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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 29, 1927
Died
March 28, 2005
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma - USA
Carolyn Coates
1.3 Popularity
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
Known For
7.5
Grace
This Child Is Mine
1985
4.5
Teacher
The Buddy System
1984
5.6
Mrs. Fordham
St. Elsewhere
1982
4.7
Mrs. Dobbs
Incident at Crestridge
1981
6.3
Mother Superior
Mommie Dearest
1981
6.5
Twin Oaks Customer
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
0.0
Mary Loring
Scared Straight! Another Story
1980
4.5
Aunt
Barn Burning
1980
6.7
Karen's Mother
Knots Landing
1979
7.3
Mrs. McKay
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
1972
Credits
This Child Is Mine
as Grace
1985
7.5
The Buddy System
as Teacher
1984
4.5
St. Elsewhere
as Mrs. Fordham
1982
5.6
Incident at Crestridge
as Mrs. Dobbs
1981
4.7
Mommie Dearest
as Mother Superior
1981
6.3
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Twin Oaks Customer
1981
6.5
Scared Straight! Another Story
as Mary Loring
1980
0.0
Barn Burning
as Aunt
1980
4.5
Knots Landing
as Karen's Mother
1979
6.7
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
as Mrs. McKay
1972
7.3
The Hustler
as Waitress
1961
7.7