Another nod to the past in Smallville’s casting of Lois’ mom

I have to hand it to Smallville - and Superman shows in general – they know how to wink at the past.

In Lois and Clark (a show which gets a bad rep; I enjoyed the earlier seasons immensely), Lois Lane (Teri Hatcher)’s mother was played by Noel Neill, who played Lois Lane in the 1940s and 1950sPhyllis Coates, who played Lois Lane in the 1950s George Reeves Adventures of Superman series before being replaced by Noel Neill, who had played Lois before her in the Kirk Alyn serial (not that that’s convoluted!).

Smallville - which has featured the 1970s/1980s movie Lois and Clark (the late Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder) in prior seasons – will feature current Lois (Erica Durance)’s mother in some video tapes she finds.

Playing her?

Teri Hatcher.

Fricking genius.

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Tags: DC, Lois Lane, Smallville, Superman

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