Lois Lane

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• Actress Rollie Bester originated the role of Lois Lane for a radio series with Bud Collyer as Superman in the 1940s. Other actresses to lend their voice to the character were Helen Choate and Joan Alexander. Joan Alexander would also voice the character for a series of Superman theatrical cartoons for Fleischer Studios (1941-1943) as well as a 1960s animated television series.
• Actress Noel Neill played Lois Lane in more venues and instances than any other actress. She played the role in the 1948 and 1950 Saturday movie serials with Kirk Alyn playing Clark Kent/Superman. She continued to play the role in the Adventures of Superman television program opposite George Reeves and had a cameo in the 1978 film Superman as Lois Lane's mother. She was also a guest star in The Adventures of Superboy alongside Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) as an office worker at the Bureau for Extra-Normal Matters. She also has a role in the upcoming Bryan Singer-directed film Superman Returns.
• Actress Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the first season of the Adventures of Superman television program. She also portrayed the mother of Lois Lane in the first season of the 1990s television program '.
• Actress Patricia Marand played Lois Lane in Broadway music play It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Superman in 1966. For her performance she was nominated for Broadway's 1966 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical).
• Actress Margot Kidder played Lois Lane against Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent in the 1970s and 1980s films Superman, Superman II, Superman III and '. Her role in Superman III was greatly reduced, however, due to a conflict with the producers of the film. She also appeared briefly in two episodes of the television program Smallville as Dr. Bridgette Crosby, an emissary of Dr. Swann (played by Christopher Reeve).
• Actress Teri Hatcher played Lois Lane on the ABC television series '.
• Actress Dana Delany voiced Lois Lane (in the ' animated television series in the 1990s) and in the character's subsequent appearances on Justice League and its successor Justice League Unlimited.
• Actress Allison Mack played Chloe Sullivan on the WB series Smallville. In episode #3-11, "Delete" (first aired January 28, 2004), Chloe (a high school newspaper editor) used her cousin Lois Lane's name as a pen-name for a never-published article. In fact, many fans became convinced that Chloe, despite her less than Lois-like demeanor or appearance, would ultimately become the canonical Lois Lane and that her cousin was nothing but a red herring. The arrival of her cousin put those theories to rest for a while, however, given the spoilers for Season 5, this theory has gained popularity once more despite Erica Durance's permanent addition to the cast in season 5.
• On the WB series Smallville, Erica Durance plays a young Lois Lane who came to town to investigate the apparent death of her cousin, Chloe Sullivan. Though a skilled investigator, she is not yet interested in journalism as a career.
• Actress Kate Bosworth has been cast to play Lois Lane in the upcoming Bryan Singer-directed film Superman Returns.