Carolyn Coates

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 & TV Shows

1. The Hustler (1961) — Waitress
2. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) — Twin Oaks Customer
3. Mommie Dearest (1981) — Mother Superior
4. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Mrs. Fordham
5. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) — Mrs. McKay
6. Knots Landing (1979) — Karen's Mother
7. The Buddy System (1984) — Teacher
8. Incident at Crestridge (1981) — Mrs. Dobbs
9. Barn Burning (1980) — Aunt
10. This Child Is Mine (1985) — Grace
11. Scared Straight! Another Story (1980) — Mary Loring