Annette O'Toole

Annette O'Toole ( born April 1, 1952 in Houston, Texas ) is an American actress and singer.

Life

O'Toole is the daughter of William West Toole Jr and Dorothy Geraldine Niland. She began at a young age with acting and made ​​guest appearances on various TV shows such as My Three Sons and Gunsmoke. Her first major role was in the film 48 Hrs, in which she played the girlfriend of Nick Nolte's character. Shortly thereafter, she was in Superman III - to see The steel flash on the side of Christopher Reeve as Lana Lang. In the television series Smallville, however, they then played the mother of Clark Kent, Martha Kent.

Annette O'Toole is married to actor Michael McKean, with whom she has also written several film together pieces of music. They were nominated for the song A Kiss at the end of the Rainbow, which they had written for A Mighty Wind, for the Academy Award of Best Song. Together they took over in 1998, the main roles in the legal drama Crying wrong. In addition, the two had a guest appearance on the television series Law & Order as a rich couple who was accused of murder.

Filmography (selection)