
Phyllis Coates
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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.
Known for
Credits

Oklahoma Justice (1951)
as Goldie Vaughn
So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
as Lois Lane

My Blue Heaven (1950)
as Party Girl (uncredited)

Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Scorching Fury (1952)
as Mrs. Penn

So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
as Alice
So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)
as Alice McDoakes

Girls in Prison (1956)
as Dorothy

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
as Margaret

Hollywood: The Movie (1996)
as Old Dora

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
as Katherine
So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
The Screen Director (1951)
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

The Baby Maker (1970)
as Tish's Mother

Flat Top (1952)
as Dorothy Collier

Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)
as Martha Clark
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
as Alice
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989)
as Gladys Baker

Kiss Shot (1989)
Actor

Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
as Carol Bryant
U-238 and the Witch Doctor (1966)
as Carol Bryant

Outlaws of Texas (1950)
as Annie Moore

Cattle Empire (1958)
as Janice Hamilton

Invasion, U.S.A. (1952)
as Mrs. Mulfory

The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
as Dale Marshall

So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Fargo (1952)
as Kathy MacKenzie
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
as Alice McDoakes
So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949)
as Alice

Perils of the Jungle (1953)
as Jo Carter

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
as Self

So You Want to Be in Politics (1948)
as Alice McDoakes

Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954)
as Rita Carville

Man from Sonora (1951)
as Cinthy Allison
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
as Alice McDoakes

The Sun Was Setting (1951)
as Rene

The Maverick (1952)
as Della Watson

Whisper Kill (1988)
Actor

The Longhorn (1951)
as Gail

The Story of Superman (1989)
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)

Canyon Ambush (1952)
as Marian Gaylord

Stage to Blue River (1951)
as Joyce Westbrook

Topeka (1953)
as Marian Harrison

Blues Busters (1950)
as Sally Dolan

The Gunman (1952)
as Anita Forester

Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
So You Want a Television Set (1953)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Canyon Raiders (1951)
as Alice Long
So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Nevada Badmen (1951)
as Carol Bannon

Chicago Confidential (1957)
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Blood Arrow (1958)
as Bess Johnson

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)

So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Actor

El Paso Stampede (1953)
as Alice Clark

The Claw Monsters (1966)
as Jean Evans (archive footage)

Once to Every Woman (1956)
as Marsha
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
as Alice McDoakes

Wyoming Roundup (1952)
as Terry Howard
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
as Office secretary
So You Want to Move (1950)
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