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Phyllis Coates
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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 W…
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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.
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Phyllis Coates's Filmography
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Movie
as Old Dora
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Katherine
No Poster
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
as Gladys Baker
The Story of Superman
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
Kiss Shot
Whisper Kill
The Baby Maker
as Tish's Mother
The Claw Monsters
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
No Poster
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
as Carol Bryant
The Incredible Petrified World
as Dale Marshall
Cattle Empire
as Janice Hamilton
Blood Arrow
as Bess Johnson
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Margaret
Chicago Confidential
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
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So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Girls in Prison
as Dorothy
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So You Want to Play the Piano
as Alice McDoakes
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
Once to Every Woman
as Marsha
Panther Girl of the Kongo
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
Gunfighters of the Northwest
as Rita Carville
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So You Want to Be an Heir
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
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So You Think You Can't Sleep
as Alice McDoakes
El Paso Stampede
as Alice Clark
Topeka
as Marian Harrison
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So You Want a Television Set
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Perils of the Jungle
as Jo Carter
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Martha Clark
Jungle Drums of Africa
as Carol Bryant
The Maverick
as Della Watson
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Mrs. Mulfory
Wyoming Roundup
as Terry Howard
No Poster
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Flat Top
as Dorothy Collier
Canyon Ambush
as Marian Gaylord
Fargo
as Kathy MacKenzie
So You Never Tell a Lie
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
No Poster
So You Want to Go to a Convention
as Alice McDoakes
Scorching Fury
as Mrs. Penn
The Gunman
as Anita Forester
Stage to Blue River
as Joyce Westbrook
The Longhorn
as Gail
Superman and the Mole Men
as Lois Lane
No Poster
So You Want to Be a Plumber
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
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So You Want to Be a Bachelor
as Alice
Oklahoma Justice
as Goldie Vaughn
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So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
as Alice McDoakes
Nevada Badmen
as Carol Bannon
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So You Want to Be a Cowboy
as Alice McDoakes
Canyon Raiders
as Alice Long
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Man from Sonora
as Cinthy Allison
The Sun Was Setting
as Rene
Outlaws of Texas
as Annie Moore
Blues Busters
as Sally Dolan
No Poster
So You Want a Raise
My Blue Heaven
as Party Girl (uncredited)
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So You Want to Move
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So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
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So You Want to Throw a Party
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
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So You Want to Get Rich Quick
as Alice
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So You're Having In-Law Trouble
as Alice
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So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
as Alice McDoakes
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So You Want to Be Popular
as Office secretary
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
as Alice McDoakes
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So You Want to Be on the Radio
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Politics
as Alice McDoakes