
Actor
Carolyn Coates
Born 1927 · Oklahoma City - Oklahoma - USA
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
Acting

The Hustler
Waitress · 1961

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Twin Oaks Customer · 1981

Mommie Dearest
Mother Superior · 1981

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Mrs. McKay · 1972

Knots Landing
Karen's Mother · 1979

St. Elsewhere
Mrs. Fordham · 1982

Scared Straight! Another Story
Mary Loring · 1980

This Child Is Mine
Grace · 1985

The Buddy System
Teacher · 1984

Barn Burning
Aunt · 1980

Incident at Crestridge
Mrs. Dobbs · 1981