952)
Invasion, U.S.A. (1952)
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
Terry and the Pirates (1952)
Wyoming Roundup (1952)
So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
Flat Top (1952)
Canyon Ambush (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Death Valley Days (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
Fargo (1952)
So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)
So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)
So You Want to Get It Wholesale (1952)
The Gunman (1952)
Scorching Fury (1952)
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952)
Stage to Blue River (1951)
The Longhorn (1951)
Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
Oklahoma Justice (1951)
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951)
Racket Squad (1951)
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)
Nevada Badmen (1951)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
Canyon Raiders (1951)
The Screen Director (1951)
Man from Sonora (1951)
The Sun Was Setting (1951)
Outlaws of Texas (1950)
Blues Busters (1950)
So You Want a Raise (1950)
My Blue Heaven (1950)
The Cisco Kid (1950)
So You Want to Move (1950)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)
So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949)
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)
So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948)
Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
So You Want to Be in Politics (1948)
This is Alice
God is in the Streets
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GenderFemale
Birthday1927-01-15
Deathday2023-10-11 (96 years old)
Birth NameGypsie Ann Evarts Stell
Birth PlaceWichita Falls, United States of America
RelationshipsRichard L. Bare (1948-01-01 - 1949-01-01), Norman Tokar (1955-01-01 - 1958-01-01)
SpouseNorman Tokar
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGypsie Ann Evarts Stell
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