 Gertrude Vanderworth, the wealthy, dying widow (in the opening scene  with Lex Luthor), is played by Noel Neill (qv). Noel Neill  portrayed Lois Lane in the 1950s Superman TV series starring  George Reeves (qv). Prior to the TV series, she had played Lois  Lane in the 1948 feature length film "Superman" and its 1950 sequel,  "Atom Man vs. Superman." Both movies starred Kirk Alyn  (qv)as  Superman.