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
Cast Credits
This Child Is Mine
Character: Grace
MOVIE • 1985
The Buddy System
Character: Teacher
MOVIE • 1984
Incident at Crestridge
Character: Mrs. Dobbs
MOVIE • 1981
Mommie Dearest
Character: Mother Superior
MOVIE • 1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character: Twin Oaks Customer
MOVIE • 1981
Scared Straight! Another Story
Character: Mary Loring
MOVIE • 1980
Barn Burning
Character: Aunt
MOVIE • 1980
Knots Landing
Character: Karen's Mother
TV • 1979
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Character: Mrs. McKay
MOVIE • 1972
The Hustler
Character: Waitress
MOVIE • 1961