Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927 – October 11, 2023) was an American actress best known for portraying Lois Lane in the first season of The Adventures of Superman television series from the 1950s.
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Film roles
- My Foolish Heart (1949) as College Girl on Phone (uncredited)
- Invasion USA (1952) as Mrs. Mulfory
- ''Here Come the Girls (1953) as Chorus Girl
Short film roles
- So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948) as Alice McDoakes
Television roles
- The Adventures of Superman (1952–53) as Lois Lane
- The Lone Ranger (3 episodes, 1953–55) as Jane Johnson/Naomi Courtwright/Ann Wyman
- Topper (1 episode, 1955) as Queen
- The Millionaire (1 episode, 1955) as Alice Sands
- Lassie (1 episode, 1955) as Miss Vernon
- Walt Disney Presents (1 episode, 1956) as Mrs. Martin
- Leave It to Beaver (1 episode, 1957) as Betty Donaldson
- Gunsmoke (3 episodes, 1958–64) as Hattie Kelly/Rose/Edna
- Perry Mason (3 episodes, 1958–64) as Norma Carter/Frieda Crawson/Inez Fremont
- Rawhide (2 episodes, 1959–61) as Nora Sage/Elizabeth Gwynn
- The Untouchables (3 episodes, 1959–62) as Renee Sullivan/Ellie Morley/Angela Lamberto
- The Patty Duke Show (2 episodes, 1963–64) as Secretary
- The Virginian (1 episode, 1964) as Mrs. Marden
- Midnight Caller (1 episode, 1991) as Meredith Gaynor
- Lois & Clark (1 episode, 1994) as Ellen Lane
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (2 episodes, 1994) as Mrs. Howard
