Cinescope

Carolyn Coates

Acting

Known For

Knots Landing•The Hustler•The Postman Always Rings Twice•Mommie Dearest•The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds•The Buddy System

77 Years Old

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