Carolyn Coates
ActingApril 29, 1927— March 28, 2005 (age 77)
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma - USA
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
Movies
(9 total)
The Hustler
19617.7
as Waitress
The Postman Always Rings Twice
19816.5
as Twin Oaks Customer
Mommie Dearest
19816.3
as Mother Superior
The Buddy System
19844.5
as Teacher
Barn Burning
19804.5
as Aunt
Incident at Crestridge
19814.7
as Mrs. Dobbs
This Child Is Mine
19857.5
as Grace
Scared Straight! Another Story
1980
as Mary Loring
TV Shows
(2 total)
St. Elsewhere
19825.6
as Mrs. Fordham
Knots Landing
19796.8
as Karen's Mother