susannah york played superman's mother in the 1978 movie.
who played superman's mother in the 1978 movie?
susannah york
in 1972, she won the best actress award at the cannes film festival for her role in "images". she played superman's mother lara on the doomed planet krypton in "superman" (1978) and its sequels, "superman ii" (1980) and "" (1987). york made extensive appearances in british television series, including "prince regent" (1979), as maria fitzherbert, the clandestine wife of the future george iv, and "we'll meet again" (1982).
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the first big-budget movie was "superman" in 1978, starring christopher reeve and produced by alexander and ilya salkind. it was 143 minutes long and was made on a budget of $55 million (afi $). it is the most successful superman feature film to date in terms of box office revenue adjusted for inflation. the soundtrack was composed by john williams and was nominated for an academy award; the title theme has become iconic. "superman" (1978) was the first big-budget superhero movie, and its success arguably paved the way for later superhero movies like "batman" (1989) and "spider-man" (2002). the 1978 movie spawned four sequels: "superman ii" (1980), "superman iii" (1983), "" (1987) and "superman returns" (2006); the last of which replaced reeve with brandon routh.
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