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Phyllis Coates

Cast & creator

Phyllis Coates

1927-01-15 (died at 96) Wichita Falls, Texas, USAIMDb

Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason

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.

Also known as: Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell

Movies

72

film credits

Series

55

television credits

Career

127

1948–2021 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Norma Carter · 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Frieda Crawson · 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Inez Fremont · 1957

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Ellen Lane · 1993

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

Marsha · 1952

Across film & television

Filmography (127)

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Showing 127 of 127 credits

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Norma Carter

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Frieda Crawson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Inez Fremont

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Ellen Lane

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

Marsha

Lassie

Lassie

Miss Vernon

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Mrs. Howard

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

The Virginian

The Virginian

Mrs. Marden

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Angela Lamberto

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Renee Sullivan

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Ellie Morley

Rawhide

Rawhide

Nora Sage

Rawhide

Rawhide

Elizabeth Gwynn

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Jane Johnson

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Ann Wyman

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Naomi Courtwright

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

Betty Donaldson

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Hattie Kelly

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Rose

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Edna

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

Laura Seldon

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Monica Freeborn

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

Alice Sands

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

Lois Lane

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Penny

Navy Log

Navy Log

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Millie Montrose

Public Defender

Public Defender

Amberlee Tolliver

The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

JoAnn Doran

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

Marge Lacey

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

Miss Lacey

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

Maggie

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Barbara Leland

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Racket Squad

Racket Squad

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Mrs. Martin

Frontier

Frontier

Medora De More

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre

Topper

Topper

Queen

Gunslinger

Gunslinger

Teresa Perez

I'm the Law

I'm the Law

Christine Cromwell

Christine Cromwell

Friend

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Heather

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Virginia Arcane

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Great Gildersleeve

Terry and the Pirates

Terry and the Pirates

Summer Fun

Superman and the Mole Men

Superman and the Mole Men

Lois Lane

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Margaret

Craig Kennedy, Criminologist

Craig Kennedy, Criminologist

Natalie Larkin

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Self

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Katherine

Invasion, U.S.A.

Invasion, U.S.A.

Mrs. Mulfory

Oklahoma Justice

Oklahoma Justice

Goldie Vaughn

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Flat Top

Flat Top

Dorothy Collier

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Self (uncredited)

Panther Girl of the Kongo

Panther Girl of the Kongo

Jean Evans, Panther Girl

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Gunfighters of the Northwest

Rita Carville

Jungle Drums of Africa

Jungle Drums of Africa

Carol Bryant

So You Want to Be an Heir

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

Carol Bryant

The Incredible Petrified World

The Incredible Petrified World

Dale Marshall

So You Want to Be a Bachelor

Alice

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter

Alice McDoakes

The Baby Maker

The Baby Maker

Tish's Mother

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

Party Girl (uncredited)

Perils of the Jungle

Perils of the Jungle

Jo Carter

Scorching Fury

Scorching Fury

Mrs. Penn

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Martha Clark

So You Want to Throw a Party

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Story of Superman

The Story of Superman

Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

So You Want to Wear the Pants

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Duke

Gloria

So Your Wife Wants to Work

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Play the Piano

Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Be on the Radio

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Move

Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

Dorothy

So You Want to Be Pretty

So You Want to Be Pretty

Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)

So You Want to Be in Politics

So You Want to Be in Politics

Alice McDoakes

The Maverick

The Maverick

Della Watson

Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

Helen Fremont (uncredited)

Blues Busters

Blues Busters

Sally Dolan

So You Want to Get Rich Quick

Alice

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

Alice McDoakes

So You're Having In-Law Trouble

Alice

Professional Father

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

Alice McDoakes

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes

Hollywood: The Movie

Hollywood: The Movie

Old Dora

So You Want a Television Set

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

So You Never Tell a Lie

So You Never Tell a Lie

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Screen Director

The Screen Director

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Fargo

Fargo

Kathy MacKenzie

So You Want a Raise

So You Want to Be Popular

Office secretary

Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

Marsha

The Sun Was Setting

The Sun Was Setting

Rene

So You Want to Go to a Convention

Alice McDoakes

Whisper Kill

Whisper Kill

Nevada Badmen

Nevada Badmen

Carol Bannon

Kiss Shot

Kiss Shot

Cattle Empire

Cattle Empire

Janice Hamilton

The Longhorn

The Longhorn

Gail

So You Think You Can't Sleep

Alice McDoakes

Stage to Blue River

Stage to Blue River

Joyce Westbrook

So You Want to Be a Plumber

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Gunman

The Gunman

Anita Forester

Blood Arrow

Bess Johnson

Outlaws of Texas

Outlaws of Texas

Annie Moore

The Claw Monsters

The Claw Monsters

Jean Evans (archive footage)

Wyoming Roundup

Wyoming Roundup

Terry Howard

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn

Gladys Baker

Topeka

Topeka

Marian Harrison

Canyon Ambush

Canyon Ambush

Marian Gaylord

Canyon Raiders

Canyon Raiders

Alice Long

Man from Sonora

Man from Sonora

Cinthy Allison

El Paso Stampede

El Paso Stampede

Alice Clark