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Phyllis Coates

Acting

Born January 15, 1927 · Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

Died October 11, 2023

Also known as Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell

Biography

Phyllis Coates was an American actress with a career spanning over fifty years. She was 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.

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Filmography30 titles

Scorching Fury

1952as Mrs. Penn

Perry Mason

1957as Frieda Crawson

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Mrs. Howard

My Blue Heaven

1950as Party Girl (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Supporting Sketch Player

Rawhide

1959as Elizabeth Gwynn

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952as Millie Montrose

Jungle Drums of Africa

1953as Carol Bryant

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Ellen Lane

Leave It to Beaver

1957as Betty Donaldson

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Marsha

The Lone Ranger

1949as Naomi Courtwright

Gunsmoke

1955as Edna

Adventures of Superman

1952as Lois Lane

Death Valley Days

1952as Virginia Arcane

The Virginian

1962as Mrs. Marden

The Patty Duke Show

1963

Lassie

1954as Miss Vernon

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953as Martha Clark

Topper

1953as Queen

The Cisco Kid

1950as Marge Lacey

The Longhorn

1951as Gail

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

1991as Katherine

Terry and the Pirates

1952

Hollywood in the Atomic Age - Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021as Self

Cavalcade of America

1952as Barbara Leland

Girls in Prison

1956as Dorothy

The Incredible Petrified World

1959as Dale Marshall

Invasion, U.S.A.

1952as Mrs. Mulfory