Lois Lane is a fictional character first appearing in DC ComicsAction Comics #1 (June 1938), an intrepid reporter commonly portrayed as theromantic interest of the superheroSuperman and his alter-ego Clark Kent. Since her debut in comic books, she has appeared in various media adaptations, including radio, animations, films, television and video games.

• In the 1940s radio serialThe Adventures of Superman (1940–1951),Rolly Bester first voiced Lois Lane, followed by Helen Choate.Joan Alexander voiced the character for most of the series run.
• In 1988,BBC Radio 4 produced a documentary dramaSuperman On Trial celebrating the 50th anniversary of Superman. Following its success, BBC commissioned a six-part radio drama seriesThe Adventures of Superman.Shelley Thompson voiced Lois first and Lorelei King in the latter series.
• In 1993,BBC Radio 1 produced a radio seriesSuperman: Doomsday & Beyond, based on the DC Comics story arc "The Death of Superman", featuringLorelei King as Lois Lane andStuart Milligan as Clark Kent/Superman.

• In 1966,Patricia Marand played Lois Lane in theBroadway musicalIt's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Superman. For her performance, she was nominated for theTony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical).
• ActressLesley Ann Warren portrayed Lois in the television production ofIt's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman in 1975 opposite David Wilson. Warren was among the many actresses who auditioned for the role of Lois Lane in the 1978 filmSuperman.
• In the March 2013Encores! production of the musical held at theNew York City Center, Lois was played byJenny Powers.

Noel Neill played Lois Lane in the first live-action appearance of Superman on film in theColumbia Pictures 15-part film serialSuperman (1948) withKirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman. The film was a popular success and launched Neill's career as an actress. A sequel,Atom Man vs. Superman, also starring Neill and Alyn was released in 1950.

Neill previously had a recurring role in producerSam Katzman's "The Teen Agers" musical comedy series, playing a reporter for a high school newspaper. When Katzman was making the Superman serial, he remembered Neill's newshawk portrayals and cast her to play Lois.

Released byLippert Pictures,Superman and the Mole Men (1951) is the first theatricalfeature film based on any DC Comics character. The film served as atrial balloon release for the syndicated TV seriesAdventures of Superman, and later became the two-part episode "The Unknown People". In the film, Lois is portrayed byPhyllis Coates.

Stamp Day for Superman is a 1954 short film made for theUnited States Department of the Treasury to promote the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds, distributed to schools as a means of educating children about the program.Warner Bros. released the film as part of theAdventures of Superman season 2 DVD set. Noel Neill reprised the role of Lois, withGeorge Reeves as Superman.

Canadian-born actressMargot Kidder played Lois Lane oppositeChristopher Reeve inSuperman (1978),Superman II (1980),Superman III (1983), andSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).

The filmmakers had a very specific concept for Lois: liberated, hard-nosed, witty and attractive. Kidder was cast because directorRichard Donner and the producers agreed that her performance had a certain spark and vitality, and because of her strong interaction with Christopher Reeve. Donner feels Kidder seemed to convey the general American concept of Lois Lane—pretty, pert and perky, intelligent and ambitious without being pushy.^[1] Actresses who auditioned for the role includeAnne Archer,Deborah Raffin,Susan Blakely,Stockard Channing, andLesley Ann Warren.

Kidder later guest starred on thefourth season of the television seriesSmallville as Bridgette Crosby in the episodes "Crusade" and "Transference".

Directed and produced byBryan Singer,Kate Bosworth played Lois Lane in the 2006 filmSuperman Returns oppositeBrandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman.

In the film, Superman has disappeared for many years. On his return to Earth, he finds the world he left behind has changed in ways he did not expect. Lois is a mother and is engaged to Richard White (Perry White's nephew). Lois and Richard's son, Jason White, is later revealed to be Superman's son after the child begins to show superpowers.

Amy Adams portrays Lois Lane in the 2013 Superman reboot filmMan of Steel withHenry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, directed byZack Snyder and produced byChristopher Nolan.^[2]

In casting Lois, Snyder said: "Amy has the talent to capture all of the qualities we love about Lois: smart, tough, funny, warm, ambitious and, of course, beautiful."^[3] Snyder said they cast Adams because she is "supermodern."^[4] ProducerDeborah Snyder says, "Lois is independent and definitely not a damsel in distress. And she's never afraid to get her hands dirty."^[5] Adams said: "Lois is just very natural, nothing about her is contrived or manufactured." Adams on her character as following the idea of the independent, feisty woman, but set in a more identifiable world, "Snyder's film has a modern take on journalism: a world of blogs, instant news, online paranoia. She has become more of a free-ranging journalist, someone who likes to be hands-on. The nature of the newspaper business has changed so much. There is so much more pressure."^[6] This was the third time Adams auditioned for the role of Lois Lane. She previously auditioned for the role inSuperman Returns and the abortedSuperman: Flyby.

In the screenplay, Lois's background as aPulitzer Prize-winning journalist is filled out with a mention of her stint as an embedded reporter with the First Infantry Division of theU.S. Army.^[7] In the film, Lois suggested Clark call himself "Superman" after she noticed the symbol on his chest resembled an English "S." Clark explains that the symbol is the El familycrest and on his home planet, it means hope. ScreenwriterDavid S. Goyer has revealed a deleted scene from the film, where after Lois is captured by theFBI, they interrogate her and she refuses to reveal Superman's identity.^[8]

In the film, Lois arrives in theArctic to research a story about an alien occurrence in the Arctic. She follows a mysterious man into an ice tunnel (a disguised Clark Kent tracking a buriedKryptonian scout ship). After being attacked by a security droid protecting the ship, Lois is made aware of Clark's abilities when he saves her life. As a result of those events, Lois begins writing anexpose piece for theDaily Planet on her mysterious savior. She tracks down Clark's identity to Smallville and interviews his mother. After learning the circumstances surrounding his adopted father's death and Clark's desire to remain hidden from society, Lois ceases writing the piece.

WhenGeneral Zod arrived on Earth, he demanded the citizens of Earth relinquish Kal-El into his custody. Shortly thereafter, Lois is apprehended by the government once her association with Kal-El is known. Superman confronted the government officials to secure Lois' release at a military installation while turning himself over to them. Superman, in cooperation with the military, agrees to surrender to Zod's emissary, who also takes Lois aboard their spaceship. On the ship, Lois escapes with the help ofJor-El, she restores Earth's atmosphere on the ship, restoring Superman's powers and enables him to escape Zod's trap and eventually defeating the Kryptonian forces when they attack Earth. When Zod forces Superman to kill him, Lois consoles Superman, who is distraught after ending Zod's life. At the conclusion, Clark is introduced by Perry White to Lois as the newstringer for theDaily Planet, which will become Clark's new secret identity. Lois, surprised but willing to keep his secret, plays along and welcomes him.

Adams reprises her role as Lois Lane inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).^[9] On Lois's role in the film, Adams said: "Lois is still sort of like the key to the information" explaining that the character is still very much in the mix because she's the one acquiring information and putting the pieces together.^[10]

At the beginning of the film, Lois is inAfrica interviewing a terrorist group. A massacre breaks out, she is held hostage by the group's leader and is saved by Superman. It is shown Clark and Lois have moved in together and their relationship is still going strong. Lois flies to Washington D.C. to investigate who is behind the attack in Africa when Superman is blamed for the incident. She discovers thatLex Luthor orchestrated the attack and witnesses the bombing at the congressional Superman hearing. Lois tries to convince Clark that Superman still means hope to people, but Clark filled with guilt for not detecting the bomb at the hearing goes on a self-imposed exile.

Lex lures Superman from exile by abducting Lois and pushing her off a building. Superman learns that Lex has also kidnapped his mother Martha and knows he is Clark Kent and forced him to fight Batman for Martha's life. Lois eventually arrives at the area where Superman and Batman are fighting. She helps Clark convinces Batman not to kill him for Martha's sake and later tries to retrieve theKryptonite spear in nearby water when Doomsday shows up. Superman tells Lois he loves her and she is his world, before sacrificing himself, killing Doomsday. Lois is devastated by Clark's death. At the funeral, Martha revealed to Lois that Clark was going to propose to her and gave Lois the engagement ring. In Batman's nightmare/dream, Bruce sees theFlash trying to tell him that "It's Lois, it's Lois Lane. She's the key."

Adams reprises her role as Lois Lane in the filmJustice League (2017).^[11] Lois becomes Batman's contingency plan when Batman and his allies decide to resurrect Superman to help fight off the threat ofSteppenwolf and his army ofParademons. After regaining part of his memory upon seeing Lois, Superman leaves with Lois to his family home in Smallville, where Clark and Lois reaffirm their love for each other. After Steppenwolf is defeated, Superman resumes his life as reporter Clark Kent, and Lois publishes an article in theDaily Planet about her belief in heroism and hope.

InZack Snyder's Justice League, the 2021director's cut of the film, a pregnancy test is shown in Lois' bedside drawer, and Snyder has confirmed that Lois was pregnant during the film's events.^[12][13] The film also includes a scene whereMartian Manhunter, disguised as Martha Kent, visits Lois in her apartment and persuades her to return to work at theDaily Planet.

Rachel Brosnahan portrayed Lois Lane in the filmSuperman (2025), oppositeDavid Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent.^[14] She is a journalist working for theDaily Planet and a colleague and love interest of Clark Kent. Brosnahan described Lois in an interview as "fiercely intelligent" and “feisty”.^[15] After Superman's battle with the Hammer of Boravia, Lois decided to interview Superman about his actions on stopping the conflict between Boravia and Jarhanpur without the authority of the United States Government. Clark defends his actions as life-saving. He cuts the interview short, and as Lois laments that their relationship was doomed, and Clark walked out from their apartment. AfterLex Luthor infiltrated the Fortress of Solitude and recovered half of the damaged message of Superman's parents, revealing that Superman was sent to conquer humanity, Lois witnessed it on theDaily Planet office.

Later that night, Lois awaited him and asked about Krypto. Clarifying that he was only dog-sitting him, Superman apologized for the argument during their earlier interview, and Lois did the same — believing they were bound to fight considering their differences. She described herself as a mere punk rock kid, while Superman, a fan of pop radio bands like The Mighty Crabjoys, insisted that he is one too. She continued, stating that Superman is prone to trust people and sees their beauty unlike her, a trait he called "the real punk rock." When Lois struggled to explain why she claimed their relationship was doomed, Superman stood up and revealed his plan to surrender himself in order to discover where Krypto was being held. The two shared a quiet embrace.

Willing to save Clark and clear his name, Lois asks the help of the Justice Gang, a team of cooperative heroes, consisting byGuy Gardner,Hawkgirl andMister Terrific, to help him free Superman, but they refuse since they didn't want to escalate a conflict between them and the U.S. Government. However, Mister Terrific decided to help Lois and they flew to Fort Kramer where Superman was last seen. After arriving at the camp, they discovered that Luthor had built a Pocket Universe. After Superman and Krypto were rescued byMetamorpho, Lois, Clark and Krypto escaped using Mister Terrific's T-Craft and flew to Smallville for Clark to recover.

After discovering the conspiracy between Luthor and the Boravian president Vasil Ghurkos from Luthor's ex-girlfriend,Eve Teschmacher and Jimmy Olsen, Lois and theDaily Planet crew expossed Luthor's scheme. After Luthor's arrest, Superman reunited with Lois and jokingly offered her an "interview," promising to share all the behind-the-scenes details. He followed her into a mall, where the two embraced and kissed passionately. As they floated into the air, Lane finally told him she loved him too, bringing a warm smile to Superman's face.

Following the filmSuperman and the Mole Men, which served as a pilot for television seriesAdventures of Superman (1952–1958), the series went into production in late 1951.Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the first season oppositeGeorge Reeves as Clark Kent / Superman. Coates portrayed Lois as a sharp, strong-willed, efficient, and resourceful reporter who tries to outscoop Clark Kent. The production stopped after Season 1.

The series resumed filming when the cereal companyKellogg's agreed to sponsor the show. However, Coates had committed to other projects and did not return as Lois.Noel Neill, who had previously played the character in Columbia Pictures'Superman film serial, stepped into the role from Season 2 to Season 6 until the series' cancellation in 1958.

Neill cameoed as Ella Lane, the mother of Lois, in the 1978 filmSuperman, also appearring in the 1980sSuperboy series and the 2006 filmSuperman Returns. Coates similarly played Ella Lane in Season 1 of the 1990s television seriesLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Teri Hatcher portrayed Lois Lane in the television seriesLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) withDean Cain as Superman/Clark Kent. In the series, Lois was described as "complicated, domineering, uncompromising, stubborn and brilliant."

The series mirroredSuperman's modern origin, established by writerJohn Byrne, where Clark Kent is the true personality, and Superman is the disguise. This is the first television series or films which shows Lois and Clark's romance fully realized, with the two leading characters getting married during the series run.

Hatcher made a guest appearance on the television seriesSmallville playing Lois's mother Ella in a videotape that she recorded for her daughter before her death. She playedRhea, the queen ofDaxam and the mother ofMon-El, in the seriesSupergirl.

Erica Durance portrayedLois Lane in the television seriesSmallville. The character was described as sophisticated, street smart, having worldly experience, and a very capable woman.^[16][17] Fiercely independent and amilitary brat.^[18][19]

On casting Lois for the series, "we wanted to make sure we did it right. [Margot Kidder] was the gold standard, so we wanted to find somebody who had that combination of being very pretty, but also very smart, and with a wit,"Alfred Gough said.^[19] Producer Kelly Souders said Durance was cast in the role because "she had attitude but at the same time was totally lovable."^[20] Souders noted that Lois was one of the most difficult characters to play "because she's super-opinionated, extremely bright and a little abrupt, and at the same time she has to be likable."^[21]

Series creators Alfred Gough andMiles Millar state that it was always their intention to bring Lois Lane into the series and were finally able to get the character in season 4, with restrictions that only allowed her character to appear on the show for a few episodes, which expand to half a season. Warner Bros. Television Studios chairmanPeter Roth lifted the restrictions, allowing her character to become a permanent cast member in the series.^[22] Due to the then-upcoming filmSuperman Return, Warner Bros. also forbid any romantic interaction between Clark and Lois.^[19]

Lois first appeared inseason four as the cousin ofChloe Sullivan. The series explored her progression from rebellious teenager to resolute investigative reporter. She began as an annoyance toClark Kent during season four, but slowly their relationship evolved with Lois demonstrating an insight into Clark even in his more private moments. Eventually, she became his love interest inseason eight and hisfiancée in the finaltenth season. Clark and Lois had awedding in the series finale, but the ceremony was interrupted by the coming ofDarkseid andApokolips. The series ends with Clark finally becoming Superman, and a flash forward seven years into the future, where Clark and Lois are still working at theDaily Planet and still trying to find the right time to get married.

The television series was adapted and continued in the comic book seriesSmallville: Season 11. The comic series continues approximately six months after Clark Kent puts on the costume and debuts as Superman to the world. The series continues to follow the lives and adventures of Clark and Lois as a couple and many other Smallville characters, as they face new challenges and villains.

Smallville's season four DVD box set includes a featurette titled "Being Lois Lane" a retrospective examining the manner in which the character has been depicted over the years in films and television. Three actresses who have portrayed Lois Lane are featured;Noel Neill,Margot Kidder, andDana Delany.

Durance appeared in a recurring role in the television seriesSupergirl asKara's Kryptonian mother,Alura Zor-El. She reprised her role as Lois Lane in theArrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Set ten years after theSmallville series, Lois and Clark are now married with young daughters, and Clark gave up his powers to be with his family.

Lois Lane appears in theArrowverse, portrayed byElizabeth Tulloch.^[23] The executive producers described the character as "dogged, determined and brave reporter, a strong partner to Superman and an amazing addition to the Arrowverse of DC characters."^[24]

In the 2018 "Elseworlds" crossover, whenJohn Deegan rewrites reality,Oliver Queen andBarry Allen, with swapped abilities escape Earth-1 and travel to Earth-38 to get help fromKara / Supergirl and meetsClark and Lois at the Kent farm inSmallville. Clark and Lois later go to Earth-1 and assists Supergirl, Green Arrow, and the Flash in fighting John Deegan in the form of a black suit-wearing Superman. After reality is restored and returning to Earth-38, Clark and Lois reveal to Kara that they are expecting a baby and will be returning toArgo City for an extended period. Later, at theFortress of Solitude, Clark proposes to Lois with a diamond ring made from coal. She happily accepts and kisses him.

In the 2019 crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Lois and Clark are married and are living on Argo City with their infant son Jonathan. They and their son are forced to evacuate Argo City before it is consumed by theAnti-Monitor's anti-matter wave. When Jonathan's escape pod unintentionally ends up on Earth-16 where he was rescued and later taken to the Arrowcave by Earth-16 Oliver Queen, Brainy and Sara Lance help Lois retrieve him. The Kents were killed by the anti-matter and later restored to existence a month later. Lois and Clark helped the earth's heroes defeat the Anti-Monitor. Following the crisis, themultiverse is restored but changed, with the couple now having two sons.

In 2021, Tulloch reprised her role as Lois Lane withTyler Hoechlin asSuperman in the television seriesSuperman & Lois. The series portrays a different version of Clark and Lois that appeared in the Arrowverse, with the show set on an alternate Earth and characters and history.^[25]

Joan Alexander returned to voice Lois in the 1960sFilmation animated TV seriesThe New Adventures of Superman.

Lois, along with Superman appear in the animated seriesThe Brady Kids in the episode “Cindy’s Super Friend”. Lois is voiced byJane Webb.

Lois Lane appears in theSuper Friends animated series, voiced byShannon Farnon. In the episode "Super Friends, Rest in Peace" from theChallenge of the Superfriends season, Lex Luthor andSolomon Grundy hold her and Perry White hostage to lure Superman into a trap. Superman rescues them but is seemingly killed in the process and she mourns, until it is eventually revealed he and the other heroes faked their deaths to fool the villains. In the episode "The Rise and Fall of the Super Friends",Mister Mxyzptlk summons a living mannequin with Lois' face that wears a wedding dress and a kryptonite wedding ring to attack Superman. When Superman collapses from the kryptonite, Mxyzptlk makes the mannequin disappear and mocks him.

InThe World's Greatest Super Friends season, she appears in the episode "Lex Luthor Strikes Back", where she andJimmy Olsen attempt to interview Lex Luthor in prison, only for her to discover Jimmy has been replaced by Luthor's assistant Orville Grump. Orville and Luthor use a device to swap Lois and Luthor's appearances, then lock her in his cell while Luthor and Orville leave pretending to be Lois and Jimmy. Fortunately, Superman confirms her identity with his X-ray vision, restores her appearance, and releases her.

In the 1980sSuper Friends series in the episode "The Ice Demon", Lois investigates a mysterious Ice Monster story with Clark Kent. She cameos in the episodes "The Bride of Darkseid", "Reflections in Crime", and "Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Magic Lamp" in theSuper Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show season, voiced by Mary McDonald Lewis.

Ginny McSwain voiced Lois in the 1988 animated Saturday morning television seriesSuperman produced byRuby-Spears.

ActressDana Delany voiced Lois Lane inSuperman: The Animated Series (1996–2000). Delany was cast in the role after the producers were impressed by her performance asAndrea Beaumont inBatman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993). Delany based her performance onRosalind Russell's character in the filmHis Girl Friday.^[26] In this version, series creatorBruce Timm and character designer James Tucker portrayed the character more like her original Golden Age comic counterpart, in that at first her relationship with Clark Kent was very much a rivalry about which was the better reporter. She would at times actively attempt to trick him out of stories. But Lois eventually learns to respect Clark, and in episodes like "The Late Mr. Kent" takes a faked death of Clark significantly hard, admitting to Superman that she regretted never telling her rival she respected him as a reporter and really liked him. In this version, Lois constantly teases Clark by calling him "Smallville" (a line since adapted for mainstream comics).

At first skeptical about Superman, Lois grows closer to him throughout the series. Lois had mentioned that she previously dated Lex Luthor before she dumped him. In the three-part episode "World's Finest",Wayne Enterprises CEO Bruce Wayne arrives inMetropolis and starts a relationship with Lois. Lois actually considers moving toGotham City and transferring to theDaily Planet branch there much to Clark's dismay. She ends the relationship after discovering that Bruce isBatman, stating she cannot be a part of his secret life, although in "The Demon Reborn" she tells Bruce that she had second thoughts about the relationship and almost called him several times. Superman and Lois did not share their first kiss until the final moments of this animated series' last episode "Legacy" (although Lois had kissed an alternate version of Superman in the episode "Brave New Metropolis").

Lois also appeared in the comic book seriesSuperman Adventures, which is based onSuperman: The Animated Series. The comic book series ran from November 1996 to April 2002.

Lois makes a cameo appearance in theBatman Beyond episode "Out of the Past". Her picture is shown on a file in the Batcomputer kept by Bruce Wayne, alongside pictures of his other romances in his younger days.

Reprised by Dana Delany, Lois appeared in theDC Animated Universe seriesJustice League and its follow-up seriesJustice League Unlimited. InJustice League Unlimited, Superman and Lois have started dating.

Dana Delany reprised her role as Lois inThe Batman two-part episode "The Batman/Superman Story". Lois andJimmy Olsen are in Gotham City reporting on Superman's visit to deliver a check from Metropolis. WhenMetallo attacks Superman, Lois and Jimmy follow the fight to the junkyard. After Batman and Superman defeat Metallo, she asks for an interview. Back in Metropolis, she is kidnapped byClayface andBlack Mask forLex Luthor to lure and infuriate Superman. After being rescued, Lois tells Superman that Black Mask was working with Luthor, Superman leaves to confront Luthor.

Lois appears inBatman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced bySirena Irwin. She is first seen in the episode "Battle of the Superheroes!", being captured by Lex Luthor, only to be saved by Batman. When Lois unknowingly receives a Red Kryptonite necklace, it causes Superman to turn evil. She and Jimmy Olsen were rescued byKrypto when Superman attacked their protest march. Batman and Krypto had to fight Superman until the effects of the Red Kryptonite wore off. Lois and Jimmy were present when Batman and Superman found the real Luthor since the one that was arrested before was one of Luthor's robotic duplicates.

Vilsi Vaylar, a character based on Lois andVicki Vale, appears in the episode "The Super-Batman of Planet X!", voiced by Dana Delany. She is a reporter for theSolar Cycle Globe on the planetZur-En-Arrh.

Lois appears in theRobot Chicken DC Comics Special, voiced byMegan Fox.^[27]

Maria Bamford voiced Lois inTales of Metropolis, a series of shorts that aired onCartoon Network as part of theDC Nation block. In the episode "Lois", she chases Batman acrossMetropolis andGotham City seeking an interview with him. Lois also appears in the episode "Bizarro".

• In the web seriesDC Super Hero Girls, Lois is a news reporter voiced by Alexis G. Zall. Her character also appeared in the comic books and the animated films related to the series.
• In Cartoon Network'sDC Super Hero Girls animated series,Grey Griffin voiced Lois Lane. Lois is a student at Metropolis High and editor-in-chief of the school newspaper "Daily Planetoid". Lois hopes to get an internship at theDaily Planet and writes and reports local news and events in Metropolis, including the heroic deeds of the Super Hero Girls. In the episode "#BreakingNews", Lois uncovers the civilian identities of the team, but decides against making them public.

Lois appears inJustice League Action, voiced byTara Strong. In the episode "Race Against Crime", she hosts a charity race between Superman and theFlash sponsored by Bruce Wayne. She also makes minor appearances in the episodes "Forget Me Not" and "Plastic Man of Steel".

Lois appears inYoung Justice animated series, voiced by Grey DeLisle. In thethird season episode "Home Fires", Lois and her sonJon arrive atIris West's home for a playdate with the children of other superheroes. In the episode "I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings", Lois, Clark, and Jon are in Smallville at the Kent farm for a family gathering and mourning the death ofConner Kent. In the series finale, "Death and Rebirth", Clark and Lois reveal to Jon that Conner is alive. The Kent family later attends Conner andMiss Martian's wedding inSmallville.

Natalie Morales voiced Lois Lane in the animated seriesHarley Quinn. In the episode "Finding Mr. Right",Harley Quinn and her crew tie up Lois at theDaily Planet and try to get her to retract an article written about Harley. But Lois is unconcerned and laughs off Harley's threats. When Superman shows up, Harley tries to convince him to be Harley's nemesis. WhenRobin arrives, Superman decides to step aside and letRobin fight Harley. Harley is so insulted that she and her crew leave. Lois and Superman later go on a date at a sushi restaurant, while watching Harley,Poison Ivy,Batman, andJoker fight on TV. In "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special", Lois and Superman discuss their relationship in a couple's interview. Her character appears in season 5 of the series, which is set in the city of Metropolis.

Alice Lee voices Lois Lane in the animated seriesMy Adventures with Superman withJack Quaid as Superman/Clark Kent.^[28][29] Producer Josie Campbell said that Lee had the ambitious energy they wanted for Lois and was "go-getting and funny and ad-libbing a little bit".^[30] In the series, Lois also hasKorean heritage^[31][32] and is described as dedicated, driven, smart and funny.

In the episode "Kiss Kiss Fall In Portal", Lois, Clark, and Jimmy meet the "League of Lois Lanes", an interdimensional peacekeeping force founded by Lois Prime, the first Lois to discover the multiverse. The episode and the League of Lois Lanes was created as a "love letter to EVERY version of Lois and Superman" and pays homage to past animated Superman series, including theFleischer Superman cartoons (Earth 12) andSuperman: The Animated Series (Earth 508).^[33]

For the first animated adaptation of Superman,Paramount Pictures released seventeenSuperman theatrical cartoons from 1941 to 1943.Fleischer Studios produced the first nine animated short andFamous Studios made the final eight.

The first cartoon,Superman, was nominated for anAcademy Award in 1942. The animated shorts are considered to be some of the best animations during theGolden age of American animation. Lois Lane was voiced byJoan Alexander (who played the character onthe Superman radio series) for the Fleischer-produced shorts and by Barbara Willock for the Famous-produced shorts.^[34] Doris Manning, a staff member, was therotoscope model for Lois Lane for the Fleischer-produced shorts.^[35]

Lois appears in the animated feature filmSuperman: Brainiac Attacks (2006), voiced by Dana Delany. The film shares its visual style and much of its voice cast withSuperman: The Animated Series, but is not intended to be canon to theDC Animated Universe.

Cindy Robinson voiced Lois in the 2009 motion comicSuperman: Red Son based on the comic book mini-series of the same name byMark Millar.

Anne Heche voiced Lois Lane in the animated feature filmSuperman: Doomsday (2007). Adapted from the DC Comics storyline "The Death of Superman". In the film, Lois is in a relationship with Superman but is only "unofficially" aware of his identity as Clark Kent. It's only after Superman's death that Lois reveals toMartha Kent that she knows her son is Superman. After Superman's resurrection, he finally reveals his secret identity to Lois (telling her that he was aSpelling Bee champion while growing up in Smallville). Lois reacted by leaping into Clark's arms and kissing him.

Kyra Sedgwick voiced Lois in the animated filmJustice League: The New Frontier (2008), based onDarwyn Cooke's comic book series of the same name.

Lois makes a cameo appearance in the animated filmSuperman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009).

Christina Hendricks voiced Lois Lane in the animated feature filmAll-Star Superman (2011), based on the acclaimed comic book series of the same name byGrant Morrison.^[36]

Lois appears inJustice League: Doom (2012), voiced byGrey DeLisle. She calls Clark Kent about a man committing suicide by jumping off a building and asks the Justice League for help when the man turns out to be a disguisedMetallo and shoots Superman with a Kryptonite bullet.

Pauley Perrette voiced Lois Lane in the animated feature filmSuperman vs. The Elite (2012), based on the comic book story "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?".

Stana Katic voiced Lois Lane in the animated feature filmSuperman: Unbound (2013), based on the comic book story arc "Superman: Brainiac" byGeoff Johns andGary Frank.

Dana Delany reprised her role as Lois Lane in the animated filmJustice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013),^[37] adapted from the comic book crossover storyline "Flashpoint".

Juliet Landau voiced Lois in the animated filmJustice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015).

Paget Brewster voiced an alternate universe version of Lois Lane in the animated filmJustice League: Gods and Monsters (2015). This version is a news reporter for "PLANETNWZ.COM" and a harsh critic of the Justice League's violent and destructive method (due to her skepticism about the League and her father's death caused by one of Superman's confrontations, as revealed in the prequel comic). She changes her mind about them after they stop Dr. Magnus from taking over the world. Lois also appears in the tie-in comic book series and the web seriesJustice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles.

Lois Lane plays a prominent role in the two-part animated filmsThe Death of Superman (2018) andReign of the Supermen (2019), voiced byRebecca Romijn. Romijn's husbandJerry O'Connell voiced Superman/Clark Kent in the films. The films are based on the acclaimed DC comic story arc and the second animated adaptations ofThe Death and Return of Superman. DC Comics also released a tie-in digital comic miniseries.

In the animated filmBatman: Hush (2019) Romijn and O'Connell reprise their roles as Lois and Superman/Clark. After Batman and Catwoman trackPoison Ivy to Metropolis, Lois and Clark meet Bruce Wayne at theDaily Planet. When Poison Ivy takes control of Superman, she orders him to kill Batman and Catwoman. Batman stalls Superman while Catwoman pushes Lois off theDaily Planet building, Superman breaks free of Poison Ivy's control and saves Lois.

Amy Acker voiced Lois Lane in the animated filmSuperman: Red Son (2020) based on the comic book mini-series written by Mark Millar. Raised in theSoviet Union, Superman becomes the champion of the people, and is dub by the American media the "Soviet Superman". Lois is married to Lex Luthor. She meets Superman when he prevents a satellite from crashing into Metropolis and interviews him on the roof of theDaily Planet, where she shows him documents of secret Sovietgulag. This leads Superman to confrontJoseph Stalin, becoming the new leader of the Soviet Union and spreading the influence of the Soviet state. Years later, Luthor becomesPresident of the United States with Lois as thepress secretary andVice President James Olsen ushers in a new age of prosperity in the United States that threatens Superman and the Soviet dominance.

Romijn and O'Connell reprise their roles as Lois and Superman/Clark in the animated filmJustice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020). Two years after a failed preemptive strike by the Justice League againstDarkseid, Darkseid's forces have taken over Earth and Earth is in ruin. Superman has lost his powers after Darkseid infused liquid Kryptonite into his body. Lois helped recruited members of theSuicide Squad led by Harley Quinn. Superman and his wife Lois and the remaining heroes on Earth form a plan to stop the "Reapers", devices used by Darkseid to drain Earth'smagma which will destabilize and destroy the planet. Lois also assists the team in stopping theParadooms' assault at the LexCorp building before she sets the building to be self-destructed, sacrificing herself. Her death causes much grief to Superman to the point that he frees himself fromTrigon's possession.

In the animated filmSuperman: Man of Tomorrow (2020),Alexandra Daddario voiced Lois Lane. An original story written by Tim Sheridan, featuring a young Clark Kent still early in his career as Superman and working as an intern for theDaily Planet and learning on the job how to save the city of Metropolis. At the start of the film, during a Lexcorp event atS.T.A.R. Labs, Luthor is arrested by the authority when Lois (a recipient of Luthor journalism scholarship) plays a tape recording of Luthor's illegal dealings. Lois, a grad student, is hired by Perry White at theDaily Planet and meets Clark Kent. She later interviewsLobo at S.T.A.R. Labs and live streams the final battle between Superman andParasite at a nuclear power plant.

Laura Bailey voiced Lois in the animated filmInjustice (2021).^[38] Based on the video gameInjustice: Gods Among Us and thecomic book series of the same name, the film follows a grief-stricken Superman who goes rogue and starts to enforce peace and order on earth after theJoker tricked Superman into killing his wife Lois and their unborn child and detonating a nuclear bomb that destroys Metropolis. At the end of the film,Mister Terrific brings a version of Lois from Earth-9, who is also pregnant and lost her husband Superman, and reminds him that every life is sacred. Realizing how far he has fallen, Superman willingly surrenders and agrees to be imprisoned.

Laura Bailey voiced Lois Lane in the animated filmBatman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022).

Alexandra Daddario reprised her role as Lois Lane in the three-part animated filmsJustice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths (2024).^[39]

Lois Lane appears in the Lego DC Comics films, voiced by Grey DeLisle.

• InLego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered (2014) Lois reported on Superman's disappearance.
• She appeared in the animated filmLego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom (2015).
• She is a news reporter in the animated filmLego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain (2017).
• InLego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018), Lois reports an attack on Metropolis by theJoker, who released laughing gas in the city.
• She appeared in the animated filmLego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High (2018).
• InLego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis (2018), Lois and Jimmy report the attacks byLobo on Area 52 and theAtlanteans on the surface world.
• Lois appears inLego DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020).

Lois makes a cameo appearance in the animated filmSpace Jam: A New Legacy (2021). She appears on the runaway train in Metropolis in the DC world.

In the animated filmDC League of Super-Pets (2022),Olivia Wilde voiced Lois Lane, withJohn Krasinski as Clark Kent/Superman. Lois is a news broadcaster for theDaily Planet. She reports attacks and battles in Metropolis on theDaily Planet news channel. Lois is also dating Superman, who eventually proposes to her, which she happily accepts.

Tara Strong voiced Lois inScooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! (2023).^[40]

• Lois appears in the Atari 2600Superman video game. She serves to restore Superman's powers if he is hit by one of Lex Luthor's Kryptonite satellites; depending on the difficulty setting, she will either appear immediately when Superman is hit or the player will have to search for her.
• Lois appears in the Famicom/NESSuperman video game by Kemco. She provides information to Clark Kent throughout the game.
• Lois, along with Jimmy Olsen andProfessor Hamilton, appear inSuperman 64 as a hostage of Lex Luthor.
• Lois appears inSuperman: Shadow of Apokolips, voiced again by Dana Delany.
• Lois appears inSuperman: The Man of Steel, voiced by Monica Murray.
• Lois appears inSuperman Returns, voiced byKate Bosworth.
• Lois appears inDC Universe Online, voiced byAdriene Mishler.
• Lois appears as an unlockable playable character inLego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes voiced byBridget Hoffman.
• Lois appears inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[41]
• Lois appears inInjustice: Gods Among Us. She appears in Superman's set ofS.T.A.R. Labs missions where Lex Luthor kidnaps her and appears as a support card for Superman on theiOS version of the game. The game's events are set off by the Joker killing Lois and destroying Metropolis, driving Superman over the edge.
• Lois appears as a non-playable character inLego Dimensions, voiced byCourtenay Taylor. She reports on the merger between Metropolis and Gotham in the game and the players must safely escort her as she does her job.
• Lois appears as a playable character inLego DC Super-Villains, voiced byCissy Jones. She also plays a role in the game's story, on which she voices her suspicions for the "Justice Syndicate"'s apparent heroic acts (and also ofKent Clarkson's true motives). She later appears helping theJustice League and theLegion of Doom expose the Syndicate for who they are by recording a conversation betweenFlash andJohnny Quick aboutDarkseid sending the Syndicate to retrieve the last piece of theAnti-Life Equation fromHarley Quinn.
• Lois appears as a non-playable character inDC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power, voiced again by Grey DeLisle.
• Lois appears in the video gameTeen Titans Go Figure!.
• Lois appears inJustice League: Cosmic Chaos, voiced byTasia Valenza.
• Lois appears in theRocksteady Studios gameSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, voiced bySeychelle Gabriel. She keeps the city of Metropolis updated of the actions of the Suicide Squad and the possessed Justice League during the course of the game.
• Lois appears in theDC Heroes United interactive series and mobile game, voiced bySuzie Yeung.

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