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Carolyn Coates

Apr 29, 1927 - Mar 28, 2005 (77 years old) in 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

Known For

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Knots Landing
Karen's Mother
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The Hustler
Waitress
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Mommie Dearest
Mother Superior
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Twin Oaks Customer
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The Buddy System
Teacher
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Incident at Crestridge
Mrs. Dobbs
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Mrs. McKay
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Barn Burning
Aunt
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Scared Straight! Another Story
Mary Loring
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This Child Is Mine
Grace

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