Noel Neill played Lois Lane, reporter for the Daily Planet, in the Superman serials (starring Kirk Alyn) as well as in seasons 2-6 of the Adventures of Superman.

Noel Neill was born on November 25, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Her ambition was to be a journalist like her father, the editor of a Minneapolis newspaper.  However, she got started in show business when she was hired by Bing Crosby to sing at the Turf Club at the race track in Del Mar, California.  In her teens, Noel was a popular photographic model.  Her pin-up was ranked second only to Betty Grable's among GIs during World War II.  In 1941, Noel was signed to a contract by Paramount.  She got early experience in television by hosting and performing on several experimental programs broadcast locally in Los Angeles in the late '40s, and it was around that time that she began appearing in serials, first at Columbia and then for Republic.

In 2006, she played the role of dying widow Gertrude Vanderworth in Superman Returns, starring Brandon Routh.

You can read her screen credits here.  For more information, please consult the Noel Neill bio at the George Reeves Hall of Fame.  There is also an entry about Noel at Wikipedia.

Montage from The Wedding of Superman, Noel’s favorite episode.