Carolyn Coates
Born: 1927-04-29 in Oklahoma City - Oklahoma - USA
Died: 2005-03-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
Coates was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Santa Monica, Calif., where she acted in children's theater. She went on to major in acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, and worked in stock companies in the East. She met her future husband, James Noble - who played "Governor Gene Gatling" on the TV show Benson(1979) - in 1951 in Worcester, Mass., while playing "Eliza Doolittle" in "Pygmalion". The couple appeared in many plays together, notably "Long Day's Journey into Night" and "A Delicate Balance". - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
1985
- This Child Is Mine as Grace
1984
- The Buddy System as Teacher
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Mrs. Fordham
1981
- Mommie Dearest as Mother Superior
- The Postman Always Rings Twice as Twin Oaks Customer
- Incident at Crestridge as Mrs. Dobbs
1980
- Barn Burning as Aunt
- Scared Straight! Another Story as Mary Loring
1979
- Knots Landing as Karen's Mother
1972
- The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds as Mrs. McKay
1961
- The Hustler as Waitress