Noel Neill

Noel Neill
Neill in February 2008
Born
Noel Darleen Neill

(1920-11-25)November 25, 1920
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 2016(2016-07-03) (aged 95)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • pin-up girl
  • model
Years active1940–2016
Known forLois Lane in Superman (1948), Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), and Adventures of Superman
Spouses
Hal Lierley
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(m. 1943; ann. 1943)​
William Behrens
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(m. 1953; div. 1962)​
Joel Taylor
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(m. 1963; div. 1971)​
AwardsInkpot Award (2008)[1]

Noel Darleen Neill (November 25, 1920 – July 3, 2016) was an American actress, pin-up girl, and model.[2] She played Lois Lane in the film serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), as well as the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman. She appeared in 80 films and television series in her career.[3]

Following high school graduation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Neill took up professional acting and modeling in the early 1940s before taking the role of Lois Lane.[4] She later appeared in various productions of the Superman franchise. She was cast as the parent or another relative of the main character: Neill briefly appeared in the 1978 Superman feature film, the 1980s TV series Superboy[5] and a featured cameo in the 2006 film Superman Returns.[6]

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ward was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Lois: Neill gives talks, attends Metropolis fest". Colorado, Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Gazette. May 16, 2005. p. 34. Retrieved January 21, 2016 – via Newspaperarchive.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Noel Neill, first actress to play Lois Lane in 'Superman', dies at 95". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Actress Noel Neill, the First Lois Lane of the Screen, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Noel Neill, Lois Lane in 'Superman' TV series, dies at 95". Reuters. 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2017.