These 10 portrayals of Lois Lane will brush up your memory of the character before watching Superman

As James Gunn’s Superman movie’s release date nears, we can’t help but be curious about the portrayal of the popular DC Hero and the storyline about Clark Kent’s life and struggle on Earth. By bringing Superman on screen, the film will also bring more popular DC characters, such as the villain, Lex Luthor.

Other than that, the film will also bring Clark Kent/Superman’s love interest, Lois Lane, who will be played by Rachel Brosnahan, who is known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Brosnahan will play the feisty and smart colleague of Clark Kent in The Daily Planet and will be seen as being a little apprehensive of the superhero.

Just like Superman, over the years, we have also seen numerous portrayals of Lois Lane in TV shows and films, and some of them have left an indelible mark on the audience with their brilliant performances. Here’s a list of 10 such portrayals of Lois Lane in Superman films and TV shows that are still memorable.

Disclaimer: This entire article is based on the writer's opinion. Readers' discretion is advised.

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These 10 portrayals of Lois Lane will brush up your memory of the character before watching Superman

10) Joan Alexander (Fleischer Superman short films)

The DC superhero has been on screen since the 1940s. While in the 1940s, the Superman that we know was much more sanitized on screen, the same was the case with Joan Alexander’s Lois Lane.

However, while depicting an idealized version of the character, it still retained Lane’s confidence and her knack for stories to find and report, making it one of the early and memorable portrayals of the beloved character.

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9) Grey DeLisle (Justice League: Doom)

Justice League: Doom is inspired by the comics, JLA: Tower of Babel, in which Batman’s secret records of the JLA members are stolen by Mirror Master, and later, by forming the Legion of Doom, led by Vandal Savage, they create havoc.

Grey DeLisle played the haughty Lois Lane, who, while playing a small role, became an important part of the storyline due to the support she provided to the superhero when he was down. The complex scenes in the film and DeLisle’s voice made the character stand out.

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8) Kyra Sedgwick (Justice League: The New Frontier)

Justice League: The New Frontier narrates the story of the team discovering a Doomsday cult and trying to fight it, and also introduces ‘The Centre’, which wants to eradicate humans due to their capacity for violence and wars. The film gave a surprise to the viewers by introducing Lois Lane through Kyra Sedgwick, the Emmy-winning actress’s voice.

Sedgwick is known for her versatility, and she did not disappoint in the role and was loved by the audience.

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7) Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns)

While Bosworth’s casting as Lois Lane received mixed reviews, she won the role by auditioning against several notable names in the industry, including Claire Danes. In the film, Lois has a son named Jason and is engaged to James Marsden's Richard White.

She plays an important role in the film as she and Richard save Superman, who was weakened due to a Kryptonite shard. The storyline and Lois’s role were important in the film, and hence are some of the portrayals that should be remembered.

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6) Rebecca Romijn (The Death of Superman)

Romijn is popular for portraying the character of Lois Lane in various DC animated films. One of her best performances was in The Death of Superman, where Romjin’s Lois finds out about Clark being Superman.

She portrayed the character’s emotions of juggling between being deceived by Clark by hiding his identity, but also her love for him, maturely and perfectly, which left a mark, as it is regarded as one of her best Lois Lane portrayals.

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5) Dana Delany (Superman: The Animated Series)

Dana Delaney’s fearless version of Lois Lane is one of the best-animated versions of the character. She is an important part of the series, which explores her relationship with Clark as well as Superman, and created one of the versions that holds true to the comics.

Delany’s Lois is one of the unforgettable and unafraid versions of the Daily Planet reporter and is among the fan favorites.

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4) Amy Adams (Man of Steel)

Amy Adams’ Lois Lane in the Zack Snyder film, Man of Steel, was one of the best as it was an action-packed movie, and Lois was much more involved than in any other version of her character.

Adams is one of the finest Hollywood actors right now in Hollywood and her range in acting helps her in fitting in any role she takes up, same happened in the film. Although her character was not fully utilized in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel was her first time portraying the role and the best among all the other films due to the writing and, of course, Adams’ performance.

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3) Erica Durance (Smallville)

Erica Durance dazzled everyone with her performance as Lois Lane in the TV series Smallville. She joined the series in season 4 and remained in the series as a main character until the final season. Before Lois, the series focused on Clark and Lana Lang’s story, but it did not take long after Lois joined the show, and the story shifted.

While being as courageous as Superman, Durance’s Lois was depicted as having a totally different personality from Clark, which made their story more intriguing and made her role memorable.

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2) Elizabeth Tulloch (Superman and Lois)

Superman and Lois are often praised for giving the best versions of Superman and Lois to the audience. While Tyler Hoechlin gave us one of the best Supermans, we cannot ignore the scene-stealing presence of Elizabeth Tulloch’s Lois.

Another advantage of her character that made her role stand out was the fact that Tulloch’s Lois was an older version of the reporter who was not snooping around anymore for scoops but had the intelligence and demeanor of a much more established character.

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1) Margot Kidder (Superman, 1978-1987)

If we are talking about the best versions of Superman, we cannot create a list without Christopher Reeve’s Superman films. While Reeve became the benchmark for future Superhero portrayals, it was also Margot Kidder’s Lois that became a household name due to a realistic portrayal of a character.

While her character was depicted as the fearless version of Lois, Kidder’s Lois also had an endearing characteristic that made her stand out and become relatable, and that was her little awkwardness, which made the character more grounded. Like Reeve, Kidder has also set a benchmark for the courageous Daily Planet reporter, making it one of the most memorable portrayals.

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