Annette O'Toole
Biography
Annette O'Toole is an American actress who took up acting as a teenager after moving to Los Angeles. She first appeared on television in 1967 on The Danny Kaye Show and later guested on series such as Gunsmoke and Hawaii Five-O. Her first major film role came in the 1975 satire Smile, and she went on to appear in 48 Hrs. (1982), Cat People (1982), and Superman III (1983) as Lana Lang. She led the romantic comedy Cross My Heart (1987) and played adult Beverly Marsh in the 1990 miniseries It. Her role in The Kennedys of Massachusetts earned an Emmy nomination. She starred in The Huntress, returned to the Superman story as Martha Kent on Smallville, and later appeared in We Go On (2016) and Virgin River as Hope McCrea. She also co-wrote songs for A Mighty Wind, including the Oscar-nominated A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow.
74years old
Turns 75 on April 1in 142 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Annette Toole (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 44 years1975 to 2019
First and latest
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Annette O'Toole movies on Netflix
Blow the Man Downas Gail Maguire
A Futile and Stupid Gestureas Stephanie Kenney
We Go Onas Charlotte
Falling Upas Grace O' Shea
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Supermanas Himself
Here on Earthas Jo Cavanaugh
Final Descentas Connie Phipps
Keeping the Promiseas Anne Hallowell
Imaginary Crimesas Ginny Rucklehaus
Love at Largeas Mrs. King
Cross My Heartas Kathy
Superman IIIas Lana Lang
48 Hrs.as Elaine
Cat Peopleas Alice Perrin
King of the Gypsiesas Sharon
Smileas Doria
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Annette O'Toole shares two films with Margot Kidder, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Margot Kidder2 films together, 1983 to 2006
Margot Kidder's page Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman2006IMDb rating 7.8O'Toole as HimselfKidder as Himself
Superman III1983IMDb rating 5.0O'Toole as Lana LangKidder as Lois Lane
Ruby Dee2 films together, 1982 to 1990
Ruby Dee's page Love at Large1990IMDb rating 5.7O'Toole as Mrs. KingDee as Corrine Dart
Cat People1982IMDb rating 6.2O'Toole as Alice PerrinDee as Female
Eric Roberts1 film together, 1978
Eric Roberts's page King of the Gypsies1978IMDb rating 6.3O'Toole as SharonRoberts as Dave
Malcolm McDowell1 film together, 1982
Malcolm McDowell's page Cat People1982IMDb rating 6.2O'Toole as Alice PerrinMcDowell as Paul Gallier
Bruce Dern1 film together, 1975
Bruce Dern's page Smile1975IMDb rating 7.1O'Toole as DoriaDern as Big Bob
Harvey Keitel1 film together, 1994
Harvey Keitel's page Imaginary Crimes1994IMDb rating 6.4O'Toole as Ginny RucklehausKeitel as Ray Weiler
Walter HillDirector, 1 film, 1982
All films by Walter Hill 48 Hrs.1982IMDb rating 6.9O'Toole as Elaine
Richard LesterDirector, 1 film, 1983
All films by Richard Lester Superman III1983IMDb rating 5.0O'Toole as Lana Lang
Paul SchraderDirector, 1 film, 1982
All films by Paul Schrader Cat People1982IMDb rating 6.2O'Toole as Alice Perrin
Box office
What Annette O'Toole's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$200 million
7 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 7 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$80M40.2% of the total
- 2$79M39.5% of the total
- 3$21M10.5% of the total
- 4$11M5.4% of the total
- 5$7.3M3.7% of the total
- 6$1.4M0.7% of the total
- 7$90K0.0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2016 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.









