Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates
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Real Name	Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell
Pseudonyms	Phyllis Coates
Employers	Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Job Titles	Actor
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Date of Birth	January 15, 1927
Date of Death	October 11, 2023
Place of Birth	Wichita Falls, Texas, United States of America
First publication	Superman and the Mole Men (November 23, 1951)
Last publication	"The House of Luthor" (May 8, 1994)

Phyllis Coates (b. January 15, 1927 – d.October 11, 2023) was an American actress who portrayed Lois Lane in the film Superman and the Mole Men and on the first season of the series Adventures of Superman. With the series' second season, the role was taken over by Noel Neill. In 1994 she portrayed Ellen Lane in an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman introducing the character. The role was passed to Beverly Garland for later appearances in the series.

Pictured: Coates as Lois Lane from an unspecified episode of Adventures of Superman

Work History

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Acting Credits

Superman and the Mole Men	November 23, 1951	Lois Lane

Adventures of Superman	1952-1958	Lois Lane
"Superman on Earth"	September 19, 1952	Lois Lane
"The Case of the Talkative Dummy"	October 3, 1952	Lois Lane
"Mystery of the Broken Statues"	October 10, 1952	Lois Lane
"The Monkey Mystery"	October 17, 1952	Lois Lane
"Night of Terror"	October 24, 1952	Lois Lane
"The Birthday Letter"	October 31, 1952	Lois Lane
"The Mind Machine"	November 7, 1952	Lois Lane
"Rescue"	November 14, 1952	Lois Lane
"The Secret of Superman"	November 21, 1952	Lois Lane
"No Holds Barred"	November 28, 1952	Lois Lane
"The Deserted Village"	December 5, 1952	Lois Lane
"Mystery in Wax"	December 19, 1952	Lois Lane
"Treasure of the Incas"	December 26, 1952	Lois Lane
"Double Trouble"	January 2, 1953	Lois Lane
"The Runaway Robot"	January 9, 1953	Lois Lane
"Riddle of the Chinese Jade"	January 30, 1953	Lois Lane
"The Human Bomb"	February 6, 1953	Lois Lane
"Ghost Wolf"	February 20, 1953	Lois Lane
"Crime Wave"	February 27, 1953	Lois Lane

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External Links

• Phyllis Coates at IMDb
• Phyllis Coates at Wikipedia.org