By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Phyllis Coates, the first actress to play Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane on television, only to leave the Adventures of Superman after just one season, has died.

By Richard Sandomir Phyllis Coates, who played the reporter Lois Lane, one of the most enduring characters in popular culture, in a theatrical film and the first season of the popular ...

Actress Phyllis Coates has died at the age of 96. Coates was known for starring in the first Superman feature film, playing Lois Lane in 1951’s “Superman and the Mole Men.” The next year ...

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, who became television’s first Lois Lane when she was cast in the classic Adventures of Superman series starring George Reeves, died yesterday of natural causes at the Motion ...

Phyllis Coates, the first actor to portray Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane on television, died on Oct. 11 in Woodland Hills, Calif., her daughter Laura Press confirmed to the New York Times.

American actor George Reeves, as Superman, stands with Phyllis Coates, as Lois Lane, in a still from the television series, "Adventures of Superman," circa 1952. Coates died Wednesday, Oct. 18 ...

Phyllis Coates has died at age 96. The actress died from natural causes on Wednesday while residing at the Motion Picture Home, her daughter Laura Press confirmed to PEOPLE. The death was "very ...

Phyllis Coates, the first actress to play Lois Lane on television, has died at 96, reports say.Video above: Remembering those we lost in 2023Coates's daughter, Laura Press, confirmed with multiple ...

Phyllis Coates, the first actress to play Lois Lane on television, has died. She was 96. Coates portrayed the “Daily Planet” reporter and Clark Kent’s love interest for just one season on ...