Annette O'Toole

Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Birthday: April 1, 1952

A vivacious, red-haired actress who began her career as a dancer on a Danny Kaye special and now often plays wives and girlfriends, Annette O'Toole began her acting career in earnest with an episode of "Gunsmoke". She made her feature film debut as a savvy beauty contestant in "Smile" (1975) and next was Robby Benson's leading lady in "One on One" (1977), in which he was a misunderstood college student on a basketball scholarship and she gave him the support he needed. O'Toole had a similar role opposite Eric Roberts in "King of the Gypsies" (1…more

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Actor

A Girl of the Limberlost
Kate Comstock
Love For Rent
Carol Martin
Bridge to Terabithia
Kiss of a Killer
Kate Wilson
Stand By Your Man
Tammy Wynette

Music

Stand By Your Man
Song Performer

Writer

The Huntress
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Career Milestones

2003
Cast in "A Mighty Wind"; received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song
2001
Cast as Martha Kent, the adoptive mother of Superman, in The WB series "Smallville"
2000
Had title role of a widow who assumes her husband's business as a bounty hunter in the based-on-fact USA Network movie "The Huntress"
2000
Reprised title role in spin-off series "The Huntress" (USA Network)
2000
Returned to the big screen as Leelee Sobieski's mother in "Here on Earth"