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Annette O'Toole (born April 1, 1955 in Houston,
Texas, United States|USA) is an American dancer
and actress.

O'Toole began acting at a very young age, doing
guest appearances in shows such as My Three Sons
(1960), The Virginian (1962), Gunsmoke (1955), and
The Partridge Family (1970).

Although she appeared in a number of television
and theatrical movies from 1973 onward (notably as
Tammy Wynette in 1981's Stand By Your Man), her
first major role was as Nick Nolte's loyal
girlfriend in 48 Hours which came out in(1982). In
the same year, she appeared opposite Nastassja
Kinski in Cat People.

1983 saw her play the part of Lois Lane's
arch-rival Lana Lang in Superman III (1983).

In 1990 she starred in a remake of A Girl of the
Limberlost, and in Stephen King's "It (1990
film)|It".

She had recurring roles on the television shows
Nash Bridges (1996) and The Huntress (2000). She
has also performed in a number of successful
theater productions. In October 2001, she returned
to the Superman mythos in the role of Martha Kent,
Clark Kent/Superman's mother, in the television
series Smallville (television series)|Smallville,
a role she continues to play today. She is thus
the only actress ever to play both Superman's
girlfriend and Superman's mother.

O'Toole has been married to actor Michael McKean
since 1999, and in 2003 the duo were nominated for
the Academy Award for Best Song for A Kiss at the
End of the Rainbow, a love duet that they had
written for the movie A Mighty Wind.  O'Toole and
McKean guest-starred together in an episode of Law
& Order as a wealthy married couple accused of
murder.http://www.tv.com/mega/episode/9722/summary
.html  McKean also became part of the Superman
mythos when he guest starred on Smallville playing
a younger Perry White.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0001578|name=Annette O'Toole

*http://www.supermancinema.co.uk/superman3/general
/media/starlog72_1983_otoole/index.shtml STARLOG
72 1983 ANNETE O'TOOLE INTERVIEW