Carolyn Coates
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
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The Hustler
as WaitressFast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive...
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Mommie Dearest
as Mother SuperiorRenowned actress Joan Crawford, at the height of her career, adopts two orphans — Christina and...
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
as Mrs. McKayMiddle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to...
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Scared Straight! Another Story
as Mary LoringA group of young delinquents well on the road to careers in crime, are given a shock course in...
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Incident at Crestridge
as Mrs. DobbsA woman campaigns for and wins election as sheriff in a crusade against the ineptitude and...
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This Child Is Mine
as GraceAn unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.
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The Buddy System
as TeacherA school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and...
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Barn Burning
as AuntAb Snopes (Tommy Lee Jones) is a Southern tenant farmer whose unrelenting and violent nature...
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