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

Carolyn Coates

Acting Born April 29, 1927 – Died March 28, 2005 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

Knots Landing

Karen's Mother

St. Elsewhere

Mrs. Fordham

The Hustler

Waitress

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Twin Oaks Customer

Mommie Dearest

Mother Superior

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Mrs. McKay

Scared Straight! Another Story

Mary Loring

This Child Is Mine

Grace

The Buddy System

Teacher

Incident at Crestridge

Mrs. Dobbs

Barn Burning

Aunt