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name: "Annette O'Toole"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/annette-otoole"
fi1m_id: "annette-otoole"
imdb_id: "nm0001578"
tmdb_id: 1734
wikidata_id: "Q231135"
roles: []
born: "1 April 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-22T21:46:24.979060+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Annette O'Toole

## Identity

Annette O'Toole

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/annette-otoole
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** annette-otoole
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001578
- **TMDB ID:** 1734
- **Wikidata ID:** Q231135
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_O%27Toole, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231135, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001578/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1734

Actor. Born 1 April 1952 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 April 1952, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Also known as:** Annette O’Toole , Ανέτ Ο'Τουλ, 安妮特·奥图, Аннетт Отул, آنت اوتول
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_O%27Toole, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231135, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001578/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1734

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Smallville*](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Annette O'Toole is an American actress and singer. Born Annette Toole on 1 April 1952 in Houston, Texas, she began dance lessons at the age of three and moved to Los Angeles with her mother at thirteen. She made her television debut as a child and gained early acting credits in series including My Three Sons, Gunsmoke and Hawaii Five-O.

O'Toole is known for her role as Martha Kent in the television series Smallville (2001–2011), appearing as a main cast member for the first six seasons and in guest appearances thereafter. Earlier, she played Lana Lang in Superman III (1983). Other notable credits include adult Beverly Marsh in the 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It, Lisa Bridges in Nash Bridges and a role in 48 Hrs. (1982).

She received an Emmy nomination for portraying Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy in the 1990 miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts. O'Toole has been married to actor Michael McKean since 1999; the pair collaborated on the 2003 film A Mighty Wind.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Smallville* (2001), Fi1m 66, as Martha Kent — [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)

## Complete filmography (93)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Eugene the Marine* (2025), as Frances
- *Virgin River* (2019), series, as Hope McCrea
- *The Incoherents* (2019), as Mrs. Graham
- *Blow the Man Down* (2019), as Gail Maguire
- *Kidding* (2018), series, as Louise
- *Howard* (2018), as Doria (archive footage)
- *A Futile and Stupid Gesture* (2018), as Stephanie Kenney
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), series, as Eliza Schultz
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Caroline Reznik
- *Search Party* (2016), series, as Diana Fontaine — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)
- *Women Who Kill* (2016), as Lila
- *We Go On* (2016), as Charlotte
- *11.22.63* (2016), series, as Edna Price
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), series, as Susan Emerson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *Beach Pillows* (2013), as Rita Midwood
- *Python Legs!* (2012), Actor
- *The Finder* (2012), series, as Elaine Sherman
- *Falling Up* (2009), as Grace O'Shea
- *Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer* (2009), as Vocals
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Veronica Sloan
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, as Janet
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Madeleine Skurski — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *A Mighty Wind* (2003), as Songs
- *Temptation* (2003), as Nora
- *Smallville* (2002), as Martha Kent
- *Smallville* (2001), series, as Martha Kent — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *The Huntress* (2000), series, as Dottie Thorson
- *Here on Earth* (2000), as Jo Cavanaugh
- *The Huntress* (2000), as Dorothy 'Dottie' Thorson
- *Final Justice* (1998), as Gwen Saticoy
- *Final Descent* (1997), as Connie Phipps
- *Keeping the Promise* (1997), as Anne Hallowell
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Lisa Bridges
- *The Man Next Door* (1996), as Annie Hodges
- *The Christmas Box* (1995), as Keri Evans
- *Dead by Sunset* (1995), series, Actor
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Commander Lydia Manning
- *My Brother's Keeper* (1995), as Joann Bradley
- *Imaginary Crimes* (1994), as Ginny Rucklehaus
- *On Hope* (1994), Actor
- *Andre* (1994), as Adult Voice of Toni
- *A Mother's Revenge* (1993), as Ellen Wells
- *Love Matters* (1993), as Julie
- *Boy Meets World* (1993), series, as Rhiannon Lawrence
- *Kiss of a Killer* (1993), as Kate Wilson
- *Jewels* (1992), series, as Sarah Thompson Whitfield
- *White Lie* (1991), as Helen Lester
- *The General Motors Playwrights Theater* (1991), series, as Carol
- *The Dreamer of Oz* (1990), as Maud Gage Baum
- *It* (1990), series, as Beverly Marsh
- *A Girl of the Limberlost* (1990), as Kate Comstock
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Valerie Grace — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Dream On* (1990), series, as Bess Justin
- *Love at Large* (1990), as Mrs. King
- *The Kennedys of Massachusetts* (1990), series, as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
- *Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North* (1989), as Betsy North
- *Cross My Heart* (1987), as Kathy
- *Broken Vows* (1987), as Nana Marie 'Nim' Fitzpatrick
- *Strong Medicine* (1986), series, as Jessica Weitz
- *Strong Medicine* (1986), as Jessica Weitz
- *Copacabana* (1985), as Lola Lamar
- *Bridge to Terabithia* (1985), as Ms. Edmunds
- *The Secret World of the Very Young* (1984), Actor
- *The Best Legs in Eighth Grade* (1984), as Rachel Blackstone
- *Superman III* (1983), as Lana Lang
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), as Elaine
- *Cat People* (1982), as Alice Perrin
- *Stand by Your Man* (1981), as Tammy Wynette
- *Foolin' Around* (1980), as Susan
- *Love for Rent* (1979), as Carol Martin
- *King of the Gypsies* (1978), as Sharon
- *What Really Happened to the Class of '65?* (1977), series, Actor
- *One on One* (1977), as Janet Hays
- *The War Between the Tates* (1977), as Wendy Geoghegan
- *The Tony Randall Show* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Entertainer* (1976), as Bambi Pasko
- *Smile* (1975), as Doria
- *S.W.A.T.* (1975), series, Actor
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, Actor
- *Petrocelli* (1974), series, as Tina
- *The Girl Most Likely To...* (1973), as Jenny
- *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Cas Carter
- *Under the Law: Arrest and Seize* (1973), as Girl
- *Search* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Partridge Family* (1970), series, as Carol
- *Dan August* (1970), series, as Robbie Wagner
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Sue
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Brenda Porter
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Lark Walters
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, as Tina
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Edda Sprague

## Gallery

- ![Annette O'Toole](https://film.one/media/person/1293772/gallery-6432ee22d103.jpg) Annette O'Toole — Catie Lazarus, the Employee of the Month show, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Annette_O%27Toole_sings_on_Employee_of_the_Month.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Annette O'Toole](https://film.one/media/person/1293772/gallery-df192d862e5e.jpg) Annette O'Toole — Image via TMDB
- ![Annette O'Toole](https://film.one/media/person/1293772/gallery-b973d3a4897d.jpg) Annette O'Toole — Image via TMDB
- ![Annette O'Toole](https://film.one/media/person/1293772/gallery-87a24ddfe2bd.jpg) Annette O'Toole — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Original Song (nominated), for *A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical 2016: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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