Annette O'Toole's Real Name: Annette O'Toole

Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Annette O'Toole. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide independently identify Houston, Texas, as her birthplace. Encyclopedia.com dates the birth to April 1, 1952, while noting that some sources say 1953 or 1954. TV Guide lists the birth name Annette Toole. This page titles her under the public name.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify her under the professional name Annette O'Toole. Encyclopedia.com says she was born April 1, 1952, in Houston, Texas, while noting that some sources say 1953 or 1954, and that she later attended the University of California, Los Angeles. TV Guide independently lists the birth name Annette Toole and the birthplace as Houston, Texas.

Career highlights

Encyclopedia.com lists early film work including Smile (1975), as Doria Houston, One on One (1977), King of the Gypsies (1978), 48 Hrs. (1982), Cat People (1982), and Lana Lang in Superman III (1983), and later films including Cross My Heart (1987) and Imaginary Crimes (1994). It also lists television work including the series Bright Promise, between 1969 and 1972, Lisa Bridges on Nash Bridges (1996-1998), Dottie Thorson on The Huntress (2000), and Martha Kent on Smallville, beginning in 2001. The same account records a 1990 Emmy Award nomination and a 1991 Golden Globe nomination for The Kennedys of Massachusetts, in which she played Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and also lists the 1990 miniseries Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North and Stephen King's It, as Beverly Marsh Rogan. TV Guide independently says she is well known for her role in Smallville, records the same 1990 Emmy and 1991 Golden Globe nominations, lists a 1984 Saturn Award nomination, a 2016 Lucille Lortel Award for outstanding lead actress in a musical, election to the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2013, and a Drama League award nomination for Southern Comfort. Encyclopedia.com independently lists later film work including Here on Earth (2000) and producer credit on Temptation (2003). Encyclopedia.com independently notes her 1999 marriage to actor Michael McKean, a detail TV Guide also records.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Annette O'Toole or Annette Toole are looking for the same actress, including the Superman III and Smallville roles most often associated with her work. This page uses the public professional name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Annette O'Toole alone in many lookups.