- She appeared with Betty Hutton in four films: Let's Face It (1943), Here Come the Waves (1944), The Stork Club (1945) and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).
- Arguably the most prolific actor or actress in Superman's live-action legacy, she played Lois Lane in the two Superman serials, replaced Phyllis Coates as Lane in Adventures of Superman (1952) during the second season, had a cameo in Superman (1978), guest-starred on Superboy (1988) and appears in Superman Returns (2006).
- A trained singer and dancer, before entering films she had a nightclub career, performing in such well-known Hollywood clubs as Ciro's, the Mocambo and the Trocadero.
- She appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners in consecutive years: An American in Paris (1951) and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). Her Adventures of Superman (1952) co-star George Reeves also appeared in two Best Picture winners: Gone with the Wind (1939) and From Here to Eternity (1953).
- In her teens, she was a popular photographic model. While Betty Grable's pin-up was #1 among GIs during World War II, Neill ranked next. She worked as a professional singer and dancer, under contract to Bing Crosby.
- One of three actresses along with Phyllis Coates and Teri Hatcher to have played both Lois Lane and Lois Lane's mother. (1) Neill played Lois Lane in Superman (1948), Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) and Adventures of Superman (1952), Coates played her in Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) and Adventures of Superman (1952) and Hatcher played her in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) (2) Neill played Lois' mother Ellen Lane in Superman (1978), Coates played her in The House of Luthor (1994) and Hatcher played her in Abandoned (2010).
- Most famous for her role as reporter Lois Lane on Adventures of Superman (1952), she actually came from a journalistic background--her father worked on the copy desk of the Minneapolis Star-Journal newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota for many years.
- On June 6, 2012, she relocated back to Metropolis, Illinois after a successful recovery from hip surgery. At age 93, she was enjoying her peaceful retirement answering fan mail.
- She is the only actress to play Lois Lane in live-action opposite two different Superman actors.
- On July 23, 2010, she fell in her home in Tucson, Arizona and broke her hip. She was hospitalized for surgery at Tucson Medical Center.
- Born on the exact same date as Ricardo Montalban.
- Body Cremated and Ashes given to family or friend.
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