Phyllis Coates

<p>Phyllis Coates was a Texas beauty with grace and a drive to succeed. Her introduction to show business was at seven years old when she impersonated <strong>Shirley Temple</strong> on stage. As an adult she had to change her original name (Gypsie Ann Stell) to break into the movies at the end of the studio system. </p><p><br></p><p>  Despite over 140 film and television credits she is best remembered for her characterization as Lois Lane in the first season of the <strong><em>Adventures of Superman</em></strong>--the iconic program that burst through family living rooms with action justice and surrealism. She is synonymous with early television in programs such as: <strong><em>The Cisco Kid The Lone Ranger Abbott and Costello Show Topper Death Valley Days Lassie Leave It to Beaver Gunsmoke The Untouchables Rawhide </em></strong>and <strong><em>Perry Mason.</em></strong> Phyllis also appeared in cult classic films: <strong><em>Superman and the Mole Men I was a Teenage Frankenstein Blues Busters</em></strong> dozens of westerns and the <strong><em>Behind the Eight Ball </em></strong>short film series. This biography divulges her friendship with George Reeves and her own hardships in life that would require a superwoman to get through. Feisty Phyllis stands as a true role-model and pioneer in her field but she wasn't all peaches and scream.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Mom you're so beautiful how come you weren't a bigger star? </em></p><p><em>Because I didn't sleep with the right people dear.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>