Birthday
1927/01/15
Day of death
2023/10/11 (96 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Also know as
Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell
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 acte...Read more
(1957) I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
as Margaret
(1959) The Incredible Petrified World
as Dale Marshall
(1970) The Baby Maker
as Tish's Mother
(1951) Superman and the Mole Men
as Lois Lane
(1952) Flat Top
as Dorothy Collier
(1950) So You Want a Raise
as ---
(1950) So You Want to Move
as ---
(1953) So You Want a Television Set
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1953) So You Want to Be an Heir
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1956) So You Want to Play the Piano
as Alice McDoakes
(1957) Chicago Confidential
as Helen Fremont (uncredited)
(1956) Girls in Prison
as Dorothy
(1989) Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
as Gladys Baker
(1950) So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1955) Panther Girl of the Kongo
as Jean Evans, Panther Girl
(1950) Blues Busters
as Sally Dolan
(1951) So You Want to Be a Bachelor
as Alice
(1952) So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1966) The Claw Monsters
as Jean Evans (archive footage)
(1958) Cattle Empire
as Janice Hamilton
(1950) So You Want to Throw a Party
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1952) Scorching Fury
as Mrs. Penn
(1952) Fargo
as Kathy MacKenzie
(1951) The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
(1952) The Gunman
as Anita Forester
(1952) Invasion, U.S.A.
as Mrs. Mulfory
(1951) Oklahoma Justice
as Goldie Vaughn
(1951) Canyon Raiders
as Alice Long
(1952) Wyoming Roundup
as Terry Howard
(2021) Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
(2002) Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
(1951) Man from Sonora
as Cinthy Allison
(1958) Blood Arrow
as Bess Johnson
(1951) Stage to Blue River
as Joyce Westbrook
(1951) Nevada Badmen
as Carol Bannon
(1956) So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1953) El Paso Stampede
as Alice Clark
(1953) Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Martha Clark
(1953) Perils of the Jungle
as Jo Carter
(1952) Canyon Ambush
as Marian Gaylord
(1952) The Maverick
as Della Watson
(1951) The Sun Was Setting
as Rene
(1950) So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Alice McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
(1948) Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
(1989) The Story of Superman
as Self / Lois Lane (archival footage)
(1951) The Longhorn
as Gail
(1950) Outlaws of Texas
as Annie Moore
(1953) Topeka
as Marian Harrison
(1954) Gunfighters of the Northwest
as Rita Carville
(1950) My Blue Heaven
as Party Girl (uncredited)
(1996) Hollywood: The Movie
as Old Dora
(1988) Whisper Kill
as ---
(1949) So You're Having In-Law Trouble
as Alice
(1949) So You Want to Get Rich Quick
as Alice
(1948) So You Want to Be on the Radio
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1956) Once to Every Woman
as Marsha
(1951) So You Want to Be a Plumber
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1953) Jungle Drums of Africa
as Carol Bryant
(1952) So You Never Tell a Lie
as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
(1956) So You Want to Be Pretty
as Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
(1948) So You Want to Be in Politics
as Alice McDoakes
(1949) So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
as Alice McDoakes
(1949) So You Want to Be Popular
as Office secretary
(1949) So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
as Alice McDoakes
(1991) Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Katherine
(1951) So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
as Alice McDoakes
(1951) So You Want to Be a Cowboy
as Alice McDoakes
(1989) Kiss Shot
as ---
(2002) Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited archive footage)
(1953) So You Think You Can't Sleep
as Alice McDoakes
(1952) So You Want to Go to a Convention
as Alice McDoakes
(1955) Science Fiction Theatre
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Hattie Kelly
(1957) Perry Mason
as Norma Carter
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1959) Hawaiian Eye
as Laura Seldon
(1954) Lassie
as Miss Vernon
(1957) Leave It to Beaver
as Betty Donaldson
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as ---
(1959) Rawhide
as Nora Sage
(1955) The Millionaire
as Alice Sands
(1962) The Virginian
as Mrs. Marden
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as ---
(1963) The Patty Duke Show
as ---
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Monica Freeborn
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Lois Lane
(1959) Black Saddle
as Maggie
(1955) Navy Log
as ---
(1950) The Cisco Kid
as JoAnn Doran
(1951) Racket Squad
as ---
(1966) Summer Fun
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Barbara Leland
(1961) Gunslinger
as ---
(1952) Terry and the Pirates
as ---
(1953) I'm the Law
as ---
(1955) Frontier
as ---
(1951) The Adventures of Kit Carson
as ---
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Penny
(1955) Professional Father
as ---
(1955) The Great Gildersleeve
as ---
(1954) The Duke
as Gloria
(1959) The Untouchables
as Angela Lamberto
(1959) Rawhide
as Elizabeth Gwynn
(1949) The Lone Ranger
as Jane Johnson
(1954) Public Defender
as Amberlee Tolliver
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Rose
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Edna
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Heather
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Marsha
(1950) The Cisco Kid
as Miss Lacey
(1949) The Lone Ranger
as Naomi Courtwright
(1952) The Abbott and Costello Show
as Millie Montrose
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mrs. Martin
(1953) Topper
as Queen
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Supporting Sketch Player
(1959) The Untouchables
as Renee Sullivan
(1949) The Lone Ranger
as Ann Wyman
(1950) The Cisco Kid
as Marge Lacey
(1957) Perry Mason
as Frieda Crawson
(1957) Perry Mason
as Inez Fremont
(1951) Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
as Natalie Larkin
(1993) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Ellen Lane
(1959) The Untouchables
as Ellie Morley
(1952) Death Valley Days
as Virginia Arcane