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.

Filmography

• 1996Hollywood: The Movie — Old Dora
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — Mrs. Howard
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Ellen Lane
• 1991Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love — Katherine
• Christine Cromwell — Friend
• 1989Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn — Gladys Baker
• 1989Kiss Shot
• 1988Whisper Kill
• 1970The Baby Maker — Tish's Mother
• Summer Fun
• 1966The Claw Monsters — Jean Evans (archive footage)
• 1966U-238 and the Witch Doctor — Carol Bryant
• The Patty Duke Show
• The Virginian — Mrs. Marden
• Gunslinger — Teresa Perez
• Black Saddle — Maggie
• Hawaiian Eye — Laura Seldon
• Rawhide — Nora Sage, Elizabeth Gwynn
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson — Penny
• 1959The Incredible Petrified World — Dale Marshall
• The Untouchables — Angela Lamberto, Renee Sullivan, Ellie Morley
• 1958Blood Arrow — Bess Johnson
• 1958Cattle Empire — Janice Hamilton
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
• 1957Chicago Confidential — Helen Fremont (uncredited)
• 1957I Was a Teenage Frankenstein — Margaret
• Leave It to Beaver — Betty Donaldson
• Perry Mason — Norma Carter, Frieda Crawson, Inez Fremont
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Monica Freeborn
• 1956Girls in Prison — Dorothy
• 1956Once to Every Woman — Marsha
• 1956So You Want to Be Pretty — Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
• 1956So You Want to Play the Piano — Alice McDoakes
• 1956So Your Wife Wants to Work — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• Frontier — Medora De More
• Gunsmoke — Hattie Kelly, Rose, Edna
• Navy Log
• 1955Panther Girl of the Kongo — Jean Evans, Panther Girl
• Professional Father
• Science Fiction Theatre
• The Great Gildersleeve
• The Millionaire — Alice Sands
• 1954Gunfighters of the Northwest — Rita Carville
• Lassie — Miss Vernon
• Public Defender — Amberlee Tolliver
• The Duke — Gloria
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Mrs. Martin
• 1953El Paso Stampede — Alice Clark
• General Electric Theater — Heather
• I'm the Law
• 1953Jungle Drums of Africa — Carol Bryant
• 1953Marshal of Cedar Rock — Martha Clark
• 1953Perils of the Jungle — Jo Carter
• 1953So You Think You Can't Sleep — Alice McDoakes
• 1953So You Want a Television Set — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• 1953So You Want to Be an Heir — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• 1953Topeka — Marian Harrison
• Topper — Queen
• Adventures of Superman — Lois Lane
• 1952Canyon Ambush — Marian Gaylord
• Cavalcade of America — Barbara Leland
• Death Valley Days — Virginia Arcane
• 1952Fargo — Kathy MacKenzie
• 1952Flat Top — Dorothy Collier
• Four Star Playhouse — Marsha
• 1952Invasion, U.S.A. — Mrs. Mulfory
• 1952Scorching Fury — Mrs. Penn
• 1952So You Never Tell a Lie — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• 1952So You Want to Go to a Convention — Alice McDoakes
• 1952So You Want to Wear the Pants — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• Terry and the Pirates
• The Abbott and Costello Show — Millie Montrose
• 1952The Gunman — Anita Forester
• 1952The Maverick — Della Watson
• 1952Wyoming Roundup — Terry Howard
• 1951Canyon Raiders — Alice Long
• Craig Kennedy, Criminologist — Natalie Larkin
• 1951Man from Sonora — Cinthy Allison
• 1951Nevada Badmen — Carol Bannon
• 1951Oklahoma Justice — Goldie Vaughn
• Racket Squad
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
• 1951So You Want to Be a Bachelor — Alice
• 1951So You Want to Be a Cowboy — Alice McDoakes
• 1951So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger — Alice McDoakes
• 1951So You Want to Be a Plumber — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• 1951Stage to Blue River — Joyce Westbrook
• 1951Superman and the Mole Men — Lois Lane
• The Adventures of Kit Carson
• 1951The Longhorn — Gail
• The Red Skelton Show
• 1951The Sun Was Setting — Rene
• 1950Blues Busters — Sally Dolan
• 1950My Blue Heaven — Party Girl (uncredited)
• 1950Outlaws of Texas — Annie Moore
• 1950So You Think You're Not Guilty — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• 1950So You Want a Raise
• 1950So You Want to Hold Your Husband — Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
• 1950So You Want to Move
• 1950So You Want to Throw a Party — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
• The Cisco Kid — JoAnn Doran, Miss Lacey, Marge Lacey
• 1949So You Want to Be Popular — Office secretary
• 1949So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter — Alice McDoakes
• 1949So You Want to Be a Muscle Man — Alice McDoakes
• 1949So You Want to Get Rich Quick — Alice
• 1949So You're Having In-Law Trouble — Alice
• The Lone Ranger — Jane Johnson, Naomi Courtwright, Ann Wyman
• 1948Smart Girls Don't Talk — Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
• 1948So You Want to Be in Politics — Alice McDoakes
• 1948So You Want to Be on the Radio — Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! — Self
• 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Self (uncredited)
• 2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1989The Story of Superman — Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
• 1951The Screen Director — Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)