Phyllis Coates, the actress best known for playing reporter Lois Lane on TV’s first "Adventures of Superman" series, has died.

Phyllis Coates, the first actress to play Lois Lane on television, has died at 96, reports say. Video above: Remembering those we lost in 2023 ...

Coates starred in the first TV show adaptation of Superman from 1952 to 1953, shortly following her big film debut as Lois Lane in 1951's Superman and the Mole-Men.