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September 21, 2017: Favorite Ma Kent - Poll Results

In the latest Superman Homepage Member Poll we asked you the following question:

Which actress portrayed your favorite live-action version of Ma Kent?

"Smallville" does it again! Annette O'Toole's portrayal of Martha Kent was a clear winner in this poll with 53% of the votes. K Callan from "Lois & Clark" took second spot with just 18%. Our most recent Martha Kent (Diane Lane) was close behind with 17%.

And if you're wondering why we specified "Ma Kent" in the question instead of just "Martha Kent", in the 1950s "Adventures of Superman" TV series Ma Kent's name was actually Sarah, not Martha.

Here's the complete voting breakdown:

Which actress portrayed your favorite live-action version of Ma Kent?

Annette O'Toole ("Smallville" TV Series) 53%, 190 votes
190 votes 53%
190 votes - 53% of all votes
K Callan ("Lois & Clark" TV Series) 18%, 66 votes
66 votes 18%
66 votes - 18% of all votes
Diane Lane ("Man of Steel"/"Batman v Superman") 17%, 62 votes
62 votes 17%
62 votes - 17% of all votes
Phyllis Thaxter ("Superman: The Movie") 8%, 30 votes
30 votes 8%
30 votes - 8% of all votes
Eva Marie Saint ("Superman Returns") 2%, 6 votes
6 votes 2%
6 votes - 2% of all votes
Frances Morris (1950s "Adventures of Superman" TV Series) 1%, 2 votes
2 votes 1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Salome Jens (1980s "Superboy" TV Series) 1%, 2 votes
2 votes 1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Virginia Caroll (1948 "Superman" Serial) 0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes