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Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Phyllis Coates moved to Hollywood as a teenager with intentions of enrolling at UCLA. A chance encounter with Ken Murray in a Hollywood & Vine restaurant landed her in the comedian's vaudeville show. She started out as a chorus girl and worked her way up to doing skits before moving on to work for veteran showman Earl Carroll and later touring with the USO... See full bio »

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Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell
in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
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1996 Hollywood: The Movie (video)
Old Dora
 
1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series)
Mrs. Howard
– The Washington Affair: Part 1 (1994) … Mrs. Howard
– The Washington Affair: Part 2 (1994) … Mrs. Howard
 
1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Ellen Lane
– The House of Luthor (1994) … Ellen Lane
 
1991 Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (TV movie)
Katherine
 
1991 Midnight Caller (TV series)
Meredith Gaynor
– The Added Starter (1991) … Meredith Gaynor
 
1989 Kiss Shot (TV movie)
 
1989 Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
Gladys Baker
 
1988 A Whisper Kills (TV movie)
 
1970 The Baby Maker
Tish's Mother
 
1966 Summer Fun (TV series)
Milly Thompson
– Thompson's Ghost (1966) … Milly Thompson
 
1966 Thompson's Ghost (TV movie)
Milly Thompson
 
1964 Slattery's People (TV series)
Helen Mayfield
– Question: Which One Has the Privilege? (1964) … Helen Mayfield
 
1952-1964 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Annie Stewart / Dora / Lois Bouquette
– The Left Hand Is Damned (1964) … Dora
– The Lucky Cow (1964)
– A Gun Is Not a Gentleman (1963) … Lois Bouquette
– The Light on the Mountain (1954) … Annie Stewart
– Solomon in All His Glory (1953)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1958-1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Edna / Hattie Kelly / Rose McKinney
– Homecoming (1964) … Edna
– Phoebe Strunk (1962) … Rose McKinney
– Wild West (1958) … Hattie Kelly
 
1963-1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
Secretary
– The Cousins (1964) … Secretary
– Pilot (1963) … Secretary
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Mrs. Marden
– Smile of a Dragon (1964) … Mrs. Marden
 
1958-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Frieda Crawson / Inez Fremont / Norma Carter
– The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1964) … Inez Fremont
– The Case of the Cowardly Lion (1961) … Frieda Crawson
– The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1958) … Norma Carter
 
1959-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Angela Carney / Ellie Morley / Renee Sullivan
– A Fist of Five (1962) … Angela Carney
– The Frank Nitti Story (1960) … Ellie Morley
– Ain't We Got Fun (1959) … Renee Sullivan
 
1959-1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Elizabeth Gwynn / Nora Sage
– The Little Fishes (1961) … Elizabeth Gwynn
– Incident of the Judas Trap (1959) … Nora Sage
 
1958-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Pat Denton / Ruby Martin
– Bitter Vengeance (1961) … Ruby Martin
– Alias Jim Hardie (1958) … Pat Denton
 
1961 Gunslinger (TV series)
Teresa Perez
– Johnny Sergeant (1961) … Teresa Perez
 
1960 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Mollie
– The Murderer (1960) … Mollie
 
1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Laura Seldon
– With This Ring (1960) … Laura Seldon
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Penny
– The Trench Coat (1960) … Penny
 
1959 Hennesey (TV series)
Dr. Patricia Granger
– Hennesey and the Lady Doctor (1959) … Dr. Patricia Granger
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Ellen Packer
– The Case of the Two Sisters (1959) … Ellen Packer
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Maggie Dawes
– Client: Dawes (1959) … Maggie Dawes
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Belle
– Trial at Devil's Canyon (1959) … Belle
 
1958 This Is Alice (TV series)
Clarissa Holliday / Mom Holliday
– Big Louie Comes Though (1958) … Mom Holliday
– Alice Goes to Washington (1958) … Clarissa Holliday
– Alice Plays Cupid (1958) … Clarissa Holliday
– Alice Plays Detective (1958) … Clarissa Holliday
– American Beauty (1958) … Clarissa Holliday
See all 39 episodes »
 
1958 Cattle Empire
Janice Hamilton
 
1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Monica
– Another Man's Poison (1958) … Monica
 
1958 Blood Arrow
Bess Johnson
 
1954-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Heather
– The Last Town Car, Part 2 (1958) … Heather
– The Last Town Car, Part 1 (1958) … Heather
– Here Comes Calvin (1954)
 
1957 I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Margaret
 
1957 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Betty Donaldson
– New Neighbors (1957) … Betty Donaldson
 
1957 Chicago Confidential
Helen Fremont (uncredited)
 
1957 The Incredible Petrified World
Dale Marshall
 
1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Mrs. Martin
– Along the Oregon Trail (1956) … Mrs. Martin
 
1956 Girls in Prison
Dorothy
 
1956 So Your Wife Wants to Work (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Mary
– Harrigan's Ghost (1956) … Mary
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
– God in the Street (1956)
 
1956 So You Want to Play the Piano (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1954-1956 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Ann / Lola Denton
– Private Eyes (1956) … Lola Denton
– Denny's Big Night (1954) … Ann
 
1956 So You Want to Be Pretty (short)
Alice McDoakes aka Cynthia (uncredited)
 
1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Marsha
– Once to Every Woman (1956) … Marsha
 
1956 Navy Log (TV series)
Marge
– Web Feet (1956) … Marge
 
1955-1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Mother / Nancy
– The Man Who Beat Death (1956) … Nancy
– I'll Pick More Daisies (1955) … Mother
 
1956 This Is the Life (TV series)
Betty
– I Killed Lieutenant Hartwell (1956) … Betty
 
1956 God Is in the Streets (short)
 
1955 Frontier (TV series)
Medora De More
– King of the Dakotas: Part 2 (1955) … Medora De More
– King of the Dakotas: Part 1 (1955) … Medora De More
 
1955 The Great Gildersleeve (TV series)
Sally Fuller
– Gildy Goes Diving (1955) … Sally Fuller
 
1955 Lassie (TV series)
Miss Vernon
– The School (1955) … Miss Vernon
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Karen Sheldon
– Barrier of Silence (1955) … Karen Sheldon
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Alice
– Debt to a Stranger (1955) … Alice
– Appointment in Highbridge (1955)
 
1955 Willy (TV series)
Betty Estrada
– Willy and El Flamenco (1955) … Betty Estrada
 
1953-1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Ann Wyman / Mary Prince, alias Jane Johnson / Naomi Courtwright
– The Woman in the White Mask (1955) … Mary Prince, alias Jane Johnson
– The Perfect Crime (1953) … Naomi Courtwright
– Stage to Estacado (1953) … Ann Wyman
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Jack's Fiancee / Mrs. Malcolm
– The Jack Martin Story (1955) … Jack's Fiancee
– The Fred Malcolm Story (1955) … Mrs. Malcolm
 
1955 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Barbara Leland
– The Gift of Dr. Minot (1955) … Barbara Leland
 
1955 Topper (TV series)
Queen
– King Cosmo the First (1955) … Queen
 
1955 Professional Father (TV series)
Madge Allen / Nurse Madge Allen
– Episode #1.9 (1955) … Madge Allen
– Episode #1.4 (1955) … Nurse Madge Allen
– Episode #1.3 (1955) … Madge Allen
– Episode #1.1 (1955) … Madge Allen
 
1955 Panther Girl of the Kongo
Jean Evans, Panther Girl
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
– Moonshine (1954)
 
1954 The Duke (TV series)
Gloria
– Episode #1.13 (1954) … Gloria
– Episode #1.12 (1954) … Gloria
– Episode #1.11 (1954) … Gloria
– Episode #1.10 (1954) … Gloria
– Episode #1.9 (1954) … Gloria
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1954 The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV series)
Jane Sanders
– Riders of the Hooded League (1954)
– The Hermit of Indian Ridge (1954) … Jane Sanders
 
1954 Gunfighters of the Northwest
Rita Carville
 
1954 So You're Having Neighbor Trouble (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1953 So You Want to Be an Heir (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1953 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
Betty Tucker
– Cell 14 (1953) … Betty Tucker
– The Bean Farm (1953)
 
1953 So You Think You Can't Sleep (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1953 Here Come the Girls
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1953 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Supporting Sketch Player
– Episode #3.1 (1953) … Supporting Sketch Player
 
1953 El Paso Stampede
Alice Clark
 
1953 Topeka
Marian Harrison
 
1953 So You Love Your Dog (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1953 I'm the Law (TV series)
– The Button Story (1953)
 
1953 So You Want a Television Set (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1953 Ramar of the Jungle (TV series)
Donna Sharp
– The Doomed Safari (1953) … Donna Sharp
 
1953 Perils of the Jungle
Jo Carter
 
1953 She's Back on Broadway
Blonde (uncredited)
 
1952-1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Lois Lane
– Crime Wave (1953) … Lois Lane
– Ghost Wolf (1953) … Lois Lane
– Czar of the Underworld (1953) … Lois Lane (credit only)
– The Human Bomb (1953) … Lois Lane
– The Riddle of the Chinese Jade (1953) … Lois Lane
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1953 Marshal of Cedar Rock
Martha Clark
 
1953 Jungle Drums of Africa
Carol Bryant
 
1953 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Georgia Pettigrew
– The Green God (1953) … Georgia Pettigrew
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Millie Montrose
– Cheapskates (1953) … Millie Montrose
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– A String of Beads (1952)
 
1952 The Maverick
Della Watson
 
1952 Invasion USA
Mrs. Mulfory
 
1952 Wyoming Roundup
Terry Howard
 
1952 So You Want to Wear the Pants (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1952 Flat Top
Dorothy Collier
 
1952 Canyon Ambush
Marian Gaylord
 
1952 Fargo
Kathy MacKenzie
 
1952 So You Never Tell a Lie (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1952 So You Want to Go to a Convention (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
– One for the Books (1952)
 
1952 The Gunman
Anita Forester
 
1952 So You Want to Get It Wholesale (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1952 Scorching Fury
Mrs. Penn, woman on sidewalk
 
1952 The Files of Jeffrey Jones (TV series)
– No Weeds for the Widow (1952)
– The Healthy Corpse (1952)
 
1952 Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (TV series)
Natalie Larkin
– Fugitive Money … Natalie Larkin
 
1952 The Range Rider (TV series)
Doris Burton / Jane Tracy
– Pale Horse (1952) … Jane Tracy
– Trail of the Lawless (1952) … Doris Burton
 
1951 Stage to Blue River
Joyce Westbrook
 
1951 The Longhorn
Gail
 
1951 Superman and the Mole-Men
Lois Lane
 
1951 So You Want to Be a Plumber (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1951 So You Want to Be a Bachelor (short)
Alice Peckinpah McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1951 Oklahoma Justice
Goldie Vaughn
 
1951 So You Want to Buy a Used Car (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1951 So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1951 Nevada Badmen
Carol Bannon
 
1951 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
– Nor Gloom of Night (1951)
 
1951 So You Want to Be a Cowboy (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited) / Cindy Lou (uncredited)
 
1951 Canyon Raiders
Alice Long
 
1951 Man from Sonora
Cinthy Allison
 
1951 Valentino
Universal Studios Casting Clerk
 
1950-1951 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Marge Lacey / JoAnn Doran / Miss Lacey
– Uncle Disinherits Niece (1951) … Marge Lacey
– Phoney Sheriff (1951) … Miss Lacey
– Haven for Heavies (1951) … JoAnn Doran
– Wedding Blackmail (1950) … Marge Lacey
 
1951 The Sun Was Setting (TV short)
Rene
 
1950 Outlaws of Texas
Annie Moore
 
1950 Blues Busters
Sally Dolan
 
1950 So You Want a Raise (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1950 My Blue Heaven
Party Girl (uncredited)
 
1950 So You Want to Move (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1950 So You Want to Hold Your Husband (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited) / Baby McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1950 So You Think You're Not Guilty (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1950 So You Want to Throw a Party (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1949 My Foolish Heart
College Girl on Phone (uncredited)
 
1949 So You Want to Get Rich Quick (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1949 The House Across the Street
Gorgeous (uncredited)
 
1949 So You're Having In-Law Trouble (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1949 So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
Rosie (uncredited)
 
1949 A Kiss in the Dark
Mrs. Hale (uncredited)
 
1949 So You Want to Be Popular (short)
Office Secretary (uncredited)
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
– The Mummy's Foot (1949)
 
1949 So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
1948 So You Want to Be on the Radio (short)
Mrs. Alice McDoakes/Radio Voice (uncredited)
 
1948 Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
 
1948 So You Want to Be in Politics (short)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
 
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2011 Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (TV documentary) (archival material)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2011 Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1998 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
Herself
– George Reeves (1998) … Herself
 
1951 The Screen Director (documentary short)
Herself - staged 'archive' footage (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2010 Heroic Ambition (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1999 Christian Scare Films Vol. 4 (video)
(segment "God Is In The Streets")
 
1966 U-238 and the Witch Doctor (TV movie)
Carol Bryant
 
1966 The Claw Monsters (TV movie)
Jean Evans
 
1951 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
 

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(1959) Unsold pilot: Co-starred in "Western Union," a pilot, with Richard Anderson. Written by Daniel B. Ullman and directed by Franklin Adreon, it focused on the establishment of the telegraph in the American West. See more »

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[Comparing the wardrobe she wore playing Lois Lane in Adventures of Superman with Teri Hatcher's in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman] I saw Teri in this beautiful dress with her boobs pushed up and I thought, "That's Lois Lane?!?!" I had a suit up to my collarbone. I felt like a horse with a bit in my mouth. See more »

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Years after gaining fame as TV's first Lois Lane on Adventures of Superman, she played Lois Lane's mother on an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. See more »

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Gypsy See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn