ACTOR

Phyllis Coates

1927 - 2023

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Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927 – October 11, 2023) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Phyllis Coates is the 11,177th most popular actor (down from 4,899th in 2024), the 16,198th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,167th in 2019) and the 5,143rd most popular American Actor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Phyllis Coates ranks 507Before her are Barbara Cook, Willie Ormond, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Mort Sahl, Joan Birman, and Peggie Castle. After her are Abrar Alvi, Ken Dodd, Edwin Edwards, and Steven Muller. Among people deceased in 2023, Phyllis Coates ranks 586Before her are Abderrahim Ouakili, Rainer Troppa, Gordon McQueen, Anvar Ibragimov, John Hollins, and Zia Mohyeddin. After her are Gita Mehta, Gino Mäder, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Walewska Oliveira, Rebecca Blank, and Elena Pampoulova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phyllis Coates ranks 16,205 out of 20,380Before her are Claudine Gay (1970), Marjorie Reynolds (1917), Ayumu Murase (1988), Lars Frederiksen (1971), Frank Klepacki (1974), and Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1976). After her are Peter Diamandis (1961), Sean Parnell (1962), Rebecca Heineman (1963), JoJo Siwa (2003), Kat DeLuna (1987), and Ann Patchett (1963).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Phyllis Coates ranks 5,146Before her are Matt O'Leary (1987), Francis Capra (1983), Bonita Friedericy (1961), Tony Ward (1963), Marjorie Reynolds (1917), and Ayumu Murase (1988). After her are Miles Heizer (1994), Ashton Holmes (1978), Elizabeth Rodriguez (1973), Garrison Keillor (1942), Kellie Martin (1975), and Colin Egglesfield (1973).