Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates (actually Gypsie Ann Evarts parking; born January 15, 1927 in Wichita Falls, Texas ) is an American actress.

Life

Coates, who moved as a teenager away from her family in Odessa, Texas, to Hollywood, she started her career in the vaudeville show by comedian Ken Murray, was a chorus girl and assisted Earl Carroll, before they went on tour with the United Service Organizations.

First film experience she received in 1948 and played a few times small roles on the big screen. From 1949, she received the lead female role of comedic short film series So you want to be ... to Joe MacDokes. It was 1951, the second actress who portrayed Lois Lane on the big screen ( in the film Superman and the Mole Men) and in the first season (26 episodes, 1952 /53) the subsequent TV series ( Adventures of Superman ) repeated. In addition, she starred in B- movies, other television series and serials, including many classics of trash film; after 1966 it was quiet around them until they from 1988 back often perceived facilities as well as in Superman -. Lois & Clark where she represented Lois Lane's mother,

Coates was with director Richard L. Bare (8 months ), Robert Nelms ( 3 1/ 2 years, one daughter ), director Norman Tokar (3 years, one son ) and Dr. Howard Press (6 years, one daughter ) married.