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
Acting
Movie
The Hustler
as Waitress
1961
Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Twin Oaks Customer
1981
Movie
Mommie Dearest
as Mother Superior
1981
TV
St. Elsewhere
as Mrs. Fordham
1982
Movie
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
as Mrs. McKay
1972
TV
Knots Landing
as Karen's Mother
1979
Movie
The Buddy System
as Teacher
1984
Movie
Barn Burning
as Aunt
1980
Movie
Incident at Crestridge
as Mrs. Dobbs
1981
Movie
This Child Is Mine
as Grace
1985
Movie
Scared Straight! Another Story
as Mary Loring
1980