Phyllis Coates
Date of birth: 1927-01-15
Place of birth: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell
Biography
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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I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957-11-23
Professor Frankenstein creates a teenager from an accident victim, who gets angry when he learns he
The Incredible Petrified World
1959-11-18
When the cable breaks on their diving bell four people find themselves trapped in a hidden underwate
The Baby Maker
1970-10-01
Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple who
Superman and the Mole Men
1951-11-23
Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the
Flat Top
1952-10-26
A rock hard commander trains Navy Carrier Pilots during the Second World War
So You Want a Raise
1950-09-23
Joe McDoakes asks for a raise and is informed by his boss that the employee selected by him to run t
So You Want to Move
1950-08-19
Joe plans on moving but needs tips on how.
So You Want a Television Set
1953-05-23
Joe and Alice buy a television set and, due to some excuse, or another, the neighbors begin to drop
So You Want to Be an Heir
1953-12-19
Thinking he may inherit a million dollars from his dying grandmother, Joe McDoakes finds himself the
So You Want to Play the Piano
1956-05-05
Alice neglects her housework because she is enthralled with the long-haired piano player, Gregor Fla
Chicago Confidential
1957-08-30
In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.
Girls in Prison
1956-07-01
An inmate is persuaded to take part in a breakout by cellmates anxious to cash in on loot they belie
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
1989-12-01
The supposed story of superstar Marilyn Monroe's death...as told by a "friend" of hers. Watch flashb
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950-04-15
Joe McDoakes pleads "not guilty" to a traffic violation but is convicted anyway. Handling this setba
Panther Girl of the Kongo
1955-01-03
Jean Evans of an international wildlife foundation, who is known to Africa as 'the Panther Girl' bec
Blues Busters
1950-10-29
The Bowery Boys open a nightclub after Sach has his tonsils out and wakes up with a singing voice.
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
1951-09-22
"I never knew what happiness was till I got married—and then it was too late," Joe recalls, flashing
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952-11-08
It's a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes
The Claw Monsters
1966-01-01
An evil scientist in a remote jungle location cultivates giant crawfish (!) as a means of scaring tr
Cattle Empire
1958-04-01
After serving a five year prison sentence for allowing his men to destroy a town in a drunken spree,
So You Want to Throw a Party
1950-02-04
Joe and Alice McDoakes are planning on throwing a party, but Joe mixes up his list of creditors with
Scorching Fury
1952-01-01
Three masked bandits responsible for a wave of holdups and bank robberies stick up a stagecoach on i
Fargo
1952-09-07
The brother (House Peters Jr.) of rancher Bill Martin (Bill Elliott) is killed in a stampede started
The Screen Director
1951-03-12
A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is
The Gunman
1952-01-01
Terrorized citizens send for a Texas lawman to rid their town of bandits.
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952-12-10
A group of American witness the deadly invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union.
Oklahoma Justice
1951-08-18
Johnny Mack Brown goes up against a lady bank robber in this average Mack Brown series late-entry fr
Canyon Raiders
1951-04-07
Whip Wilson only gets to crack his trademark weapon once in this economic Western filmed in toto at
Wyoming Roundup
1952-11-09
When newcomers Whip and Bob break up a saloon fight they are made town Marshals. This puts then in t
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021-02-13
A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the peop
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002-02-05
The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shor
Man from Sonora
1951-03-11
Someone stole Johnny Mack Brown's horse. If he can locate his missing horse, then he can prove they
Blood Arrow
1958-03-31
Phyllis Coates, TV's erstwhile Lois Lane, essays one of her largest film roles in Blood Arrow. Coate
Stage to Blue River
1951-12-30
Whip Wilson has to stop bandits who are trying to take over a stage line.
Nevada Badmen
1951-05-27
The "badmen" of the title in this average western from Monogram are Waller, a greedy express agent a
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956-07-14
Joe McDoakes' wife Alice wants to return to work to add income to the household. Joe would rather sh
El Paso Stampede
1953-09-06
The cattle that are being rustled apparently vanish as no one is able to find them. But Rocky Lane,
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953-02-01
Banker Mason is after the ranchers land so he can resell it to the railroad for a profit. He has the
Perils of the Jungle
1953-03-19
On an African safari with his friend Grant, Clyde Beatty plans to buy some black-maned Numbian lions
Canyon Ambush
1952-10-12
A mysterious masked rider and his gang are murdering ranchers and robbing stages. Government Agent J
The Maverick
1952-12-14
Wild Bill Elliott must escort a gang of killer cattleman who have been terrorizing homesteaders.
The Sun Was Setting
1951-01-01
A woman is dying in her apartment. Two friends visit her and she tells them she wants to go to China
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950-07-01
Fed up with Joe's indifference toward her, Alice McDoakes takes her troubles to a marriage counselor
Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948-10-09
A society woman gets involved with a gangster only to find he has hidden plans.
The Story of Superman
1989-06-01
This is the complete story of the origin of Superman, his career in comics, cartoons and film. Every
The Longhorn
1951-11-25
A double-crossing cowboy and his gang of henchmen steal cattle, even from friends, in this classic W
Outlaws of Texas
1950-12-10
Monogram's Outlaws of Texas is surprisingly bereft of the action highlights one might expect from st
Topeka
1953-08-09
Bill Elliot emulates his idol William S. Hart in the superior western Topeka. Elliot plays the arche
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954-04-14
Constable Ward is assigned to track down a mysterious villain known only as The Leader. Trying to lo
My Blue Heaven
1950-09-15
Radio star Kitty Moran, long married to partner Jack, finds she's pregnant, but miscarries. For a ch
Hollywood: The Movie
1996-01-01
An ambitious filmmaker sets out to make an avant-garde film but soon learns the only way he can secu
Whisper Kill
1988-05-16
Ambitious reporter, Liz Bartlett, secretly wishes that Jerry Caper, her business associate were dead
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
1949-08-22
Joe's in-laws come over, and they suck.
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
1949-10-28
Joe comes up with a complicated scheme to bilk his dead uncle out of an inheritance.
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1948-11-06
Joe McDoakes and his wife love to participate in radio show contests, but something seems to interfe
Once to Every Woman
1956-03-01
At a particularly vulnerable time in her life, Carol is wooed by charming David. They fall in love,
So You Want to Be a Plumber
1951-11-10
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953-01-21
In Africa, a deceased medical missionary's daughter in Africa carries on her father's work. Before l
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952-08-02
When a wristwatch intended for a office contest winner gets mixed up and confused with the one Joe M
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956-03-10
In this comedic short, Joe and Alice McDoakes each wish their looks were better.
So You Want to Be in Politics
1948-10-02
Joe McDoakes becomes enmeshed in a corrupt political election.
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
1949-01-08
Joe McDoakes does NOT want to be a baby sitter.
So You Want to Be Popular
1949-03-12
Joe McDoakes takes advice on how to be more likeable from his only friend Homer Hotbox
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949-07-02
Joe wants to be a muscle man.
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991-05-12
Longtime singles Lillian Lambert and Clifford Pepperman enjoy a romance late in their lives.
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
1951-06-02
Joe McDoakes, ever obliging and always helpful, volunteers to hang the new wallpaper for his wife.
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951-04-14
Joe McDoakes and his wife Alice attend a western movie and George soon has himself in the movie show
Kiss Shot
1989-04-11
A struggling, single mom with a precocious young daughter also has an unpaid mortgage. She falls bac
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002-04-02
illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent,
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953-10-31
Average working man Joe McDoakes tries desperate measures to cure his chronic insomnia.
So You Want to Go to a Convention
1952-06-07
Joe has to find a way to go to a convention.
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
1966-01-01
America mining engineers seek to gain the mining rights for uranium from the African chief & his tri