Actress Phyllis Coates has died at the age of 96. Coates was known for starring in the first Superman feature film ... Coates launched her career in show business as a chorus girl during the ...

Phyllis Coates, who portrayed “Superman” Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, has died. She was 96. Coates, who was the first actor to play the iconic role on the 1950s “Adventures of Superman ...

Phyllis Coates ... s vaudeville show. She also performed in USO tours and, in 1948, signed a contract with Warner Bros. In addition to the “Superman” projects, Coates worked on Republic ...

Phyllis Coates, a woman who had a five-decade ... The movie was a hit, and it was spun off into Adventures Of Superman (the first TV show about the DC superhero). Coates and George Reeves reprised ...

The actress left 'Adventures of Superman' after one season, later to appear in such films as 'Girls in Prison' and 'I Was a Teenage Frankenstein.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Phyllis Coates ...

LOS ANGELES — Phyllis Coates, who portrayed “Superman” Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, has died. She was 96. Coates, who was the first actor to play the iconic role on the 1950s ...

American actor George Reeves, as Superman, stands with Phyllis Coates ... It was in California where Coates cut her teeth in show business, performing in Ken Murray’s vaudeville show.

Phyllis Coates, who became television’s first Lois Lane when she was cast in the classic Adventures of Superman series starring ... asked to join the upcoming TV series. Watch on Deadline ...

Phyllis Coates ... interest for just one season on “Adventures of Superman.” Coates, who also appeared in Republic Pictures serial shows and in films like “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein ...

LOS ANGELES — Phyllis ... before Coates took over for the 1951 full-length film. The success of “Superman and the Mole Men” prompted the production of the syndicated television show that ...