Phyllis Coates, Renowned for Portraying Lois Lane, Passes Away at 96

Phyllis Coates, the first actress to bring the iconic Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane to life on the small screen, has peacefully passed away at the age of 96, her daughter Laura Press confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Her departure was due to natural causes.

Coates made her debut as Lois Lane in the inaugural season of “Adventures of Superman,” a syndicated series that ran from 1952 to 1958. Following 24 episodes alongside Clark Kent, Coates had to step away after Season 1. Delays in securing sponsorship for Season 2 left her with a busy schedule, making it impossible for her to continue in the role. She was succeeded by Noel Neill, who portrayed Lois for the rest of the show’s run.

Before “Adventures of Superman,” Coates portrayed Lois Lane in the 1951 film “Superman and the Mole Men,” marking the first feature film based on a DC Comics character. In 1994, she made a guest appearance on ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” playing Ellen Lane, the mother of Teri Hatcher’s Lois.

Coates had an extensive career in television, featuring in episodes of shows like “The Abbott and Costello Show,” “The Lone Ranger,” “Leave It to Beaver,” “Perry Mason,” and “Gunsmoke,” among others. She also co-starred in the one-season syndicated sitcom “This Is Alice,” where she played the mother of Patty Ann Gerrity’s titular 9-year-old.

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On the silver screen, Coates graced various films, including “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “Blood Arrow,” “Girls in Prison,” “The Baby Maker,” and “Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn.” Her contributions to the world of entertainment have left an indelible mark on the industry.

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