Biography
Annette O'Toole (born Annette Toole; April 1, 1952) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Lisa Bridges in the television series Nash Bridges, adult Beverly Marsh in the 1990 television mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's epic horror novel It, Lana Lang in Superman III, Kathy in the romantic-comedy film Cross My Heart and Martha Kent (the adoptive mother of Clark Kent) on the television series Smallville.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Virgin River: The More The Merrier
2023
as Hope
As the holidays get underway, visiting relatives bring drama to town. Mel and Jack try to track down the author of the mysterious letters to her mothe...

Virgin River: Father Christmas
2023
as Hope
Shocking news and unexpected gifts are in store on Christmas Eve as couples and families come together despite their differences.

The Incoherents
2019
as Mrs. Graham
Four forty-somethings each mired in some sort of mid life malaise reunite their 90's indie rock band.

Blow the Man Down
2019
as Gail Maguire
While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly o...

Howard
2018
as Doria (archive footage)
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely ...

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as Stephanie Kenney
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

Women Who Kill
2016
as Lila
Morgan and Jean work well together as true crime podcasters because they didn’t work well, at all, as a couple. However, when Morgan strikes up a new ...

We Go On
2016
as Charlotte
Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom takes out an advert offering $30,000 in reward money to the first person who can show him evidence of an...

Beach Pillows
2013
as Rita Midwood
After being cuckolded, Morgan Midwood's life explodes. Turning to his ne'er-do-well best friend Nick, the two embark on an epic journey, tackling issu...

Falling Up
2009
as Grace O'Shea
A nursing student forced to quit school for family reasons winds up taking a job as a doorman in an elite apartment building in New York City, where h...

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
2009
as Vocals
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer perform songs from their films and other projects before a live audience in a concert that took pl...

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Cre...

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

Temptation
2003
as Nora
Down and out in L.A.'s Valley, two longtime married, politically correct pornographers - played by Annette O'Toole and Lyn Vaus - are forced to confro...

Smallville
2002
as Martha Kent
Inside the idyllic community of Smallville, the intertwined destinies of Clark Kent, Lana Lang, and Lex Luthor begin to take shape while an imminent d...

Here on Earth
2000
as Jo Cavanaugh
Three lives of three young people intersect over the course of one summer. A rich student and a young working-class man accidentally destroy a diner w...

The Huntress
2000
as Dorothy 'Dottie' Thorson
After bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is killed, his widow and daughter find they are in debt and decide to take on his work. Pilot film for the f...

Final Justice
1998
as Gwen Saticoy
Merle Hammond (Michael McKean), a sleazy attorney, uses corrupt tactics and convinces a jury to acquit his client who is a killer. Gwen (Annette O'Too...

Final Descent
1997
as Connie Phipps
An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel...

Keeping the Promise
1997
as Anne Hallowell
A colonial family seeks a better life in Maine's wilderness in this powerful adventure. When William Hallowell leaves behind 13-year-old son Matt to s...

The Man Next Door
1996
as Annie Hodges
Residents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.

The Christmas Box
1995
as Keri Evans
A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter in to an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. While struggling to balan...
My Brother's Keeper
1995
as Joann Bradley
A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.

Imaginary Crimes
1994
as Ginny Rucklehaus
A recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two daughters on his own and still make a dishonest living in 1960s Portland, Oregon.

On Hope
1994
On Hope is a 1994 short film directed by JoBeth Williams, with Annette O'Toole, Mercedes Ruehl, Ray Baker, and Veronica Cartwright. The film was nomin...

Andre
1994
as Adult Voice of Toni
The true story of how a marine seal named Andre befriended a little girl and her family, circa 1962.

A Mother's Revenge
1993
as Ellen Wells
A girl is beaten and raped by someone from the school, but he doesn't go to prison because there is no proof about it. Now, the girl's mother tries to...

Love Matters
1993
as Julie
Married couple Tom and Julie begin to question the stability of their relationship when an old friend comes to visit... with his latest mistress in to...

Kiss of a Killer
1993
as Kate Wilson
A rapist stalks a witness endangered by the secret life she has created to escape her mother.

White Lie
1991
as Helen Lester
A black New York man returns to his southern hometown to investigate his father's lynching at the hands of a white mob.

The Dreamer of Oz
1990
as Maud Gage Baum
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.

A Girl of the Limberlost
1990
as Kate Comstock
A teenage girl living in 1908 rural Indiana attends high school despite her mother's fierce opposition of her life, the friendship of a free-spirted o...

Love at Large
1990
as Mrs. King
Inept private investigator Harry Dobbs meets vampish new client Miss Dolan, who wants him to follow her abusive lover. But Dobbs sets about tailing a ...

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
1989
as Betsy North
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North follows the military career of Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, beginning with his Naval Academy days t...

Cross My Heart
1987
as Kathy
A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she h...

Broken Vows
1987
as Nana Marie 'Nim' Fitzpatrick
When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes hi...

Strong Medicine
1986
as Jessica Weitz
TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious ...

Copacabana
1985
as Lola Lamar
In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, t...

The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
as Self
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the ...

Bridge to Terabithia
1985
as Ms. Edmunds
Jess Aarons and new girl Leslie Burke create a world of their own and call it Terabithia and pretend to be the king and queen. They return to their ma...

The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
1984
as Rachel Blackstone
Man reconsiders his life after a chance meeting with a childhood acquaintance.

The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
as Self / Lana Lang (uncredited)
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.

Superman III
1983
as Lana Lang
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yield...

48 Hrs.
1982
as Elaine
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.

Cat People
1982
as Alice Perrin
After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is draw...

Stand by Your Man
1981
as Tammy Wynette
The rags-to-riches tale of country western queen, Tammy Wynette, from her impoverished childhood to country's First Lady and her two rocky marriages t...

Foolin' Around
1980
as Susan
A working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.

Love for Rent
1979
as Carol Martin
Two small-town sisters go to Hollywood and find themselves seduced by the glamor of the big time and big money as high-priced professional escorts.

King of the Gypsies
1978
as Sharon
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and hi...

One on One
1977
as Janet Hays
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes t...

The War Between the Tates
1977
as Wendy Geoghegan
A college professor's well-ordered life is disrupted when his wife discovers he is having an affair with one of his students.

The Entertainer
1976
as Bambi Pasko
A vaudeville entertainer approaches middle age still not having attained success or stardom.

Smile
1975
as Doria
It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who gi...

The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Jenny
An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.

Eugene the Marine
N/A
A former marine fights to keep his life from unraveling as his son tries to force him out of his longtime family home and a series of gruesome murders...